RANGAIAH B Professor

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  • Department of Applied Psychology
  • School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
  • rangaiah.psy@pondiuni.edu.in

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 PhD “Perceptual processes in a tribal Community” University of Mysore 2005

Area of Specializaion

Cross-Cultural Psychology Cognitive psychology Mental Health Statistics and Psychometric

Awards / Prizes Conferred

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Teaching Experience

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1 Lecturer Psychology University of Mysore
2 Reader Applied Psychology Pondicherry University
3 Associate Professor Applied Psychology Pondicherry University
4 Professor Applied Psychology Pondicherry University

Research Experience

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1 Professor Applied Psychology Pondicherry University Cross-Cultural Psychology Cognitive psychology Mental Health Statistics and Psychometric

Industry Experience

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Contribution towards Innovation

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Patent Details

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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor
1 How General Is the Semantic Structure of Time? A Comparison of Indians and Germans. Sedlmeier, P., Rangaiah, B., Weber, D. et al. Integr. psych. behav 54, 494–513 2020 0.631
2 Facebook addiction and personality ThipparapuRajesh, B.Rangaiah Heliyon Volume 6, Issue 1 2020 na
3 Cultural and Gender Differences in Colour Preferences among Tribal and Non-tribal Students Rameshbabu Tamarana and Rangaiah B Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 46 (1), 63-69 2020 na
4 Gender Differences in Cognitive Dissonance Rex Jose Joseph1 *, Dr. Rangaiah B The International Journal of Indian Psychology Volume 4, Issue 3 2017 na
5 The relationship of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress with posttraumatic growth: Linear or curvilinear Bhat, R. M., & Rangaiah, B Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing 7(3), 296-301 2016 na
6 Exposure to Armed-Conflict and Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Young Adults in Kashmir, India Bhat, R. M., & Rangaiah, B Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma 24(7), 740-752 2015 na
7 The impact of conflict exposure and social support on posttraumatic growth among the young adults in Kashmir Bhat, R. M., & Rangaiah, B Cogent Psychology 2: 1000077 2015 na
8 Post-traumatic Growth and Psychological Well Being among Cancer and HIV/AIDS Patients 6. Rangaiah, B Indian Journal of Applied Psychology 52, 5-12 2015 na
9 Effects of Displacement on Mental Health of Displaced Tribes. Indian Journal of Applied Psychology Rangaiah, B Indian Journal of Applied Psychology 52, 20-26 2015 na
10 Emotional Maturity form Dance Practice: As a Predictor towards Life Satisfaction in Relation to Self-esteem Behera, S., & Rangaiah, B Social Science International 30(2), 237-249 2014 na
11 Relationship between Emotional Maturity and Life Satisfaction among Traditional Dancers of Odisha Behera, S., & Rangaiah, B. Journal of Psychosocial Research 9(1), 163-170 2014 na
12 Post Traumatic Growth and Psychological Well Being among Patients with Terminal Illness 9. Rangaiah, B International Journal of Psychosocial Research 3(2), 239-245 2014 na
13 Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Mediate the Association between Human Resource Management practices and Turnover Intentions Suresh, S., & Rangaiah, B International Journal for Management research 3(4), 95-105 2014 na
14 Asset-Liability Management in Indian Private Sector Banks- A Canonical Correlation Analysis Karthigeyan, A., Mariappan, V., & Rangaiah, B International Journal of Management 4(5), 6-13 2013 na
15 A comparison of medical and non-medical students on attitudes towards spirituality 13. Prabhakar, T., Rangaiah, B., & Tamarana, RB Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing 4(6), 1307-1309 2013 na
16 Relationship between Spirituality and Personality Dimensions Prabhakar, T., & Rangaiah, B Indian Journal of Applied Psychology, 50, 103-107 2013 na
17 Attitudes towards spirituality among students with different religious and academic backgrounds Prabhakar, T., & Rangaiah, B International Journal of Human Resource Management Research and Development 3(1), 34-41 2013 na
18 Assessment of Creativity among Students from Different Nationalities Rangaiah, B. Dinagaran, S., D’Souza, L., & Ramaswamy, C Journal of Psychological Researches, 56(2), 53-56 2012 na
19 Influence of Shyness on Technology use among Adolescents Chandrashekara, D, D’Souza, L., & Rangaiah, B. Journal of Psychological Researches, 56(2), 23-27 2012 na
20 Premature Ejaculation and Its Influence on Marital Satisfaction Ghaderi, A. R., & Rangaiah, B Journal of Psychosocial Research, 7(2), 195-202 2012 na

Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

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Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

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Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Psychological Perspectives of Displacement Rangaiah, B Puducherry Cooperative Book Society Ltd 2015 81-87299-94-0
2 Eco-Culture and Perception Rangaiah, B Puducherry Cooperative Book Society Ltd 2013 81-87299-86-X
3 Students Mental Health ibnath Deb, Rangaiah, B., Sia, S.K., Dhanalakshmi, D., Barani Ganth, D., & Thangal, R Akanshan Publishing House, New Delhi 2013 978-81-8370-341-3

Chapters in Books

S.No Title of the Chapters Name of the Authors Title of the Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Political Conflict and its Impact on Environment – A Study of Kashmir of India Babu Rangaiah, N. K. Kumaresan Raja Detlef Briesen (Ed.) Armed Conflict and Environment, page 261 - 270 From World War II to Contemporary Asymmetric Warfare Nomos 2018 ISBN print: 978-3-8487-5191-4, ISBN online: 978-3-8452-9386-8

Edited Books

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Ongoing Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 Statistical Methods for Psychological Research MOOCS, CEC, New Delhi 2023 --- 2023
2 Culture Change: Challenges and Dilemmas ICSSR 2022 to 2025 Rs 800000 2022
3 Development and Standardization of Computerized Cognitive Retraining Program for Dementia Patients DST three years Rs.45, 21,760 2021

Ongoing Consultancy Works

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Completed Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 Post Traumatic Growth and Psychological Well Being among Cancer and HIV/AIDS Patients ICSSR 2012-2015 Rs.6, 04,150.00 2015
2 Effect of Displacement on Mental Health of Displaced Tribes in Mysore and Kodagu Districts, Karnataka UGC 2011-2014 Rs. 6, 37,200.00 2014
3 Time Consciousness among Indian, German and Migrant Students ICSSR (India)-DFG (Germany) 2014 na 2014

Completed Consultancy Works

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Career Guidance Offered to students

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List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

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Research Guidance - PG

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Research Guidance - Ph.D

S.No Student Name Registration Date Registration No. Thesis Title Thesis Submitted Status Thesis Submitted Date Vivavoce Completed Status Date Awarded
1 Ali Reza Gadheri 2007-08 na The Effectiveness Of Cognitive Behaviour Sex Therapy On Marital Satisfaction Of Patients With Pre-Mature Ejaculation YES 2009 YES 2009-10
2 Theja Prabhakar 2011 na The Relationship between Sexual Attitudes, Spiritual Attitudes and Personality among Medical and Non-Medical Students YES 2013 YES 2014
3 Rayees Mohammad Bhat 2011 na Conflict Exposure, Posttraumatic Stress Risk Factors and the Predictors of Posttraumatic Growth among the Young Adults in Kashmir YES 2014 YES 2015
4 Sudarsan Behera 2011 na Self-Esteem, Emotional Maturity and Life Satisfaction between Classical and Folk Dancers of Odisha YES 2015 YES 2015-16
5 Mohana A M 2011 na The Relationship among Stress, Coping, Wellbeing and Adjustment in Medical and Engineering students YES 2014-15 YES 2015-16
6 Rameshbabu Tamarana 2012-13 na Colour preferences and colour emotions among tribal and non tribal students in relation with personality traits YES 2016-17 YES 2018
7 Narasimha Raju N 2011-12 na Impact of Life Skills Training Programme among High School Students YES 2018 YES 2019
8 Rex Jose Joseph 2013-14 na Effect of personality traits on Cognitive dissonance YES 2018 YES 2019
9 Rex Jose Joseph 2013-14 na Effect of personality traits on Cognitive dissonance YES 2018 YES 2019

Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

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Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year

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E-Lecture Details

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Conferences/Seminars Organized

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Workshop Organized

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Collaboration with Institution/Industry

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1 Peter Sedlmeier Professor Chemnitz University, Germany INTERNATIONAL Bilateral Collaboration 2014 2015 May 2014 August 2014 Time Consciousness among Indian, German and Migrant Students

Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

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Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme

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