B Kanth
Biographic Data
| ID | 47677 |
|---|---|
| NAME | B Kanth |
| GIVEN NAMES | B |
| FAMILY NAME | Kanth |
| SIGNATURE | KANTH B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pondicherry University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2811-5833 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Development and Validation of Westernized Attitudes and Preferences Scale (Waps): Factor structure and measurement invariance across gender
Problematic Pornography Use and Mental Health among Young Adults in India
Objectives The present study aimed to explore (1) the association between sexual sensation seeking (SSS), sexual compulsivity (SC), frequency of pornography use (FPU), problematic pornography use (PPU), and mental health issues, and (2) whether men and women differ in such association.Method Data were collected from 405 young adults from a large university in South India. Two separate models were run. Mental health issues were considered an endog…
Parental attachment and relational rumination among young adults: The mediating role of friendship quality and conflict resolution styles
Emerging adulthood is characterized by the transition of attachment figures from parents to peer and/or romantic connections. Despite this transition, early parent-child experiences continue to shape adult interpersonal behaviours and emotion regulation processing in adulthood. Given these trends, the current study examines whether the relationship between parental attachment and relational rumination are mediated by friendship quality and confli…
Psychometric properties and validity of the Tamil version of the dyadic adjustment scale for married couples
Given the wide gap in cultural values and practices between Indian and Western cultural contexts, there is a need for culturally validated measurement instruments in couple and family relationships for use in India. To that end, the current study aimed to translate the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) into Tamil and examine its psychometric properties and validity in a sample of married couples from India. Using standard dyadic design-data were coll…
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation, Coping, Adjustment, and Parenting Among Married Couples in India: A Dyadic Approach
The 2023 State of Indian Families: Challenges, Opportunities, and Development
Indian family relationships, marriage, and career choices in the context of globalization: A multigenerational evaluation
The present study aims to explore and compare changes in Indian family relationships, marriage, and career choices from the perspectives of three different generations. A total of 30 participants, 10 from each of the three generational groups participated in the study: 61 years and above (pre-globalization generation [Pre-G]), 40 – 60 years (transition generation [Trans-G]), and 18 – 30 years (contemporary young generation [Cont-G]). Data were co…
Cross-cultural variations in romantic and sexual attitudes and experiences among young adults in India and the USA
Psychometric Properties of the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire Among Couples in India
The aim of the present study was to translate the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ) into the Tamil language and examine its psychometric properties in the Indian cultural context. Data were collected from a dyadic sample of 340 married heterosexual couples (N = 680) currently residing in India. The mean age of husbands was 39.57 (SD = 6.10; 26 ≥ range ≤ 58), and the wives’ was 35.33 (SD = 5.72; 23 ≥ range ≤ 54). Descriptive re…
Partners’ Dyadic Coping in India: Psychometric Properties and Validity of the Tamil Version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory
Research outside of India suggests that romantic partners can help one another cope with these stressors by engaging in dyadic coping; however, to date, there lacks an empirically validated self-report measure to assess perceptions of one’s own and their partner’s behaviors in the Indian cultural context. While the Dyadic Coping Inventory has been translated into 24 languages, it has not yet been validated for use with individuals in India. The p…
Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of Covid-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries
Following the global outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, individuals report psychological distress associated with the "new normal"-social distancing, financial hardships, and increased responsibilities while working from home. Given the interpersonal nature of stress and coping responses between romantic partners, based on the systemic transactional model this study posits that perceived partner dyadic coping may be an important moderator betwee…
Communication Pattern, Dyadic Adjustment, and Parenting Practices among Married Couples in India: Mediating Role of Dyadic Coping
The primary goal of the current study was to examine the dyadic association between communication patterns (CP), dyadic coping (DC) efforts, dyadic adjustment (DA), and parenting practices (PP), using a sample of 340 married couples ( N = 680) in India. The findings from the actor-partner interdependence mediation modeling (APIMeM) indicated that the husbands showed both actor and partner effects between all the variables. The actor and partner e…
Psychometric validation and cross‐cultural comparison of the Romantic Inclination Scale
Research on romantic involvement among young adults in non‐Western populations is very sparse. In Study 1, using data from 718 young adults from India, we tested the factorial structure and measurement invariance (MI) of a 30‐item Romantic Inclination Scale (RIS). The results showed that a seven‐factor, 23‐item solution fitted the data well. MI analysis demonstrated partial metric invariance across gender and partial scalar invariance across rela…
Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of Covid-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries
Following the global outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, individuals report psychological distress associated with the "new normal"-social distancing, financial hardships, and increased responsibilities while working from home. Given the interpersonal nature of stress and coping responses between romantic partners, based on the systemic transactional model this study posits that perceived partner dyadic coping may be an important moderator betwee…
Partners’ Dyadic Coping in India: Psychometric Properties and Validity of the Tamil Version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory
Research outside of India suggests that romantic partners can help one another cope with these stressors by engaging in dyadic coping; however, to date, there lacks an empirically validated self-report measure to assess perceptions of one’s own and their partner’s behaviors in the Indian cultural context. While the Dyadic Coping Inventory has been translated into 24 languages, it has not yet been validated for use with individuals in India. The p…
Communication Pattern, Dyadic Adjustment, and Parenting Practices among Married Couples in India: Mediating Role of Dyadic Coping
