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PublicationArticle Social support and help-seeking worldwide(Springer, 2024) Erica Szkody; Anjolee Spence; Asil Özdoğru; Bhawna Tushir; Fennie Chang; Handan AKKAŞ; Ian Sotomayor; Iuliia Pavlova; Ivana Petrovic; Jill Norvilitis; Judith Pena-Shaff; Julia Maney; Kaitlyn Arrow; Laura Rodriguez; Mary Moussa-Rogers; Michael McTighe; Kalu T. U. Ogba; Stephanie Ka Wai Au Yeung; Tara Stoppa; Yuanyuan Yang; Courtney L. Gosnell; Gihane Jérémie-Brink; Joshua J. Van Nostrand; Patrícia Arriaga; Amy Martin; Ana Maksimovic; Andreea Ursu; Arzu Karakulak; Brianna Fitapelli; Brien K. Ashdown; Celia K. Naivar Sen; Chris Chartier; Christina Shane-Simpson; Christopher M. Redker; Cliff McKinney; Danisha Baro; Denisse Manrique-Millones; Eduardo Silva Reis; Eirini Adamopoulou; Eliz Volkan; Ergyul Tair; Ethan Trujillo; Halil Emre Kocalar; Heidi Blocker; Hinza Malik; İrem Metin Orta; Jay Claus Santos; Jon Grahe; Kelly Cuccolo; Liam Wignall; Malorie McLain; Marianna Kosic; Moet Aita; Monique Nash; Ogba Oluchi Miracle; Olivia Christiano; Radosveta Dimitrova; Rahul Varma; Rebecca Mann; Sandesh Dhakal; Sara Estrada-Villalta; Sara Haden; Sarah Hamilton; Selin Metin Camgöz; Shams Aljuberi; Stephanie Chin; Steven Kohn; Sunil K. Verma; Tifani Fletcher; Tushar Singh; Abigail Sanders; Adryana Collado; Akua Adusei; Alaa Itani; Amanda Kaser; Amber Wolfe; Amy Stout; Anahita Akhavan; Angelique Kirton; Ayşe Rezan Çeçen-Eroğul; Bilge Bilir; Camille Dupiton; Caroline Lovett; Chloe Orsini; Christney Kpodo; Christopher Aceto; Clare Redden; Danielle NyKanen; Deniz Yildiz; Emily Lutringer; Ender Sevinç; Erica Baranski; Fahd Khan; Fanli Jia; Gabriel Cramariuc; Guolin Zhang; Hakile Resulbegoviq; Haneen Maree; Harleen Kaur; Jessie Nelson; Jimena Santa Cruz Espinoza; JoAnna Hubbard; John Edlund; John Protzko; Jolie Hoang; Jordan Stork; Jordan Vasu; Jose Verdis Salazar; Karyssa Myhers; Kaylynn Hayward; Kevin Lu; Leisha Beardmore; Liliia Levkiv; Linda Katheryn Hernandez Godoy; Liseth Paulett; María Fernanda Bonilla Gonzalez; Maria Kalantzis; Mariana Rodrigues; Marinés Mejía Álvarez; Marissa Ott; Martha Zlokovich; Mary Kate Brosnan; Mateus Mazzaferro; Melis Yetkin; Mikayla Johnson; Milica Vukelic; Mitchell Clark; Mohammad AlMalik; Neda Fedavi; Noah Means-Simonsen; Onassis Cabrera; Panta Kovacevic; Qingyi Zhang; Rachel Rushing; Rafail Varakis; Randall Richardson; Sara Koch; Savannah Lewis; Scott Barrera; Sifan Zheng; Siyu Liu; Sophia Papka; Sreeja Das; Srijana Ghimire; Tanya Verma; Taylor Hillman; Ugur C. Ozkusen; Xinyi Zhang; Yiwen Gu; Bryce Redd; Cory J. CascalheiraSocial support has long been associated with positive physical, behavioral, and mental health outcomes. However, contextual factors such as subjective social status and an individual’s cultural values, heavily influence social support behaviors (e.g., perceive available social support, accept support, seek support, provide support). We sought to determine the current state of social support behaviors and the association between these behaviors, cultural values, and subjective social support across regions of the world. Data from 6,366 participants were collected by collaborators from over 50 worldwide sites (67.4% or n = 4292, assigned female at birth; average age of 30.76). Our results show that individuals cultural values and subjective social status varied across world regions and were differentially associated with social support behaviors. For example, individuals with higher subjective social status were more likely to indicate more perceived and received social support and help-seeking behaviors; they also indicated more provision of social support to others than individuals with lower subjective social status. Further, horizontal, and vertical collectivism were related to higher help-seeking behavior, perceived support, received support, and provision of support, whereas horizontal individualism was associated with less perceived support and less help-seeking and vertical individualism was associated with less perceived and received support, but more help-seeking behavior. However, these effects were not consistently moderated by region. These findings highlight and advance the understanding of how cross-cultural complexities and contextual distinctions influence an individual's perception, processing, and practice of social support embedded in the changing social landscape. