K Verma
Biographic Data
| ID | 58000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K Verma |
| GIVEN NAMES | K |
| FAMILY NAME | Verma |
| SIGNATURE | VERMA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delhi |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8297-2054 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 27 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social support and help-seeking worldwide
Coping with Stigma
Development of Social Stigma Scale in Indian Context
Experiences of Caste Stigmatization
Stigmatization and Marginalization
The development and initial validation of the multidimensional socio political empowerment (SPE) scale for Indian stigmatized group
Living with alternatives
To understand the life world of Indian eunuchs who face a stigmatized societal status, the present study adopted an ethnographic approach. The study explored Indian Hijras' experiences vis-à-vis mainstream society. The issues that were explored included their perception of their societal status, their perceptions about the societal reaction towards them and ways they navigate through these challenges to create a meaningful life. A theoretical sam…
Eunuchs in India
Evaluation of lipid profile and glycated haemoglobin in type 2 diabetic patients
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a rapidly growing public health problem with significant implications for human health, living standards, the economy, and health-care systems around the world. Diabetic dyslipidemia is a risk factor for macrovascular (stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and coronary artery disease [CAD]) and microvascular (nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy) disorders in T2DM patients. The level of circulatin…
The silver lining behind the dark cloud
While most studies have been reporting the psychological issues being faced by the public due to the global spread of coronavirus and sudden restrictions and changes accompanying it, the present study attempted to explore dynamic human experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown, so as to understand the psycho-social factors that acted as adaptive resources or as buffers to maintain a stable mental state amidst this crisis. In…
The mindfulness trajectories of addressing suicidal behaviour
Exploring the trauma of acid attack victims
Stigma and Discrimination During Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been instrumental in creating a dramatic shift from people's need to live in mutual association toward a desire to stigmatize distinctive others. Pandemic seems to be causing othering. Stated simply, stigmatization is a social process set to exclude those who are perceived to be a potential source of disease and may pose threat to the effective social living in the society. Based on the secondary evidence collected from …
Role of Cultural Capital and Cultural Reproduction on Youth Development in India
The present study endeavored to understand the perceptions of Indian older adults (age 60 and above) from urban centres of New Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai, about the state of youth development in India through applying a generational perspective. Drawing from our understanding of Bourdieu's concept of cultural reproduction of values, the study explored older adults' thoughts about the current state of Indian youth concerning their civic participat…
The influence of social support in the rehabilitation of acid attack victims
Acid attack refers to the act of hurling acid or any other corrosive substance on a person with the intention of injuring, harming, maiming, disfiguring or killing. Despite the fact that the number of acid attack cases in India have been rising, a separate section for acid attacks was not included in the Indian Penal Code until the year 2013. Even after the inclusion of this crime in the Indian Penal Code, the discourse about the crime and the co…
Lived Experiences of the Indian Stigmatized Group in Reference to Socio-Political Empowerment
The authors present the lived experiences of the stigmatized castes in the context of the opportunities made available by the government of India for their Socio-Political Empowerment. The study aimed to gain an understanding about the respondents’ unique experiences of caste-based stigmatization at their workplace, their overall experience of empowerment at work and the other spheres of their lives, and to capture their perceived importance of, …
Cultural variability and consistency in adolescents’ emotional regulation and relationship with their parents
The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between parent–child relationship and emotional regulation in adolescents across four countries regarding: (a) mother–child relationship; (b) father–child relationship; (c) adolescents’ emotion regulation; and (d) the relationship between mother–child/father–child close relationships and adolescents’ emotion regulation. Sex differences were also considered in the analysis. The sample of…
Development and Initial Validation of Perceived Moral Socialization Scale (PMSS)
Experience of well-being
The present study was conducted to see the impact of social support, social relations, and autonomy on happiness in intergenerational experiences. It also tried to examine the role of demographic variables (age, location and gender) on such experiences. The study involved a total of 185 participants from 48 families where each of the four members in the family namely, father, mother, son, and daughter-in-law, were administered scales related to p…
Does stigma always have negative consequences
The aim of this study was to explore and understand the phenomenon of stigmatization and the socio‐cultural processes where a stigmatized group may enjoy the ongoing process of stigmatization against them. Generally, research works on “stigma” show that stigmas have negative effects on the stigmatized group. The stigmatized groups often claim that people are prejudiced against them, and therefore, they face discrimination, alienation, and compara…
Moral Identity and Its Links to Ethical Ideology and Civic Engagement
