This chapter reviews and discusses the literature on the determinants of subjective well-
being (SWB). Demographics play an important role in the understanding of SWB, though the …

Indian perspective of human nature and personality are often viewed through a trigunas
perspective-Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. The current study investigated the triadic gunas and …

Results: Men without alcohol dependence scored significantly higher on variables such as
Sattva, extraversion and conscientiousness, positive affect, and life satisfaction, than men in …

The three Gunas namely, Sattva, Rajsic and Tamsic are considered as basis of personality
formation according to Indian psychology which decides an individual's orientation towards …

The present study aimed to assess the nature and extent of the impacts exerted by sattvic
and tamasic personality as enunciated by Indian theory of personality on the self …

Materials and Methods: Sixty-two participants with AO were randomized (n= 31 in each arm)
into an AY arm or general yoga (GY) arm. For 12 weeks, both the AY and the GY received …

Identifying the dearth of research and tools on Indian perspective on happiness, we
constructed a test on the concepts of sukha and dukha, theorizing them based on various …

Abstract Ideas around self and identity are at the core of various reflective traditions in both
the east and the west. In psychological literature, they have multiple meanings. However …

Anasakti, translated as “nonattachment” in English, is one of the important philosophical
concepts of Hinduism and Buddhism. It has also been studied in contemporary psychology …

The contemporary human civilization has reached the peaks of accomplishment in various
knowledge domains. However, people are so obsessed with their extrinsic achievements …