Psychology

Courses Offered

Faculty & Staff Details

*Note that the following faculty list includes permanent, ad-hoc, contractual, and guest members.

ABOUT FACULTY

The department possess an enlightened faculty comprising 5 PhD’s, 3 faculty member are pursuing PhD. The faculty members are not only professionally competent are also regularly updating their knowledge and adopting innovative techniques to make the teaching learning experience enjoyable for students.

• Dr Tarundeep Kaur is an approved Research supervisor for Panjab University, Chandigarh. One of her PhD students was recently awarded with her PhD degree and is supervising 3 PhD research scholars at Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Dr Nidhi Chadha is an approved Research supervisor for Panjab University, Chandigarh

FACULTY AS MEMBERS OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES/ASSOCIATIONS

*Note that the following faculty list includes permanent, ad-hoc, contractual, and guest members.

Scheme and Syllabus

https://pu.ac.in/nep-syllabus.php?qstrfacid=1

Publications

Dr. Tarundeep Kaur

Research papers published in National and International Journals

• Published Research Paper in Journal of Psychometry (2007) “The study of prevalence & different types of interparental conflict as witnessed by adolescents in Indian Setup”
• Published Research Paper in Journal of Wellbeing (2010) “Analysis of moderating effect of social support in adjustment of adolescents witnessing inter-parental conflict.”
• Published and presented a Paper in National Level conference sponsored by UGC on 29th January (2011) “Analysis of Externalizing and Internalizing problems of adolescents witnessing parental conflict.”
• Published and presented a Paper in International Seminar held at Lucknow on 18 and 19th June (2011) “Impact of Life Skills Training on children from disadvantaged families.”
• Presented and Published a Paper in International On-line Seminar held on 25th & 26th November 2011 in Journal of Health and Well Being, Vol 2, Issue 4 “Analysis of moderating effect of emotional Intelligence in adjustment and mental health of adolescents witnessing parental conflict.”
• Published research paper in Indian Journal of Psychological Science (2011) “A study of Impact of Life Skills Intervention Training on Emotional Intelligence of College adolescents.”
• Published research paper in Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Volume 3: Issue 2 in June 2012 issue on “An Investigation into the relationship between EQ and Life Skills: Self Esteem, Self-Efficacy, wellbeing and its influence on College Adolescent Adjustment.”
• Published research paper in International Journal of Education & Management Studies; Volume 2, Issue 2 in the June 2012 issue on “An Analysis of the outcome of aggression among youth on their scholastic performance.”
• Published Research Paper in Indian Journal of Psychology and Mental Health: Volume 6: Number 2 August 2012 issue on “Analysis of role of gender in fear of success among senior doctors practicing in government hospitals.”
• Published Research Paper in Indian Journal of Health & Well-being; Volume 3, Issue 4: December 2012 on “A comparative study between diabetic and Nondiabetic adults on various psychological factors affecting their everyday life.”
• Published Research Paper in Indian Journal of Health & Wellbeing; Volume 4, Issue 4 in the March 2013 issue on “Medical Mysticism; An investigation into the factors: Religion, Spirituality and Health that need to be considered.”
• Published Research Paper in Scholedge International Journal of Multidisciplinary & Allied Studies; Vol 2, Issue 9: November 2015 on “Remedial Theology: An Exploration into the factors-Religious Conviction, Mysticism, and Wellbeing.”
• Published Research Paper in The International Journal of Indian Psychology: ISSN 2349-3429: Volume 3, Issue 4, No.67, July- September 2016 on “Psychological aspects of Pollyanna attitude.”
• Published in The International Journal of Indian Psychology: ISSN 2349-3429: Volume 4, Issue 1. No 69, October-December 2016 on “A comparative study of locus of control in underachievers and normal achievers.”
• Published Research Paper Online in Elixir International Journal: ISSN 2229-712X: Page no 43530-43533 on 6th December 2016 on “Academic Achievement: Role of Need for achievement and Anxiety.”
• Published Research Paper in The International Journal of Management and Social Science Research: ISSN 2349-6738: Volume 1, Issue No 30, December 2016 on “Parenting Styles and its effect on Emotional Development among children.”
• Published Research Paper in Educational Quest: An International Journal of Education and Applied Social Science: ISSN:0976-725: Volume .8, No -2, June 2017 on “Impact of Technology on Students’ Way of Perceiving Information.”
• Published Research Paper in ISSBD Bulletin Special Section: ISSN2040-5235: Number 2 Serial No. 72, a supplement to International Journal of Behavior Development Volume 4, Issue 6, November 2017 on “Influence of Psychological factors on Athletic Performance.”
• Published Research Paper in Indian Journal of Developmental Disabilities: Volume 4, Number 2, November 2017 on “Social Security and Legal Aspect in Disability Rehabilitation.”
• Published Research Paper in Research Journal of Social & Life Sciences (ISSN 0973-3914) Volume XXIV, June 2018 on “Discovering the road leading to Resilience.”
• Published Research Paper in International Journal of Emerging Technologies & Innovative Research; Volume 6, Issue 4 in the April 2019 issue on “Orientation of Special Educators and Teachers Promoting Inclusion.”
• Published Research Paper in International Journal of Emerging Technologies & Innovative Research; Volume 7, Issue 5 in the May 2020 issue on “Stress at Workplace.”
• Published Research Paper in International Journal of Emerging Technologies & Innovative Research; Volume 7, Issue 10 in the October 2020 issue on “Psychology of Successful Aging.”
• Published Research Paper in Journal of Psychology and Education: ISSN: 00333077; (2021) 58(2): 2756-2760, in February 2021 issue on “Treadmill of Happiness.”
• Published Research Paper in Journal of Positive School Psychology and Education: ISSN: 2717-7564, in November 2022 issue on “Relationship between Imposter Phenomenon and Personality traits: A study on Undergraduate students.”
• Presented & Published a Research Paper in National Conference organized by Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Doon University, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) on 11 March 2024 on “Mind Body Harmony-Exploring the connection between Yoga and Psychological Capital.”
• Published in Journal of Emerging Technologies & Innovative Research (JETIR); ISSN -2349-5162 Volume 11, Issue 10 in October 2024 on “AI Anthropomorphism- Effects on AI-Human and Human-Human Interaction.”

