Mood Disorders and Weather: Exploring the Impact of Rain on Depression and Anxiety

Team IIBP Anveshan, Issue 48, Mental Health, Volume 4

While rain symbolizes many things to different crowds, one can not ignore its profound impact on the human psyche. Rain has inspired many poets, writers and authors to give it its own unique personality. Sometimes it is depicted as a hero that ends the suffering of desperate farmers, sometimes a lover that soothes a broken heart, and sometimes a disaster …

Social Interactions During Rainy Days: How Weather Affects Communication and Behavior in Public Spaces

Team IIBP Anveshan, General Psychology, Issue 48, Mental Health, Volume 4

Any interaction between two or more people is considered a social interaction. They all speak in specific ways or act in certain ways according to cultural norms. Every day, social interactions take place when we or others express ourselves to others through verbal or nonverbal cues. Human behavior is nevertheless greatly influenced by the weather, even on rainy days.  Rain …

Adapting Work Environments for Inclement Weather: Best Practices for Promoting Employee Well-being

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Employee wellbeing, Issue 48, Volume 4

You hear the sound of your alarm clock this Monday morning. You can see a tremendous thunderstorm outside. Your weather app warns of terrible conditions, and you have an essential meeting today that you can’t miss. You leap out of bed and consider your options. Greetings from the modern workplace, where being adaptable, inventive, and ready for everything entails adjusting …

Workplace Productivity : How rain influences Motivation and Performance in different industries

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Employee wellbeing, Issue 48, Mental Health, Occupational Health, Organizational Development, Volume 4

You have an important meeting today and you wake up to cloudy, dark weather. Your entire morning routine, which includes having your coffee in the balcony, soaking up the bright sunlight, going for a jog, coming back, getting fresh and meditating to the sound of birds singing gets disrupted and all you long for is the sun to come out …

Parenting on Rainy Days: Creative Strategies to Support Development and Alleviate Cabin Fever

Team IIBP Anveshan, General Psychology, Issue 48, Mental Health, Social Psychology, Volume 4

Rainy days can be a test of creativity and patience for parents trying to keep their children entertained and engaged indoors. While the weather may dampen outdoor plans, it also provides an excellent opportunity for families to explore new activities that promote learning and development. Here are some creative strategies to help alleviate cabin fever and support your child’s growth. …

Emotional Education: Proactive Strategies for Socio-emotional Development

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, General Psychology, Issue 41, Mental Health, Mental Health Champions, Volume 4

Knowledge is power; remains true, but the power of emotional intelligence is equally significant. In the fast-paced world we inhabit, nurturing the socioemotional development of our youth has never been more vital. Emotional education is a foundational pillar in the modern educational landscape. It goes beyond traditional academic subjects, recognizing that the ability to understand and manage emotions is a …

Pop Psychology is Not Psychology: The rise and danger of unscientific
concepts in the name of Psychology

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, General Psychology, Issue 41, Mental Health, Mental Health Champions, News Corner, Volume 4

In today’s digital age, where a simple online search can yield millions of results on any topic, discerning fact from fiction has become more challenging than ever. Psychology, a rigorous academic discipline rooted in empirical research, isn’t immune to this flood of misinformation. With the rise of “pop psychology”—a blend of oversimplified psychological concepts, catchy headlines, and dubious self-help advice—it’s …

Diversity by Design: Proactively Building Inclusive Workspaces

Team IIBP Business Psychology, General Psychology, Issue 41, Mental Health, Mental Health Champions, News Corner, Volume 4

‘If you do not intentionally, deliberately and proactively include, you will unintentionally exclude’. Jean- Baptiste. Embracing Diversity Beyond Demographics Diversity and inclusion extend far beyond the mere demographic composition of a workforce. They are about recognizing the individuality of each person and understanding that work ethics and styles are as diverse as the people themselves. While the discourse in the …

Feedback Forward: Using Constructive Criticism to Proactively Enhance
Performance

Team IIBP Business Psychology, Issue 41, Volume 4

Feedback plays an important role in motivating and improving employee’s performance. However, feedback too often leaves employees feeling defeated and disheartened as it purely focuses on the past actions. Through their study, researchers found that people often don’t learn from feedback as it threatens their ego. During the study, participants were segregated into two groups and responded to factual questions …

Cultivating Curiosity: Proactive Methods to Foster Lifelong Learning.

Team IIBP Business Psychology, General Psychology, Issue 41, Mental Health, Mental Health Champions, News Corner, Uncategorized, Volume 4

Do you have the confidence to ask silly questions? If yes then you are a curious person who wants to learn & grow in life. From our childhood days, we felt that if we asked questions to our teacher in class, we might get judged by the class fellows or they make fun of us because we showed them that …