HYPERCOMPETITIVE ATTITUDE AMONG ATHLETES: A BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS

Maintaining competitive attitude provides confidence, focus and ability to achieve but over competitiveness can result in maladjusted behavior and lead to neurotic behavior. The present investigation was focused to explore the hypercompetitive attitude among track and field athletes across gender. The subjects were intercollegiate medalist and non-medalist athletes, age ranging from 18 to 25 years. The subjects objectively responded to a 26 items’ Hypercompetitive Attitude Scale (Ryckman et al., 1990). Researchers tested the Null hypothesis by employing ‘t’ test to find out the comparative differentials in hypercompetitive attitude between track and field athletes, medalist and non-medalist athletes and the gender groups. Findings of the study revealed that the athletic groups i.e. the track and field groups and medalist and non-medalist groups had not demonstrated any significant differences. However, significant differences were noticed among the gender groups. Results revealed that only medalist female athletes exhibited significantly higher level of hypercompetitive attitude as compared to the male athletes. Further in-depth investigation is needed to observe the intense attributes of hyper competitiveness in relation to sports performance.  Article visualizations

Lavender: A Beneficial Herb for Postnatal Mothers

The postpartum period or postnatal period is the period beginning immediately after the birth of a child and extending for about six weeks. It is a critical phase in the lives of mothers and newborn babies. Most maternal and infant deaths occur during this time. Yet, this is the most neglected period for the provision of quality care. Childbirth and the responsibilities of parenting after birth require a great deal of energy. In this period, the mother faces problems like fatigue, sleep disturbance and problem with maternal infant attachment. So for treating this problem, various non-pharmacological methods are accepted like yoga, meditation, aromatherapy and many other alternative therapies. Lavender inhalation aromatherapy is widely believed to impart a hypnotic effect, act as a mood stabilizer, and enhance the positive feelings of mothers toward their infants. However, research into these and other potential therapeutic effects of lavender tea has been limited

Effectiveness of Acupressure (sp6) on Relief of Dysmenorrhea among Student Nurses Studying in a selected Nursing College of New Delhi

Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecological disorder among adolescents. Various non-pharmacological methods were used to treat dysmenorrhea; one of the most effective method is acupressure at sp6 point. A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure (sp6) on relief of dysmenorrhea among student nurses studying in a selected nursing college of New Delhi. The objectives of the study were to identify the prevalence of dysmenorrhea among student nurses in a selected nursing college and to compare the effectiveness of acupressure at sp6 on dysmenorrhea before and after the administration of acupressure using visual analog scale.Methods: The research approach for the study was a quantitative research approach with one group pre-test post-test design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 samples from B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing students studying in Rufaida College of Nursing, Jamia Hamdard. The tools used for data collection consisted of demographic and menstrual characteristics and standardized Visual Analog Scale to assess the pain during dysmenorrhea among student nurses.Results: The findings of the study showed a point prevalence of 44% student nurses studying in B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing suffered from dysmenorrhea. The study also revealed that the mean pre-test pain score (8.01) was higher than mean post-test pain score (0.95) with a mean difference of (7.15), There was significant difference in pain score before and after administration of acupressure (sp6) (z=36) at 0.05 level of significance.Conclusion: The findings of the present study suggest that the non-pharmacological method of pain relief measure like acupressure at Sp6 is an effective way to reduce dysmenorrhea.