Book Chapters Published

• Published in book titled “Transforming India: Vision and Challenges” with ISBN: 978-93-91908-94-2 in February 2022 on “Impact and Challenges of New Education Policy.”
• Published in book titled “Recent Applied Research in Humanities and Social Sciences” with ISBN: 978-81-19746-52-1 in December 2023 on “Am I competent Enough?” Exploring Imposter Phenomenon among Indian college students.

Books Published

• Book published by an International Publishing House Lambert Academic Publishing: Germany with ISBN No: 978-3-659 – 13447- 0 “Moderators and Mediators In adolescents witnessing Parental Conflict.”
• Book published by an International Publishing House Lambert Academic Publishing: Germany in 2015 with ISBN No: 978-3-659 -80490-8 “Life Skill and Emotional Intelligence: Impact on adjustment among college students.

Patents Published

• Published a Patent titled, “Device to identify Happiness level of teacher”, Application number: 359852-001 as Second author in Intellectual Property Website, Government of India on 4th March 2022.

Dr. Nidhi Chadha

Research papers published in National Journals

• Banth, S. & Kataria, N. (2010). A Comparative study on Innovation of three telecom companies with varied annual financial turnover. Research Journal of Social and Life Sciences, Vol. IX, 174-179. ISSN No. 0973-3914 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 40942)
• Chadha, N. (2015). Effect of Birth Order on Achievement Motivation and Extraversion. Research Journal of Social and Life Sciences, Vol. XVIII (1), 70-77. ISSN No. 0973-3914 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 40942)
• Chadha, N. (2015). Strategies to manage Stress among youngsters. Journal of Mental Health and Well-Being, Vol. 6 (6), 644-647. ISSN No. 2229-5356 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 48865)
• Chadha, N. (2016). Karma Theory and Positive Psychology: An Overview. Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol. 6 (5), 74-76. ISSN No. 2249-555X (UGC Approved Journal List no. 49333)
• Chadha, N. (2018). Positive Psychology at Workplace: Are they related? Research Journal of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, Vol. XVIII (9), 215-220. ISSN No. 975-4083 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 48774)
• Chadha, N. (2018). Bridging Gap between Femininity and Masculinity: Androgyny. Research Journal of Social and Life Sciences, Vol. XXIV (III), 24-28. ISSN No. 0973-3914 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 40942)
• Chadha, N. (2023). A Study of Body Image and Self-Esteem. Indian Journal of Psychology ISSN: 0019-5553, Page no. 20-23 (UGC Care List-Group I)