The primary goal of the current study was to examine the dyadic association between communication patterns (CP), dyadic coping (DC) efforts, dyadic adjustment (DA), and parenting practices (PP), using a sample of 340 married couples ( N = 680) in India. The findings from the actor-partner interdependence mediation modeling (APIMeM) indicated that the husbands showed both actor and partner effects between all the variables. The actor and partner e…
Indian family relationships, marriage, and career choices in the context of globalization: A multigenerational evaluation
The present study aims to explore and compare changes in Indian family relationships, marriage, and career choices from the perspectives of three different generations. A total of 30 participants, 10 from each of the three generational groups participated in the study: 61 years and above (pre-globalization generation [Pre-G]), 40 – 60 years (transition generation [Trans-G]), and 18 – 30 years (contemporary young generation [Cont-G]). Data were co…
Psychometric Properties of the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire Among Couples in India
The aim of the present study was to translate the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ) into the Tamil language and examine its psychometric properties in the Indian cultural context. Data were collected from a dyadic sample of 340 married heterosexual couples (N = 680) currently residing in India. The mean age of husbands was 39.57 (SD = 6.10; 26 ≥ range ≤ 58), and the wives’ was 35.33 (SD = 5.72; 23 ≥ range ≤ 54). Descriptive re…
Psychometric validation and cross‐cultural comparison of the Romantic Inclination Scale
Research on romantic involvement among young adults in non‐Western populations is very sparse. In Study 1, using data from 718 young adults from India, we tested the factorial structure and measurement invariance (MI) of a 30‐item Romantic Inclination Scale (RIS). The results showed that a seven‐factor, 23‐item solution fitted the data well. MI analysis demonstrated partial metric invariance across gender and partial scalar invariance across rela…
Psychometric Properties of the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire Among Couples in India
The aim of the present study was to translate the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ) into the Tamil language and examine its psychometric properties in the Indian cultural context. Data were collected from a dyadic sample of 340 married heterosexual couples (N = 680) currently residing in India. The mean age of husbands was 39.57 (SD = 6.10; 26 ≥ range ≤ 58), and the wives’ was 35.33 (SD = 5.72; 23 ≥ range ≤ 54). Descriptive re…
Partners’ Dyadic Coping in India: Psychometric Properties and Validity of the Tamil Version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory
Research outside of India suggests that romantic partners can help one another cope with these stressors by engaging in dyadic coping; however, to date, there lacks an empirically validated self-report measure to assess perceptions of one’s own and their partner’s behaviors in the Indian cultural context. While the Dyadic Coping Inventory has been translated into 24 languages, it has not yet been validated for use with individuals in India. The p…
Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of Covid-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries
Following the global outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, individuals report psychological distress associated with the "new normal"-social distancing, financial hardships, and increased responsibilities while working from home. Given the interpersonal nature of stress and coping responses between romantic partners, based on the systemic transactional model this study posits that perceived partner dyadic coping may be an important moderator betwee…
Communication Pattern, Dyadic Adjustment, and Parenting Practices among Married Couples in India: Mediating Role of Dyadic Coping
The primary goal of the current study was to examine the dyadic association between communication patterns (CP), dyadic coping (DC) efforts, dyadic adjustment (DA), and parenting practices (PP), using a sample of 340 married couples ( N = 680) in India. The findings from the actor-partner interdependence mediation modeling (APIMeM) indicated that the husbands showed both actor and partner effects between all the variables. The actor and partner e…
Cross-cultural variations in romantic and sexual attitudes and experiences among young adults in India and the USA
The 2023 State of Indian Families: Challenges, Opportunities, and Development
Indian family relationships, marriage, and career choices in the context of globalization: A multigenerational evaluation
The present study aims to explore and compare changes in Indian family relationships, marriage, and career choices from the perspectives of three different generations. A total of 30 participants, 10 from each of the three generational groups participated in the study: 61 years and above (pre-globalization generation [Pre-G]), 40 – 60 years (transition generation [Trans-G]), and 18 – 30 years (contemporary young generation [Cont-G]). Data were co…
Psychometric properties and validity of the Tamil version of the dyadic adjustment scale for married couples
Given the wide gap in cultural values and practices between Indian and Western cultural contexts, there is a need for culturally validated measurement instruments in couple and family relationships for use in India. To that end, the current study aimed to translate the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) into Tamil and examine its psychometric properties and validity in a sample of married couples from India. Using standard dyadic design-data were coll…
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation, Coping, Adjustment, and Parenting Among Married Couples in India: A Dyadic Approach
Development and Validation of Westernized Attitudes and Preferences Scale (Waps): Factor structure and measurement invariance across gender
Problematic Pornography Use and Mental Health among Young Adults in India
Objectives The present study aimed to explore (1) the association between sexual sensation seeking (SSS), sexual compulsivity (SC), frequency of pornography use (FPU), problematic pornography use (PPU), and mental health issues, and (2) whether men and women differ in such association.Method Data were collected from 405 young adults from a large university in South India. Two separate models were run. Mental health issues were considered an endog…
Parental attachment and relational rumination among young adults: The mediating role of friendship quality and conflict resolution styles
Emerging adulthood is characterized by the transition of attachment figures from parents to peer and/or romantic connections. Despite this transition, early parent-child experiences continue to shape adult interpersonal behaviours and emotion regulation processing in adulthood. Given these trends, the current study examines whether the relationship between parental attachment and relational rumination are mediated by friendship quality and confli…
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Confirmatory factor analysis (4 works) · Geography (4 works)