Psychology - Master Dissertation

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    Would you mind sharing your story? A narrative exploration of incivility experiences in the Information Technology workplace
    (Emerald Publishing, 2022-06-02T00:00:00) Prabhu, G.; Pandey, Vijyendra; Jeyavel, Sundaramoorthy; Greeshma, Rajgopal
    Purpose: Unfortunately, workplace incivility (WI) within the information technology (IT) sector has hardly been covered in extant literature. Therefore, through narratives, this study explored various situational and cultural attributes of WI in the Indian IT sector. Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were conducted among the IT professionals (N�=�24; Males�=�13, Females�=�11) aged between 21 and 45�years (Mean�=�31.20, SD�=�6.56) working in the South Indian state of Karnataka (Bengaluru). Findings: The narrative thematic analysis yielded the following themes: Experiences of managers' ill-treatment at the workplace, co-workers incivility: dominance in the IT sector and prevalence of gender-based interpersonal discrimination. Furthermore, many sub-themes emerged under each major theme. Research limitations/implications: Contexts and cultural attributes of WI experiences warrant reconsidering and redefining the concept's theoretical underpinnings, especially from multi-cultural contexts, i.e. India, unlike leading studies in the Western culture. Current study narratives would guide further explorations of how IT professionals wish to curtail these behaviours and suggest strategies to minimize these behaviours in the respective sector. Originality/value: The findings pose an interesting question for further investigation such as: Do individuals who seek favours from co-workers, under certain conditions, invite the experiences of WI for themselves from potential favour-doer? In a first of its kind, the study also offered relevant insights into exploring whether intentional acts as uncivil behaviours are peculiar to multi-cultural contexts, such as in India. � 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.
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    Polycystic ovary syndrome: An exploration of unmarried women's knowledge and attitudes
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2022-06-30T00:00:00) Rajkumar, Eslavath; Ardra, A.; Prabhu, G.; Pandey, Vijyendra; Sundaramoorthy, Jeyavel; Manzoor, Rameez; Sooraj, K.V.; Manikandaprabu, M.; Badiger, Tukaram
    Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age and a chief cause of subfertility attributed to ovulation. Besides, lack of knowledge about PCOS, its treatment, and lifestyle changes influence the prognosis. The present qualitative inquiry investigates the knowledge and attitudes of unmarried women towards the syndrome, associated treatment, and necessary lifestyle changes in the fight against the same. A total of 15 participants with PCOS were selected using purposive sampling (n from southern parts of India viz. Kerala and Tamil Nadu states. The telephonic interviews were conducted in late November and early December 2020. He conventional content analysis emerged with six major themes. The themes capsulated women's knowledge, causes, complications and risk factors, treatment of PCOS their perceived importance of health promotive behaviours such as physical activity, sleep patterns, and perceived support from society. The importance of diet, exercise and a healthy lifestyle were additional relevant factors stressed by the respondents. Although the medicines helped participants attain regular menstrual cycles, they also had side effects reported in the discussion. Few respondents reported that they lacked the necessary awareness of PCOS when diagnosed at a younger age. The study enhances the understanding of PCOS from a qualitative approach that has cultural relevance apart from pertinent clinical and lifestyle implications. � 2022 The Author(s)