Research papers published in International Journals

• Chadha, N. (2015). Mapping the Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Managerial Effectiveness at Workplace: An Overview. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, Vol. 3(1), 181-188. ISSN No. 2349-3429 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 45567)
• Chadha, N. (2016). Journey towards achieving Excellence. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, Vol. 3(2), 155-161. ISSN No. 2349-3429 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 45567)
• Chadha, N. & Narula, B. (2016). Pygmalion Effect: Fostering Performance among Adolescents. Educational Quest: International Journal of Education and Applied Social Sciences, Vol. 7(1), 1-4. ISSN No. 0976-7258 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 12616)
• Nagpal, S.S. & Chadha, N. (2016). Review on Research and Practice of Cyber Psychology Behaviors. International Journal of Social Sciences Review, Vol. 4(2), 245-246. ISSN No. 2347-3797 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 41948)
• Kaur, T. & Chadha, N. (2016). Psychological aspects of Pollyanna attitude. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, Vol. 3(4), 12-16. ISSN No. 2349-3429 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 45567)
• Chadha, N. (2017). Analyzing Tools of Effective Teaching for Higher Education. Elixir International Journal, Vol. 103, 45712-45714. ISSN No. 2229-712X (UGC Approved Journal List no. 44999)
• Chadha, N. (2017). Attachment and Detachment: Indian Philosophical Perspective. Educational Quest: International Journal of Education and Applied Social Sciences, Vol. 8(2), 1-4. ISSN No. 0976-7258 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 12616)
• Chadha, N. (2017). An Overview of Destination Addiction. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, Vol. 4(4), 47-51. ISSN No. 2349-3429 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 45567)
• Chadha, N. (2017). Well-being Curriculum: Integrating Life Skills and Character Strengths. International Journal of Education and Management Studies, Vol. 7(4), 518-521. ISSN No. 2231-5632 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 47250)
• Chadha, N. (2018). Importance of Early Years. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, Vol. 5(4), 1718-1723. ISSN No. 2349-5138 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 43602)
• Chadha, N. (2019). Child Development – Creativity over IQ. International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, Vol. 6(5), 532-539. ISSN No. 2349-5162 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 63975)
• Chadha, N. (2019). Why Women Stay in Dysfunctional Relationships. International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, Vol. 6(5), 603-607. ISSN No. 2349-5162 (UGC Approved Journal List no. 63975)
• Chadha, N. (2020). The Peter Pan Syndrome: Outcome of Helicopter Parenting. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Vol. 24(06), 9723-9728. ISSN No. 1475-7192 (SCOPUS, UGC Care List-Group II)
• Chadha, N. (2020). Moksha in Hinduism: Realizing Meaning and Purpose of Life. International Journal of Future Generation Communication and Networking, Vol. 13(3), 163-166. ISSN No. 2233-7857 (WEB OF SCIENCE, UGC Care List-II)
• Chadha, N. (2020). Positive Media Fostering Children and Adolescents’ Well-Being. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, Vol. 29(7s), 5687-5691. ISSN No. 2005-4238 (SCOPUS, UGC Care List-Group II)
• Chadha, N. (2021). Adversity Quotient: Surviving Rather than Giving Up. Psychology and Education, Vol. 52(2), 5942-5947. ISSN No. 0033-3077 (SCOPUS, UGC Care List-Group II)
• Chadha, N. (2022). Philanthropy: Exploring the Art of Giving. Journal of Positive School Psychology, Vol. 6(4), 6372-6376. ISSN No. 2717-7564 (SCOPUS, UGC Care List-Group II)
• Chadha, N. (2024). Gender and Peace of Mind: Exploring Correlational Dynamics. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Approaches in Psychology (IJIAP), Vol. 2(7), 208-219. ISSN No. 2584-0142 (Scholarly open access, peer-reviewed, Google Scholar indexed, monthly, interdisciplinary, global visibility)

Book published

• Chadha, N. (2016).Facets of Organizational Psychology,The Readers Paradise, New Delhi, ISBN 978-93-85958-38-0.

Book Chapters Published

• Published a book chapter titled, “A Study on Self Efficacy, Social Support and Meaning in Life among young adult Females” in Dec, 2021 (Page no. 254-261) in the edited book titled, Women in India: Issues and Challenges, ISBN: 978-93-92584-99-2.
• Published a book chapter titled, “A Framework for Understanding Women Entrepreneurship” in Feb, 2022 (Page no. 13-18) in the edited book titled, Transforming India: Vision and Challenges, ISBN: 978-93-91908-94-2.

Patents Published

• Published a Patent titled, “Device to identify Happiness level of teacher”, Application number: 359852-001 as First author in Intellectual Property Website, Government of India on 4th March 2022.
• Published a Patent titled, “Happy Hormone Stimulating Device To Relieve Anxiety”, Application number: 360672-001 as Eighth author in Intellectual Property Website, Government of India on 10th June 2022.

