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Item Does Cultural Intelligence & Emotional Intelligence Differ by Region in India? A Comparative Study(Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, 2023-09-21T00:00:00) Jeyavel, Sundaramoorthy; Subhasree, Geddam; Pandey, Vijyendra; Rajkumar, Eslavath; Eapen, Jojo C.; Lakshmana, GovindappaStudents from various parts of India periodically migrate to universities for academic and professional reasons. They reflect various cultural diversities and have to overcome obstacles like intergroup prejudice and acculturative stress. Although these factors can differ by region, the response tendency may be influenced by their respective cultural intelligence/quotient (CQ) and emotional intelligence/quotient (EQ). The comparisons of CQ and EQ across students from significant regions of India, however, have never been recorded in a prior study. This study attempted to examine the level of CQ and EQ among students who were enrolled in educational institutions in Kalaburagi City, who belong to three major regions of India (North, South-East, and South-West). A total of 385 students between the ages of 18 and 31 (mean age: 20.56; standard deviation: 2.633) were recruited for the study. Surprisingly, there were significant geographical disparities in the use of emotions and metacognitive CQ. Compared to students from the other two regions, students from the south-eastern area performed better while using emotional EQ and scored less while using meta-cognitive CQ. The study deduced the plausible factors and potential explanations for CQ � EQ disparities and inter-regional acceptability among students from three major regions, which may be used to develop a CQ & EQ training program for usage across India�s educational system � 2023, Cultural-Historical Psychology.All Rights Reserved.Item 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, RajgopalPurpose: 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.Item 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, TukaramPolycystic 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)Item Neuromyths in Education: Prevalence Among South Indian School Teachers(Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-11T00:00:00) Jeyavel, Sundaramoorthy; Pandey, Vijyendra; Rajkumar, Eslavath; Lakshmana, GovindappaThis study aimed to find out the existence of neuromyths among school teachers in the South Indian states. An online survey was carried out to assess the school teachers� general understanding of the brain and their belief on selected seven neuromyths statements. A total of 503 high school and higher secondary school teachers from South India participated in this study. On average, 65.5% of teachers have shown their belief toward more than two of the neuromyths; 84% of the participants have believed the learning style myths. This points out the difficulty of teachers in distinguishing factual information from non-scientific facts or myths. Therefore, there is an important need for involving interdisciplinary conversation that can reduce misunderstandings among teachers in the future. Copyright � 2022 Jeyavel, Pandey, Rajkumar and Lakshmana.