The study explored the role of moral identity (internalization and symbolization) in the civic engagement (attitude and behaviour) of youth through ethical ideology (idealism). A total of 217 individuals ( M = 22.5, SD = 3.4) comprising of 104 girls and 113 boys completed three scales, namely, moral identity scale, ethics position questionnaire (EPQ) and civic engagement scale. The results showed that moral identity internalization significantly …
Benthic foraminiferal diversity response to the climate induced changes in the eastern Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone during the last 30kaBP
Process of Intergenerational Ambivalence
The phenomena of intergenerational ambivalence are often explained in terms of autonomy versus dependency, conflicting norms between generation regarding role expectation in intergenerational relations, and there has been a tendency to believe these factors lead to intergenerational ambivalence. This article intends to explain the family interaction processes that leads to the ambivalence type of relationships. A purposive sample of 185 responden…
Effects of Four Weeks of Yogic Exercise on Certain Selected Physiological Parameters in Women
The present study was undertaken on 20 female volunteers who were undergoing the certificate course at SAI NSNIS, Patiala. They undertook a total of four hours of yoga exercises, six day a weeks. Before the training programme started, the volunteers were physiologically assessed for their weight, body fat percentage, resting heat rate, resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure, lung function test involving measurement of vital capacity (VC), …
Factors Related to Psychiatric Hospitalisation for First Contact Patients
In a consecutive series of 178 first contact patients hospitalisation was significantly related to greater distance travelled, low income, acute onset, short duration, past history of illness and history of substance abuse compared to those receiving outpatient disposition. Hospitalised manics and paranoid schizophrenics had higher BPRS scores while hospitalised non-paranoid schizophrenics had lower scores. There was a significant positive correl…
Stigma and Discrimination During Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been instrumental in creating a dramatic shift from people's need to live in mutual association toward a desire to stigmatize distinctive others. Pandemic seems to be causing othering. Stated simply, stigmatization is a social process set to exclude those who are perceived to be a potential source of disease and may pose threat to the effective social living in the society. Based on the secondary evidence collected from …
Code-switching
Does stigma always have negative consequences
The aim of this study was to explore and understand the phenomenon of stigmatization and the socio‐cultural processes where a stigmatized group may enjoy the ongoing process of stigmatization against them. Generally, research works on “stigma” show that stigmas have negative effects on the stigmatized group. The stigmatized groups often claim that people are prejudiced against them, and therefore, they face discrimination, alienation, and compara…
Exploring the trauma of acid attack victims
Process of Intergenerational Ambivalence
The phenomena of intergenerational ambivalence are often explained in terms of autonomy versus dependency, conflicting norms between generation regarding role expectation in intergenerational relations, and there has been a tendency to believe these factors lead to intergenerational ambivalence. This article intends to explain the family interaction processes that leads to the ambivalence type of relationships. A purposive sample of 185 responden…
Effects of Four Weeks of Yogic Exercise on Certain Selected Physiological Parameters in Women
The present study was undertaken on 20 female volunteers who were undergoing the certificate course at SAI NSNIS, Patiala. They undertook a total of four hours of yoga exercises, six day a weeks. Before the training programme started, the volunteers were physiologically assessed for their weight, body fat percentage, resting heat rate, resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure, lung function test involving measurement of vital capacity (VC), …
Code-switching
On Hindi Dictionaries and Related Matters
Factors Related to Psychiatric Hospitalisation for First Contact Patients
In a consecutive series of 178 first contact patients hospitalisation was significantly related to greater distance travelled, low income, acute onset, short duration, past history of illness and history of substance abuse compared to those receiving outpatient disposition. Hospitalised manics and paranoid schizophrenics had higher BPRS scores while hospitalised non-paranoid schizophrenics had lower scores. There was a significant positive correl…
Effects of Four Weeks of Yogic Exercise on Certain Selected Physiological Parameters in Women
The present study was undertaken on 20 female volunteers who were undergoing the certificate course at SAI NSNIS, Patiala. They undertook a total of four hours of yoga exercises, six day a weeks. Before the training programme started, the volunteers were physiologically assessed for their weight, body fat percentage, resting heat rate, resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure, lung function test involving measurement of vital capacity (VC), …
Process of Intergenerational Ambivalence
The phenomena of intergenerational ambivalence are often explained in terms of autonomy versus dependency, conflicting norms between generation regarding role expectation in intergenerational relations, and there has been a tendency to believe these factors lead to intergenerational ambivalence. This article intends to explain the family interaction processes that leads to the ambivalence type of relationships. A purposive sample of 185 responden…
Benthic foraminiferal diversity response to the climate induced changes in the eastern Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone during the last 30kaBP
Does stigma always have negative consequences