Dr. Jatinder Kaur

Research papers published in National and International Journals

• Published a Research Paper in the Education and Development Journal, Vol. 12(4), 2023. The title of the paper is “How to Deal with Toxic People”.
• Published a Research Paper in the International Journal of Health Science, Vol. 6(2), 2022, ISSN 9721-9728. The title of the paper is “Gratitude and its Importance”.
• Published a Research Paper in the Stochastic Modeling and Applications Journal, Vol. 12(4), 2023. The title of the paper is “Importance of Happiness in Life”.
• Published a Research Paper in the Excellence and Education Journal, Vol. 11(3), 2022. The title of the paper is “Effect of Art, Play and Music Therapy in Children”.
• Published a Research Paper in the Innovare Journal of Education, Vol. 10(2), 2022. The title of the paper is “Understanding Leadership and its Various Dimensions: A Mini Review”.
• Published a Research Paper in the Asian Journal of Psychology and Education, Vol. 51, No. 5-6, Sep. 2018, ISSN 09971-2909. The title of the paper is “Application of Biofeedback Induced Relaxation on Perceptual Motor Skills in Elite Athletes”.
• Published a Research Paper in the Education Today Journal, Vol. 11(7), 2021. The title of the paper is “Coping with Stress in Life”.
• Published a Research Paper in the Edu World Journal, Vol. 12(11), 2018. The title of the paper is “Power of Excellence in Life”.
• Article published in a book “Reading in Sports Psychology” by Jitendra Mohan and Meena Sehgal in 2005. The title of the article is “Relaxation Techniques in Sports”.
• Published an article in Sai Scientific Journal in 1999. The title of the article is “Bio-Feedback Training in Sports”.

Dr. Minakshi Rana

• Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health, in Edu World A Multidisciplinary International Peer reviewed Journal Jan-Dec 2020, 9(2) ISSN 2319-5282. Minakshi Rana.
• Smartphones and its negative impact on adolescents in Sanskruti International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, March’2018, 3(3) ISSN: 2455-1511. Minakshi Rana.
• Role of music in the development of psychological well-being in the Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, March’ 2018, 9(1) ISSN 2229-5356. Minakshi Rana.
• Positive Affirmations and its Benefits on Psychological Well-Being, in Edu World A Multidisciplinary International Peer reviewed Journal Jan 2018, 9(2) ISSN 2319-7129. Minakshi Rana.
• Positive psychology and its importance at workplace in the Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Jun’15, 6(2), pg. 172-175. ISSN 2229-4937. Minakshi Rana.
• Stress Among Adolescents And The Role Of Counseling In Managing It- A Review in the Indian Journal of Health and Well Being, Jul’14, 5(7), pg 874-879. ISSN 2229-5356. Minakshi Rana.
• Parent-child emotional relationship as a predictor of aggression in girls in the Indian Journal of Health and Well Being, Jun’14, 5(6), pg 687-692. ISSN 2229-5356. Minakshi Rana.
• Managing aggression through interventions in the Indian Journal of Psychology and Mental Health, Jun’11, 5(1), pg 133-147. ISSN 0973-7286. Minakshi Rana, D Malhotra.
• Review of Human aggression in psychological perspective in the Indian Journal of Psychology & Mental Health, 2009, 3(5) pg 219-231. ISSN 0973-7286. Minakshi Rana, D Malhotra.
• Cognitive Styles and Risk taking as Predictors of I- nAch and E- nAch in Tribal and Non-Tribal males in the Indian Journal of Community Psychology, 2009, 5(2), Pg 260-271. Anita Sharma, Minakshi Rana, D Malhotra.
• Personality correlates among female aggression, Studia Psychologica (Czechoslovakia), 50, 2008, 4 pg 395-406 ISSN 0039-3320. Minakshi Rana, D Malhotra.
• The role of impulsivity and stress on performance, Studia Psychologica (Czechoslovakia), 49, 2007, 3 pg 201-213 ISSN 0039-3320. BS Sandhu, Minakshi Rana, B Dogra, A Sharma, D Malhotra.
• Family environment as a predictor of aggressive behavior, Studia Psychologica (Czechoslovakia), 47, 2005, 1 pg 61-74 ISSN 0039-3320. Minakshi Rana, D Malhotra.

