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    Cancer specific interpersonal relationship scale (Cansirs): Construction and preliminary validation
    ( 2018-07-01) Gadiraju, Padmaja ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Rana, Suvashisa
    Cancer interrupts the life of the person diagnosed with the disease and their caregivers, it may also result in change in activities such as social and general stability of the life of both patients and caregivers. These changes have potential ramifications for relationship adjustment and the ways in which the patients and caregivers relate to and support one another. Therefore, our main objectives were to construct a self-report scale to measure the interpersonal relationship between patients with cancer and their caregivers and examine the different psychometric issues as well as to establish preliminary validation in the development of this scale. Two hundred and fifty dyads consisting of patient with breast cancer, head and neck cancer and their family caregivers were selected. Findings indicated that majority of the dimensions for both Form A and B of CANSIRS have high alpha coefficient. The results of factor analysis and preliminary validation were also discussed. The present study findings show that the scale developed with further factor analytic research, could become useful clinical tools.
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    Cancer specific interpersonal relationship scale (Cansirs): Construction and preliminary validation
    ( 2018-07-01) Gadiraju, Padmaja ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Rana, Suvashisa
    Cancer interrupts the life of the person diagnosed with the disease and their caregivers, it may also result in change in activities such as social and general stability of the life of both patients and caregivers. These changes have potential ramifications for relationship adjustment and the ways in which the patients and caregivers relate to and support one another. Therefore, our main objectives were to construct a self-report scale to measure the interpersonal relationship between patients with cancer and their caregivers and examine the different psychometric issues as well as to establish preliminary validation in the development of this scale. Two hundred and fifty dyads consisting of patient with breast cancer, head and neck cancer and their family caregivers were selected. Findings indicated that majority of the dimensions for both Form A and B of CANSIRS have high alpha coefficient. The results of factor analysis and preliminary validation were also discussed. The present study findings show that the scale developed with further factor analytic research, could become useful clinical tools.
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    Cancer specific interpersonal relationship scale (Cansirs): Construction and preliminary validation
    ( 2018-07-01) Gadiraju, Padmaja ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Rana, Suvashisa
    Cancer interrupts the life of the person diagnosed with the disease and their caregivers, it may also result in change in activities such as social and general stability of the life of both patients and caregivers. These changes have potential ramifications for relationship adjustment and the ways in which the patients and caregivers relate to and support one another. Therefore, our main objectives were to construct a self-report scale to measure the interpersonal relationship between patients with cancer and their caregivers and examine the different psychometric issues as well as to establish preliminary validation in the development of this scale. Two hundred and fifty dyads consisting of patient with breast cancer, head and neck cancer and their family caregivers were selected. Findings indicated that majority of the dimensions for both Form A and B of CANSIRS have high alpha coefficient. The results of factor analysis and preliminary validation were also discussed. The present study findings show that the scale developed with further factor analytic research, could become useful clinical tools.
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    Children’s understanding of cancer: Developmental trend in their conceptual complexity
    ( 2018-10-01) Kopparty, Swarajya ; Tiamongla, ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Hariharan, Meena ; Gadiraju, Padmaja ; Raghavendra Rao, C.
    This study aimed to understand children’s conceptualization of the disease cancer and track the changes in the complexity in comprehending cancer with progression in class. The sample was drawn from three schools that enrolled socioeconomically disadvantaged group of children enrolled from class VI to class X. Results were analyzed using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis. Content analysis identified a total of seven themes into which the responses were distributed. The complexity of conceptualization was measured by evolving Entropy scores or Divergence Index. It clearly tracked a progressive developmental trend in complexity of the schema among the children.
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    Children’s understanding of cancer: Developmental trend in their conceptual complexity
    ( 2018-10-01) Kopparty, Swarajya ; Tiamongla, ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Hariharan, Meena ; Gadiraju, Padmaja ; Raghavendra Rao, C.
    This study aimed to understand children’s conceptualization of the disease cancer and track the changes in the complexity in comprehending cancer with progression in class. The sample was drawn from three schools that enrolled socioeconomically disadvantaged group of children enrolled from class VI to class X. Results were analyzed using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis. Content analysis identified a total of seven themes into which the responses were distributed. The complexity of conceptualization was measured by evolving Entropy scores or Divergence Index. It clearly tracked a progressive developmental trend in complexity of the schema among the children.
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    Children’s understanding of cancer: Developmental trend in their conceptual complexity
    ( 2018-10-01) Kopparty, Swarajya ; Tiamongla, ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Hariharan, Meena ; Gadiraju, Padmaja ; Raghavendra Rao, C.
    This study aimed to understand children’s conceptualization of the disease cancer and track the changes in the complexity in comprehending cancer with progression in class. The sample was drawn from three schools that enrolled socioeconomically disadvantaged group of children enrolled from class VI to class X. Results were analyzed using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis. Content analysis identified a total of seven themes into which the responses were distributed. The complexity of conceptualization was measured by evolving Entropy scores or Divergence Index. It clearly tracked a progressive developmental trend in complexity of the schema among the children.
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    Prevalence and correlates of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating patterns in Indian youth: The role of media
    ( 2020-09-01) Singh, Soumya ; Gadiraju, Padmaja
    Background: The current study aimed to assess how media internalization and pressure are associated with body mass index (BMI), disordered eating, and body image dissatisfaction in Indian adults and whether there exist gender differences within these variables. The study also aimed to examine whether BMI and media internalization and pressure predict body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. Materials and Methods: The study utilized self-report measures that were administered to 262 men and women between the ages of 18-25 years (M = 21.64). Results: The results indicated that BMI was significantly correlated with internalization athlete, body shape dissatisfaction, and disordered eating, but not internalization general or media pressure. Internalization general, internalization athlete, media pressure as well as body shape dissatisfaction, and disordered eating were found to be positively correlated. Men and women did not significantly differ on any variable, but internalization athlete. Overweight and obese men and women were found to be significantly more dissatisfied than underweight and normal-weight men and women; however, the difference was not significant for overweight and obese males and normal-weight and overweight females. In addition, media influence and BMI significantly predicted body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. Conclusions: The present study contributes to a novel understanding of body image concerns and risk for clinical eating disorders in Indian youth and potential implications for future research.