Adolescence is a developmental phase marked with a heightened risk of inception of mental health disorders. The neglect in addressing mental health issues during childhood and adolescence could lead to the development of mental health problems in later life. The perspective with which children perceive their parent's parenting influences the children's mental health. Furthermore, the gender of the parent has its impacts on the shaping of a child's personality under the patriarchal society. The present research attempted to investigate the impact of different parenting styles (paternal) on adolescents' mental health. The study sample comprised 150 adolescents of 14-17 years in age from different schools located in the state of Haryana, India. Parenting Authority Questionnaire and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) were used to assess parenting styles and mental health. The present study's findings suggest that adolescents with a permissive parenting style have poor mental health compared with authoritative and authoritarian parenting styles. The study recommends incorporating healthy practices in parenting styles to prevent mental health issues among adolescents.
The term menstrual distress is used to mention the all-negative symptoms like pain and discomfort, pathological behaviours, impairments in performance, amenorrhea, negative affect and irregularity which are related to menstrual cycle. The menstruation is the natural phenomenon in women. Most of the females feel extreme level of pain, mood swing, depression, anxiety, stress during menstruation and they do not have much awareness regarding menstruation and hygiene practices. Menstruation not only affects the physical health but its psychological effects are louder and distressing. But the topic is treated with silence and rarely talked about. So, there is need to bring into light the how menstrual distress has impact on routine life of females. The purpose of the present review is to explore that how menstrual distress affects the psychological well-being of the females.
In the modern era, women are excellent in many areas of their lives, but today they face various challenges. Menstruation is a complex phase of a female's life. During menstruation, adolescent girls and women face a variety of problems. Many restrictions, taboos, and menstrual myths are dealt with by females from adolescence through adulthood. When the stress level is high, there is a chance of an irregular menstrual period. This chapter includes various menstrual stressors that influence the life of females. Various stressors of menstruation such as psychological stressors, social stressors, sanitation stressors, and physical stressors. Women across the country are dealing with these stressors, which are harmful to their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Adolescents generally have egocentrism. They always believe that they are the centre of attraction everywhere. This leads to their worries regarding their body weight and shape. This paper explores different correlates of body image in adolescents. The data was collected from a total of 397 adolescents. On the basis of BMI, this sample was then divided into three groups: underweight, normal weight and overweight. Tools used to study these variables included Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, Dysfunctional Attitude Scale and Social Avoidance Scale. After collecting data one way ANOVA and correlation was computed. Results revealed that there were significant differences between the groups on social avoidance and dysfunctional attitudes. Underweight people are more socially avoidant in comparison to overweight and normal weight people. Underweight people also had low scores on Dysfunctional attitude (social approval, avoidance and dependency) in comparison to normal weight people. Overweight preoccupation is positively correlated to social avoidance and negatively related to dysfunctional attitudes social approval. BMI is negatively related to social avoidance and positively related with Dysfunctional attitude (dependency, avoidance, social approval). Social avoidance is negatively related with dysfunctional attitudes.
In this present study examined the effects of poverty on mental health and resilience among females of rural Haryana. In every country, poverty stands as the biggest barricade in the development of economy. Total 200 BPL and APL females were taken as a sample from Haryana in this study. Mental health and resilience were measured with the help of Mental Health Questionnaire (Srivastava & Bhatt, 1973) and Resilience Scale (Urmi Nanda & Janak Pandey, 2002) among Below Poverty Line (BPL) females, Above Poverty Line (APL) females. Results indicated that significant differences between BPL and APL female on the dimensions of external resourcefulness, obsession compulsion, phobia and somatic anxiety. Above Poverty Line females are more prone to obsessive thought, compulsive behaviour, phobia and somatic anxiety symptoms. Economic conditions of females have no significant effect on resilience capacity of BPL and APL rural women in Haryana.
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