Book published

Aggression: Its sources and Management, Lambert Academic Publishing (International publication). ISBN: 978-613-9-89158-0. 2018

Book Chapters Published

• Impact of Inter-Parental Aggression on Children: A Review in book Indian folk traditions & environment, pgs. 46-50 ISBN: 978-81-952545-7-6, R.D. Publications, Jalandhar. 2021
• CBT and its effectiveness as therapeutic intervention: A Review in book title social science, education and humanities, K Y Publications pgs. 41-49 ISBN: 978-81-948075-3-7. 2021
• Positive Thinking: Can it really make a difference? In book title emerging trends in psychology and educational sciences (peer reviewed & Refereed) vol-1 pgs. 153-164 Integrated Publications, Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-93502-20-9. 2022
• Impact of covid 19 on the environment in book Indian folk traditions & environment, pgs. 46-50 ISBN: 978-81-952545-7-6, R.D. Publications, Jalandhar. 2022

Dr. Heena Parveen

Research Paper Publications

• Kaur, T & Parveen, H. (2022). Mindfulness and Cognition: A review of empirical studies. In K.G. Dinesh & S.C. Mahendra (Eds.), Empowering India @ 75: Achievements, Aims and Opportunities (2nd ed., pp. 266-279). Kunal Books, New Delhi, India.
• Parveen, H. (2022). The Effect of Music on Cognitive Control Among Media Multitaskers. Innovare Journal of Education, 10(2), 12-14.
• Parveen, H. (2022). Enhancing Cognitive Wellbeing of Media Multitaskers: The Role of Music and Anxiety. In K.G. Dinesh & P.S. Hariom (Eds.), Transforming India: Vision and Challenges (1st ed., pp. 37-49). New Delhi, India: Kunal Books.
• Parveen, H. (2021). Multitasking Preference and Anxiety as correlates of Media Multitasking: The effect of Music and Stroop. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, 10(1), 35-40.
• Chhabra, H.K & Parveen, H. (2019). Levels of Multitasking and Cognitive Performance. Indian Journal of Psychology and Education, 9(1), 162-167.
• Chhabra, H.K & Parveen, H. (2018). Extending self-efficacy from prediction to execution. Indian Journal of Community Psychology, 14(1), 38-43.
• Chhabra, H.K & Parveen, H. (2018). Media Multitasking, Loneliness and Self-Regulation Nexus: A Catalyst for Virtual Blue Whales. Insight: Journal of Applied Research in Education, 23(1), 57-64.
• Chhabra, H.K & Parveen, H. (2017). Dynamising performance during cognitive interference: The role of anxiety, mindfulness and self-efficacy. Journal of Psychosocial Research, 12(2), 407-416.
• Chhabra, H.K & Parveen, H. (2016). Ranging Emotional Stroop Interference Across Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, and Mindfulness. In G.V. Kumar & Sharma. N (Eds.), Experiential Applied Psychology (1st ed., pp. 109-123). New Delhi, India: Global Vision Publishing House.
• Chhabra, H.K & Parveen, H. (2016). Does Self-Efficacy Facilitate Emotional Stroop Performance? Indian Journal of Psychology & Education, 6(1), 158-164.
• Chhabra, H.K & Parveen, H. (2015). Anxiety and Stroop Performance. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, 3(1), 166-173.
• Chhabra, H.K & Parveen, H. (2015). Mindfulness: A Tool for Enhancing Task Performance. Personality Study and Group Behaviour, 35, 75-86.

Mr. Vibhu Gupta

• Published research paper as co-author titled ‘AI Anthropomorphism: Effects on AI-Human and Human-Human Interactions in the Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, Vol-11, Issue-10, October, 2024, (ISSN:2349-5162).

Equipments

• Adjustment Inventory for College Students
• Aggression Scale
• Adaptation of WAIS
• L.N. Dubey Problem Solving Ability
• History and Development of Indian Education
• Skinner Box
• Development Screening Test
• Raven’s Progressive Matrices
• Group Test of General Mental Ability
• Comprehensive Interest Schedule
• Judging Emotion by Photographs
• Eysenck Personality Inventory
• Depression Inventory
• Psychology Counselling Need Scale
• Diagnostic Test for Learning Disability
• Personal Stress Source Inventory
• PGI Health Questionnaire
• IPAT Anxiety Scale
• Tachistoscope Electronic
• Division of Attention Board
• Stop Watch
• Level of Aspiration
• Jalota Intelligence Test
• Deo-Mohan Achievement Motivation
• Self-Concept Scale
• Reynold Depression Scale
• Levenson Locus of Control
• Aesthesiometer
• Alexander Pass Along
• Weber’s Weight
• Muller Lyer Illusion Apparatus
• Maze Learning Apparatus
• State and Trait Anxiety Questionnaire
• Zeigarnik Effect
• Sentence Completion Test
• Presumptive Stressful Life Event Scale
• Self-Efficacy Scale

Departmental Activities