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2024.PublicationBook Chapter Vulnerabilities and social inclusion: The case of acid attack victims(Taylor and Francis, 2023) Shalini Mittal; Tushar Singh; Sunil K. VermaSeveral researchers have highlighted that associating with others and forming bonds is a basic human need. With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations, inclusion has been identified as a major goal of societal development. However, various sections of society are still marginalised and excluded. Acid attack victims comprise a special case of exclusion. This chapter analyses the state of exclusion experienced by this group using narratives of such victims from the age group of 18–25 years. The chapter highlights the issue of the exclusion of acid attack victims and offers inclusive processes as a countermeasure for the issues arising from the exclusion of acid attack victims. Finally, certain ways for enhancing the inclusion of acid attack victims are suggested. © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Dharmendra Nath Tiwari; individual chapters, the contributors.PublicationArticle A qualitative exploration of stressors and coping strategies of transmen during the global crisis(Sapienza Universita Editrice, 2024) Akanksha Srivastava; Yogesh Kumar Arya; Shobhna Joshi; Tushar SinghIntroduction: The lockdown protocols with various restrictions were put in effect to stop the proliferation of coronavirus. It brought many challenges in the life of the mass community, but the challenges faced by transmen during the lockdown were unique and, in some cases, more challenging due to the high level of marginalization, ignorance, and lack of basic support for them even in normal times. This further led to the poor psychological and physical health of these individuals. The present paper aims to understand the subjective ordeal of transmen, the stressors they faced at the time of lockdown and the coping strategies opted to deal with the stressors. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 transmen of the age range 21 to 30 years residing in India. The interviews were conducted after the end of the pandemic during and after phase 4 of unlock in India when the restriction on movement was removed. The interviews were later analyzed using Thematic analysis. Result: The analysis shows several physical, psychological, and social stressors emerged during the pandemic including emotional and physical violence from unaccepting parents, unavailability of supportive organizations, inaccessibility of medical assistance and hormone treatment, suicidal ideation due to free time, feelings of isolation and use of wrong pronouns all affecting the mental health severely. To deal with these stressors, transmen adopted various strategies that include, cognitive appraisal, emotional support from friends, and self-help thought. Conclusion: These findings are discussed within the Indian context during the pandemic. The findings of the present work will help transmen in suggesting the ways of dealing with the stressors at uncertain times. © Author(s)PublicationArticle Can Visually Impaired Use Gestures to Interact with Computers? A Cognitive Load Perspective(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022) Gourav Modanwal; Shashi Bhushan Rai; Aishwarya Jaiswal; Tushar Singh; Kishor SarawadekarProduction of gestures does not require vision. Everyone - even those who are blind since birth - produces hand gestures while interacting with others. In our previous study, a gesture-based technique called Dactylology has been developed for the visually impaired to help them interact with computers. Cognitive load is an important indicator and a critical research issue while designing and adopting such new techniques. Hence, a study was conducted to compare the performance on a task between two computer input techniques (i.e., Dactylology and Braille) under varying levels of cognitive load (low, medium, and high), introduced by manipulating the task complexity. For the purpose of the study, 14 visually impaired participants were trained on Dactylology and Braille techniques to interact with the computer. The task performance was measured through the response time (RT) and false responses (FR). The results confirm that the participants had significantly lower RT and committed fewer FR in the Dactylology technique than the Braille under all cognitive load conditions. Altogether, these results render sufficient support to consider gesture-based Dactylology as a potential technique for the visually impaired to interact with the computer. © 2013 IEEE.PublicationArticle Identifying characteristics of adolescents with persistent loneliness during COVID-19: A multi-country eight-wave longitudinal study(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2024) Laura Riddleston; Meenakshi Shukla; Iris Lavi; Eloise Saglio; Delia Fuhrmann; Rakesh Pandey; Tushar Singh; Pamela Qualter; Jennifer Y. F. LauBackground: Elevated loneliness experiences characterise young people. While loneliness at this developmental juncture may emerge from age-typical upheaval in social relationships, there is little data on the extent