Indranee Phookan Borooah

Professor

MA (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

Guidance and Counselling

Department of Psychology
Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014
Email: ipborooah[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

Social Psychology

Environmental Psychology

Theories of Personality

Counseling Psychology

Ph. D. Awarded

  1. Motives among Adolescents in relation to Socio-Economic Status and Sex. (Bhaswati Das) 2007
  2. Inter Group Attitude and Social Distance among Nagas. (Imlisongla Longkumer) 2007
  3. A Psychological study of People Living with HIV/AIDS. (Bobita Baishya) 2008
  4. A Study of Loneliness among Middle Class Assamese Women. (Jerina Begum) 2010
  5.  Impact of the Art of Living Courses on the Marital Adjustment of Indian Women. (Richa Chopra) 2010
  6. A Comparative Study of Extraversion, Neuroticism and Locus of Control in Persons with Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disorders from Urban Middle Class. (Rekha Borah) 2013
  7. The Relationship between Moral Reasoning, Emotional Intelligence and Adolescent Psychopathology in the Senior School Students of Assam. (Tamanna Goswami) 2013
  8. A Psychological Analysis of the Personalities of Creative Persons. (Asha Sharma) 2015
  9. Attitudes and Beliefs toward Mental Illness in Assam. (Snigdha Ghosh) 2017
  10. Relationship between Self-Efficacy, Psychological Wellbeing and Study Habits among College Entrants in Guwahati. (Kasturi Kotoki) 2017
  11. Character Strengths, Locus of Control and Academic Achievement of Undergraduate College Students of Assam. (Sabiha Alalm Choudhury) 2018

Present Ph. D. Research Scholars.

1.   1.    Rima Baruah (Psycho-Social Status and Its Relationship with Sexual Function in Female Sex Workers of Assam)

2.      2. Bidita Das (Relationship of Psychological Capital and Spiritual Intelligence to Quality of Life and Effectiveness in College Teachers)

3.      3. Tahera Mazumdar (Family Environment, Perceived Loneliness and Adjustment among Adolescents in Relation to Gender and Religion)

4.      4. Temsusenla Jamir (Intergenerational Transmission of Parenting Styles among Ao/Nagas: Association with Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents)

5.     5.  Shabnam Yesmin (to be finalized)

 

 

 Social Distances in a Multi-Tribal Society. Jr. of Community Guidance & Research, 28(3), 2011.

2.      A Study of Adjustment of People with HIV/AIDS. Jr. of Community Guidance & Research, 30(1), 2013

3.      A Comparative Study of Extraversion & Neuroticism between Persons with Cardiovascular Disorder & Diabetes from Urban Middle Class. Int. Jr. of Humanities & Social Science Invention, Vol 2, Issue 4, 2013

4.      Knowledge About & Attitudes toward Mental Disorders among Nagas in North East India. IOSR Jr. of Humanities & Social Sciences, Vol 15, Issue 4, 2013

5.      A Study on the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Adolescent Psychopathology in the Senior School Students of Assam. IOSR Jr. of Humanities & Social Sciences, Vol 19, Issue 1, 2014

6.      Study of Loneliness in Urban Middle Class Women of Assamese Society. Jr. of Community Guidance & Research, Vol. 31 (10) March, 2014

7.      Ingroup Bias Amongst Nagas – A Psychological Study of Social Distance. IOSR Jr. of Humanities & Social Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 10, Ver. I (Oct.2014).

8.      Spirituality Profile of Creative Individuals. IOSR Jr. of Humanities & Social Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 5, Ver. III (May, 2015)

9.      Character Strengths and Academic Achievement in Undergraduate College Students. Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Volume 7, Issue 1, March, 2016.

10.  A Study of the Faith Healers of Assam. In New Perspectives of Mental disorders, Srivastava, S. K. & Kant, S. (Eds.) 2013.

Primary fields of interest are environment and social behaviour. Environment in terms of both physical and social-cultural settings and their impact upon various psychological variables ranging from perception, interaction, creativity, excellence, restorative and invigorating effects of natural environments to spirituality.

 
Positive psychology has been the present focus and the researches supervised have shifted to the positive paradigm. Emphasis has been on the identification of strengths, study habits, self-efficacy, etc., and how they may impact academic achievement, well-being, etc. primarily in students in the search for means to mitigate pressures and stresses of student life and how to make their everyday life meaningful.
 
The mystical and esoteric experiences of human beings have attracted curiosity and future research may include such areas of human experiences, especially in the context of the cultures of the North East.
 

 Books edited

 
1. Monobigyan Porichoy, the first text book of Psychology in Assamese published by Assam Higher Secondary Education Council in August, 2006.
 
2. School Psychology: Enhancing Psychological Competencies. PanchRamalingam and IndraneePhookanBorooah (Eds.). 2015. ISBN: 81-87299-101-X
 

Influence of Developmental Programmes of Various Agencies on Public Perception: An Attitudinal Survey. Funded by Defence Institute of Psychological Research. New Delhi. 2005.

Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Round 7, Counselling Component, Project “Saksham” for training and supervising/mentoring HIV/AIDS counsellors under State AIDS Control Societies of North East India. Funded by Global Fund, Geneva. April, 2009 to May, 2015.

 

 1. Gender Justice and Peace in North East. TISS Guwahati, 28th Oct 2014

2. Building Institutional capacity for Mainstreaming Human Development, Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar. 29 – 31 Oct 2014
3. Adolescence and Girl Child Harassment. Cambridge Public School, Guwahati. 9th February, 2015
4. Development of Psychology in North East India, Calcutta University, Kolkata. 18th March 2015
5. Stress Management amongst Women in Workplace. The Gauhati Commerce College Women’s Forum. 25th April, 2015
6. Is our educational system preparing counselors for HIV and other related themes/settings? TISS Mumbai. 19th  May, 2015 
7. Relevance of Counselling in the Present Times. Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati. 19th August, 2015.
8. Gender Discrimination. Assam Institute of Management, Guwahati. 22nd September, 2015.
9. Dignity in Mental Health. Ashadeep, Guwahati. 9th October, 2015.
10. Stress & Stress Management and the Road to Happiness. Department of Community Medicine, Gauhati Medical College. 6th November, 2015.
11. Use of Self in Everyday Living. Department of Community Medicine, Gauhati Medical College. 24th February, 2016.
12. Keynote Address on “Mental Health in the Workplace” on the occasion of World Mental Health Day on 10th October, 2017, at Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema, Nagaland.
13. Organizational Climate and Mental Health. Kohima Campus, Nagaland University. 10th October, 2017.
14. Positive Psychology for Mental Health. Kohima Campus, Nagaland University. 10th October, 2017.
15. Education of Children in Conflict and Violence: The Case of BTAD (Assam). National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore. 9th & 10th April, 2018.
 

Founder member of Psychologists’ Association of North East India (PANEI). Served as Treasurer of the founding Executive Committee for a term of two years. Elected as general secretary of PANEI for two terms. Served two terms as the President of the association from 2012 to 2016.

 
Life member     :  Indian Psychological Association
                            Indian Academy of Applied Psychology
                            Indian Science Congress Association
                            National Academy of Psychology
                            Indian School Psychology Association
                            (Present Vice President 2017- 2019) 
                            Life Skills Association of India
                            Kaziranga Wildlife Society
                            Assam (Bhorelli) Angling & Conservation Association
 

 Honoured by The Governing Council of the Indian School Psychology Association (InSPA) with SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD 2016

Facilities & Resources

Facilities
Resources
Some Important Links (Outside GU)