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Parenting

How Parenting Shapes Adolescent Identity Development

On one stormy night in Pune, Riya’s mother held the umbrella out at the door. “Take it, you’ll catch a cold,” she said. “I don’t need it; I can handle a little rain,” Riya shot back, stepping out into the downpour

Awareness

Digital Identity vs Real Identity: How Social Media Shapes Who We Are

Imagine you are meeting someone new with whom you have been frequently communicating online. This is the very first time you are meeting in person, and you are feeling like you already know them, their hobbies, favourite colour, achievements and

Awareness

Understanding Gender Dysphoria in Adolescence: Identity, Distress, and Mental Health Outcomes

How can one imagine how it will feel to be called by names or pronouns that do not suit the person in question every time they are referred to? Many adolescents go through such  situations that lead to them feeling nervous

Awareness Education

Conversion Therapy: Ethical Dilemmas and Psychological Impact on Identity Formation

Conversion therapy is also called “reparative therapy”, which refers to practices that are aimed at changing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity. In the historical context, this was promoted by religious institutions, medical practitioners, and psychologists who perceived identities

Industrial

Job Hopping as Identity Exploration in Young Professionals: A Psychological Perspective

A recent graduate enters a workplace full of enthusiasm and hope. She is restless a year later.  Her resume has been updated. She soon takes on a new role. Friends refer to it as “job hopping,”  but is it solely

Social

Growing Up in Rhythm: Music as a Socialising Agent in Early Childhood Identity Formation

When we think about our childhood, chances are a nostalgic song pops up in our mind even before the memory comes in; it can be a lullaby our mother had hummed, a nursery rhyme or even a silly little song(Music)

Awareness

Identity Foreclosure in Early Career Choices: Understanding the Psychology of Premature Decisions

The transition from graduation to work is framed as a race where the fastest “settle down” occurs. Society often praises a twenty-two-year-old who lands a prestigious associate role at a top-tier firm, viewing such immediate certainty as a sign of maturity. However,

News

The Biological Boundary: IOC’s New Transgender Policy and the Identity Crisis in Sport

LAUSANNE – A massive shift is coming to the world of sports. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) just dropped a policy that’s going to change elite competition forever. Starting with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, transgender women and athletes with

Social

Identity Fragmentation Across Social Media Platforms and Its Mental Toll

Think of one sitting in a sunlit home office in quietness. They have just revised their LinkedIn profile(Social Media), made sure the headline of their profile indicates that they are a Results-Oriented Project Manager, and their headshot presents an ideal

Industrial

Career Transitions and Identity Development: How Job Hopping Becomes a Path to Self-Discovery

Have you ever done self-reflection and thought about what your profession is? Most of the times people switch their roles after some time. Some leave in pursuit of better pay. Feeling trapped is the reason why some individuals move. Job switching is