The current study was an attempt to examine the role of chronic fatigue syndrome in job performance of nurses by comparing with normal group. A total sample of 100 nurses from IGMC, Shimla (HP) was drawn for the purpose out of which 50 were suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and 50 were normal. The main findings point to the following facts: (i) On the indices of job performance viz., punctuality, public dealing, efficiency, nursing knowledge and interpersonal communication, normal group has been rated significantly higher by their doctors as compared to the CFS nurses with t-values being 4.34** p<.01; 8.22** p<.01; 7.03** p<.01; 2.32* p<.05 and 2.17* p<.05 respectively. (ii) On the variable of obedience, no significant difference was observed. (iii) Overall, there was significant difference between CFS and normal nurses on total job performance score with t value = 3.97** p<.01. The results clearly reveal the deleterious effects of CFS on the job performance.
The paper examined the impact of stated son preference on the intelligence of boys and girls from a developing country. It was hypothesized that preference for sons enhances the intelligence among boys whereas it hampers the intelligence of girls. The sample comprised of 204 boys and 213 girls studying in grade 6 to 8 in an urban centre of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. A detailed questionnaire was administered to mothers which elicited information on the socio-economic characteristics of the household. The Coombs IS Index was used to measure son preference. Intelligence of the children was measured by the Standard Progressive Matrices and the z-scores were used as the dependent measure. Multiple regression analysis indicated that household income and son preference were positively correlated with the intelligence of boys and explained 14 percent of the variance in intelligence. In contrast, son preference was negatively correlated with the intelligence of girls and along with education of mother explained 17.8 percent of variance in the intelligence of girls, It was concluded that son preference has a differential impact on the intelligence of boys and girls which appears to be mediated through several social, cultural, and economic pathways.
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