to which young people experience high and persistent levels of loneliness, and importantly, who is most vulnerable to these experiences. Using the widespread social restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, which precipitated loneliness in many, we aimed to examine adolescents' loneliness profiles across time and the demographic predictors (age, sex, and country) of more severe trajectories. Methods: Participants aged 12–18 years, recruited into a multi-wave study (N = 1039) across three sites (UK, Israel, and India) completed a 3-item loneliness measure fortnightly across 8 timepoints during the pandemic. Results: Latent class growth analysis suggested 5 distinct trajectories: (1) low stable (33%), (2) low increasing (19%), (3) moderate decreasing (17%), (4) moderate stable (23%), and (5) high increasing (8%). Females and older adolescents were more likely to experience persistently high loneliness. Conclusions: These findings indicate a need for interventions to reduce loneliness in adolescents as we emerge from the pandemic, particularly for those groups identified as being at highest risk. © 2023 The Authors. JCPP Advances published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.PublicationBook Chapter A Qualitative Enquiry of the Experience of Music Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic(Taylor and Francis, 2024) Shalini Mittal; Tushar Singh; Durgesh Kumar Upadhyay; Bhawna TushirIntroduction: The COVID-19 pandemic became a new normal in today’s world and has changed the consumption pattern and absorption of music and music apps in India. The music industry is relatively non-telecommutable, making working from home difficult during the imposed lockdown and social distancing norms. These conditions had adverse effects on the physical and mental health of music professionals. Therefore, it was crucial to understand the differential impact of COVID-19 on music professionals to find effective solutions and plan for future careers in a changed music industry. Method: The current paper qualitatively explored the experiences of the music professionals participating in this research during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Twelve participants having 8 years of average professional experience (comprising singers, instrumentalists, music teachers, composers, YouTube content creators) were telephonically interviewed during the second wave of COVID-19 in India. The interviews were analysed using thematic content analysis. Results: The thematic content analysis resulted in the emergence of two major themes identified from the participants’ narratives were ‘impact on participating music professionals’ and ‘coping reactions’. Conclusion: The themes emerged from analysis highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on these music professionals and the coping reactions utilized by them. © 2025 selection and editorial matter, Dr Uzaina, Dr Rajesh Verma with Dr Ruchi Pandey; individual chapters, the contributors.PublicationBook Chapter Application of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on suicidal behavior: A case study(Elsevier, 2023) Debasruti Ghosh; Saswati Bhattacharya; Saurabh Raj; Tushar Singh; Sunil K. Verma; Yogesh K. AryaSeveral therapeutic approaches have been implicated in addressing suicidal behavior associated in various psychological issues and disorders. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a combination of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) techniques as well as mindfulness techniques that focus on building coping skills through awareness and acceptance rather than encouraging direct change mechanisms. This combination can be extremely useful to address the underlying psychological mechanisms that trigger suicidal thoughts. This chapter presents the application of MBCT on a client who attempted suicide. It discusses the appropriateness of the techniques of MBCT in addressing the mechanisms of suicidal behavior. The effects and limitations of MBCT in suicidal dynamics have been presented in the light of case discussed. © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.PublicationArticle Death and Mourning Process in Frontline Health Care Professionals and Their Families During COVID-19(Frontiers Media S.A., 2021) Sreeja Das; Tushar Singh; Rahul Varma; Yogesh Kumar AryaThe COVID-19 epidemic has mushroomed globally, disrupting the existence of millions. Under this current pandemic situation, the frontline health care professionals are looped in the clutch of the virus and are relatively more exposed to the patients infected with the disease. In this precarious situation, the frontline health care professionals have contributed their best to provide utmost care to the patients infected with the ailment. The direct