The aim of this study was to explore and understand the phenomenon of stigmatization and the socio‐cultural processes where a stigmatized group may enjoy the ongoing process of stigmatization against them. Generally, research works on “stigma” show that stigmas have negative effects on the stigmatized group. The stigmatized groups often claim that people are prejudiced against them, and therefore, they face discrimination, alienation, and compara…
Moral Identity and Its Links to Ethical Ideology and Civic Engagement
The study explored the role of moral identity (internalization and symbolization) in the civic engagement (attitude and behaviour) of youth through ethical ideology (idealism). A total of 217 individuals ( M = 22.5, SD = 3.4) comprising of 104 girls and 113 boys completed three scales, namely, moral identity scale, ethics position questionnaire (EPQ) and civic engagement scale. The results showed that moral identity internalization significantly …
Cultural variability and consistency in adolescents’ emotional regulation and relationship with their parents
The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between parent–child relationship and emotional regulation in adolescents across four countries regarding: (a) mother–child relationship; (b) father–child relationship; (c) adolescents’ emotion regulation; and (d) the relationship between mother–child/father–child close relationships and adolescents’ emotion regulation. Sex differences were also considered in the analysis. The sample of…
Development and Initial Validation of Perceived Moral Socialization Scale (PMSS)
Experience of well-being
The present study was conducted to see the impact of social support, social relations, and autonomy on happiness in intergenerational experiences. It also tried to examine the role of demographic variables (age, location and gender) on such experiences. The study involved a total of 185 participants from 48 families where each of the four members in the family namely, father, mother, son, and daughter-in-law, were administered scales related to p…
The influence of social support in the rehabilitation of acid attack victims
Acid attack refers to the act of hurling acid or any other corrosive substance on a person with the intention of injuring, harming, maiming, disfiguring or killing. Despite the fact that the number of acid attack cases in India have been rising, a separate section for acid attacks was not included in the Indian Penal Code until the year 2013. Even after the inclusion of this crime in the Indian Penal Code, the discourse about the crime and the co…
Lived Experiences of the Indian Stigmatized Group in Reference to Socio-Political Empowerment
The authors present the lived experiences of the stigmatized castes in the context of the opportunities made available by the government of India for their Socio-Political Empowerment. The study aimed to gain an understanding about the respondents’ unique experiences of caste-based stigmatization at their workplace, their overall experience of empowerment at work and the other spheres of their lives, and to capture their perceived importance of, …
The mindfulness trajectories of addressing suicidal behaviour
Exploring the trauma of acid attack victims
Stigma and Discrimination During Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been instrumental in creating a dramatic shift from people's need to live in mutual association toward a desire to stigmatize distinctive others. Pandemic seems to be causing othering. Stated simply, stigmatization is a social process set to exclude those who are perceived to be a potential source of disease and may pose threat to the effective social living in the society. Based on the secondary evidence collected from …
Role of Cultural Capital and Cultural Reproduction on Youth Development in India
The present study endeavored to understand the perceptions of Indian older adults (age 60 and above) from urban centres of New Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai, about the state of youth development in India through applying a generational perspective. Drawing from our understanding of Bourdieu's concept of cultural reproduction of values, the study explored older adults' thoughts about the current state of Indian youth concerning their civic participat…
Evaluation of lipid profile and glycated haemoglobin in type 2 diabetic patients
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a rapidly growing public health problem with significant implications for human health, living standards, the economy, and health-care systems around the world. Diabetic dyslipidemia is a risk factor for macrovascular (stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and coronary artery disease [CAD]) and microvascular (nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy) disorders in T2DM patients. The level of circulatin…
The silver lining behind the dark cloud
While most studies have been reporting the psychological issues being faced by the public due to the global spread of coronavirus and sudden restrictions and changes accompanying it, the present study attempted to explore dynamic human experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown, so as to understand the psycho-social factors that acted as adaptive resources or as buffers to maintain a stable mental state amidst this crisis. In…
The development and initial validation of the multidimensional socio political empowerment (SPE) scale for Indian stigmatized group
Living with alternatives
To understand the life world of Indian eunuchs who face a stigmatized societal status, the present study adopted an ethnographic approach. The study explored Indian Hijras' experiences vis-à-vis mainstream society. The issues that were explored included their perception of their societal status, their perceptions about the societal reaction towards them and ways they navigate through these challenges to create a meaningful life. A theoretical sam…
Eunuchs in India
Social support and help-seeking worldwide
Coping with Stigma
Development of Social Stigma Scale in Indian Context
Psychology (19 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Caste (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Perception (5 works)