Gitima Sharma
Biographic Data
| ID | 3778574 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gitima Sharma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gitima |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharma |
| SIGNATURE | SHARMA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Counselor Education and Rehabilitation California State University Fresno California USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6084-2117 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Psychometric evidences of the Persian version of the revised sense of purpose scale ( Sops ‐2‐ Pers ) in Iranian university students
The current study aimed to validate the Persian version of the Revised Sense of Purpose Scale (SOPS‐2‐PERS) in Iranian university students. Data were collected from 854 students from two independent samples. The psychometric properties of the SOPS‐2‐PERS were analysed using confirmatory factor analysis. We evaluated its internal reliability, convergent and divergent validity. Tests of measurement invariance were conducted across samples (Sample 1…
Examining the Power of Life Purpose During Times of War
Examining the Power of Life Purpose During Times of War:Exploring the Relationship Between Purpose Orientations and Career Adaptability in Ukrainian University Students Mariya Yukhymenko-Lescroart (bio), Gitima Sharma (bio), and Olena Voiedilova (bio) Times of adversity often require an intentional focus on fostering people's inherent strengths to help them not give up on their life's most cherished aspirations. The outbreak of the Russian war in…
Exploring Pedagogical Practices to Cultivate Wisdom, Courage, and Compassion as Key Tenets of Global Citizenship
The purpose of this study was to explore college students’ and educators’ (N = 29) perceptions, experiences, and recommendations around cultivating wisdom, compassion, and courage as key tenets of global citizenship. Based on pragmatic research design and thematic analysis, we sought multicultural education approaches that could strengthen campus communities’ capacity to advance peace, sustainability, dignity, and wellbeing of all forms of life –…
Passion for Work and Well-Being of Working Adults
The purpose of the present study was to extend a study by Yukhymenko-Lescroart and Sharma (2019,“The Relationship Between Faculty Members’ Passion for Work and Well-Being”) to test the relationship between passion for work and well-being using a completely independent and much more heterogeneous sample of full-time working adults representing a wide variety of professions. Participants, who were recruited through the Amazon’s Mechanical Turk webs…
Hidden behind the model minority stereotype
We investigated the relationship between Asian parent empowerment and their children's college enrollment in a sample of 357 Asian parents from various ethnic subgroups using the High School Longitudinal Study 2009. A multinomial logistic regression indicated differences in Asian students' college enrollment by ethnic subgroup and income and in the role of personal and community parent empowerment in college enrollment. The results indicate the d…
Sense of Purpose Scale
This study focused on the development of the Sense of Purpose Scale and demonstrated three empirically interpretable subscales: awareness of purpose, awakening to purpose, and altruistic purpose. The results provided initial evidence for all three subscales reliability and validity with a sample of 300 undergraduate students. Future research should focus on the further validation and revision of items to increase all three subscales internal cons…
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Sense of Purpose Scale
This study focused on the development of the Sense of Purpose Scale and demonstrated three empirically interpretable subscales: awareness of purpose, awakening to purpose, and altruistic purpose. The results provided initial evidence for all three subscales reliability and validity with a sample of 300 undergraduate students. Future research should focus on the further validation and revision of items to increase all three subscales internal cons…
Passion for Work and Well-Being of Working Adults
The purpose of the present study was to extend a study by Yukhymenko-Lescroart and Sharma (2019,“The Relationship Between Faculty Members’ Passion for Work and Well-Being”) to test the relationship between passion for work and well-being using a completely independent and much more heterogeneous sample of full-time working adults representing a wide variety of professions. Participants, who were recruited through the Amazon’s Mechanical Turk webs…
Hidden behind the model minority stereotype
We investigated the relationship between Asian parent empowerment and their children's college enrollment in a sample of 357 Asian parents from various ethnic subgroups using the High School Longitudinal Study 2009. A multinomial logistic regression indicated differences in Asian students' college enrollment by ethnic subgroup and income and in the role of personal and community parent empowerment in college enrollment. The results indicate the d…
Exploring Pedagogical Practices to Cultivate Wisdom, Courage, and Compassion as Key Tenets of Global Citizenship
The purpose of this study was to explore college students’ and educators’ (N = 29) perceptions, experiences, and recommendations around cultivating wisdom, compassion, and courage as key tenets of global citizenship. Based on pragmatic research design and thematic analysis, we sought multicultural education approaches that could strengthen campus communities’ capacity to advance peace, sustainability, dignity, and wellbeing of all forms of life –…
Examining the Power of Life Purpose During Times of War
Examining the Power of Life Purpose During Times of War:Exploring the Relationship Between Purpose Orientations and Career Adaptability in Ukrainian University Students Mariya Yukhymenko-Lescroart (bio), Gitima Sharma (bio), and Olena Voiedilova (bio) Times of adversity often require an intentional focus on fostering people's inherent strengths to help them not give up on their life's most cherished aspirations. The outbreak of the Russian war in…
Psychometric evidences of the Persian version of the revised sense of purpose scale ( Sops ‐2‐ Pers ) in Iranian university students
The current study aimed to validate the Persian version of the Revised Sense of Purpose Scale (SOPS‐2‐PERS) in Iranian university students. Data were collected from 854 students from two independent samples. The psychometric properties of the SOPS‐2‐PERS were analysed using confirmatory factor analysis. We evaluated its internal reliability, convergent and divergent validity. Tests of measurement invariance were conducted across samples (Sample 1…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sample (material (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)