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    Coping Competence, Mindfulness, and Well-being of Indian Adolescents
    ( 2020-12-01) Padhy, Meera ; Monteiro, Sandra Roshni ; Chelli, Kavya
    Adolescence is a volatile and fragile transitional period of life marked with experiences that threat well-being. The objectives of the study were devised to investigate the relationship between coping competence, mindfulness, and well-being and to examine the role of coping competence and mindfulness on well-being. The study followed a correlational design. A total sample of 221 adolescents (111 boys and 110 girls; age range 14–19 years) were recruited from schools and colleges through purposive sampling and were administered the following scales: cognitive and affective mindfulness scale-revised, the coping competence questionnaire, and WHO Well-Being Index 5. The obtained quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t test, Pearson’s correlation and standard multiple regression. A significant positive relationship between all the three variables, viz. coping competence, mindfulness and well-being was found. Multiple regression analyses indicated that both the variables-coping competence and mindfulness (together as a model) predicted well-being but did not make significant individual contributions in predicting well-being. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed.
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    Leisure Motivation and Well-being among Adolescents and Young Adults
    ( 2015-09-05) Padhy, Meera ; Valli, Sheila Kumari ; Pienyu, Ruopfuvinuo ; Padiri, Ruth Angiel ; Chelli, Kavya
    Leisure activities give us the space, time and freedom to be ourselves. Research shows that these activities have a positive impact on life satisfaction and well-being. The objectives of the study were (a) to examine the differences in leisure motivation and well-being (b) to explore the relationship between leisure motivation and well-being (c) and to examine the effect of leisure motivation on well-being among adolescents and young adults. Utilizing between-subjects design, 100 adolescents (14–19 years) and 100 young adults (20–27 years) completed the Leisure Motivation and Well-being measures. Independent t-test revealed a significant difference between two groups on amotivation subscale and well-being score. The results indicate that when intrinsic motivation to know, to accomplish, to experience stimulation and extrinsic motivation - identified and introjected is high, well-being is also high. Leisure motivation explained significant proportion of variance in well-being for entire sample. The implications of the study are discussed.
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    Optimism and Psychological Well-Being of Police Officers With Different Work Experiences
    ( 2015-06-19) Padhy, Meera ; Chelli, Kavya ; Padiri, Ruth Angiel
    This study examined the relationship between optimism and psychological well-being (PWB) among police officers. Sixty police officers, both male and female, between the age range of 26 to 57 years were categorized into two equal groups consisting of participants below 10 years of work experience (Group 1) and above 10 years of work experience (Group 2). They were administered the Psychological Well-Being Scale and Life Orientation Test. Results show that police officers of these two groups differed significantly on their optimism levels. Significant positive correlations were found between optimism and PWB, for Group 2 and the entire sample of police officers. The findings of this study indicate the need for organization-specific interventions to increase optimism to manage health outcomes, and improve the PWB of these officers.