involvement of these professionals, however, has taken a toll on their physical health as well as on their mental well-being. Several studies conducted recently have reported that frontline health care workers engaged in direct diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with COVID-19 are associated with a higher risk of symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues. Lack of personal protection equipment, unreasonable amounts of work, improper medicines, fear of contracting the disease, and lack of skilled training have interposed the frontline health care workers with unimaginable stress. Due to the widespread outbreak, the death count of the frontline health care professionals has also surged. However, studies exploring the physical and mental welfare of the frontline health care professionals and their families are very few and far behind. To address this aperture, the present paper attempts to highlight the psychological and physical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the frontline health care professions and to understand the impact of the death of these frontline health care professionals on the psychological well-being, mourning process, and complicated grief among the family members of healthcare professionals. The paper also presents some recommendations for providing psychological support to healthcare professionals and their bereaved families. © Copyright © 2021 Das, Singh, Varma and Arya.PublicationArticle Stigma and Discrimination: the Twain Impact on Mental Health During COVID-19 Pandemic(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023) Shakti Chaturvedi; Rani Susmitha; Deepika Nayak; Ganesh Digal; Tushar SinghThe real tragedy of COVID-19 is the social and cultural stigma associated with the infected people from the disease. Taking forward from one of the celebrated works of Erving Goffman, known as stigma (1963), this article offers a critical understanding of different fractions created during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indian society. Following the qualitative research method, the study interviewed twenty COVID-19-positive people selected from different age groups, sex, and socio-economic background of the state of Odisha in India. The participants attended the interview through telephonic and video conferencing to throw light on the conundrum of COVID-19 and discrimination. The interview outlined the link between prestige and economically marginalized and how social stigma brought about catastrophe to the different sections of Indian society and culminated in 'Twain Untouchability. Besides this, the article also includes content analysis of some of the newspaper articles published in 2020. The article examines the lived experiences, discrimination, and stigmatization of COVID-19 infected people through phenomenological analysis in the following ways. Firstly, the study analyzes people’s social and emotional experiences in pre, post, and during the COVID-19-positive phase. Secondly, it examines the people and their relatives social and emotional perceptions about COVID-19-affected people. Thirdly, it suggests some ways to mitigate the stigma experiences during COVID 19 pandemic. © 2022, Associação Brasileira de Psicologia.PublicationArticle Domestic violence during COVID-19 pandemic: The case for Indian women(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2022) Sucharita Maji; Saurabh Bansod; Tushar SinghDomestic violence is one of the most pernicious gendered ailments of human society. Researchers have confirmed the inevitable consequences of domestic violence (physical, sexual, and emotional) in increased vulnerability to psychopathologies in addition to physical morbidity. Domestic violence cases are vast in India, and the numbers are further aggravated at an alarming rate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed at exploring the cases of domestic violence among Indian women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Newspapers reporting the incidents of domestic violence during the last 5 years were analysed to explore the issues related to the surge in domestic violence incidents during the COVID-19 lockdown period. A major increase in domestic violence cases was observed during the COVID-19 period as compared to the previous years. Also, the cases were higher during the initial phases of the pandemic but gradually decreased as time progressed.The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women was unprecedented and worse than before. Home containment as a measure to protect the health and well-being of the general public has resulted in increased sufferings for women in terms of both sufferings from diseases and increased domestic violence. © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.