Biopsychosocial Perspective of Health Psychology: An Empirical Tryout by Rajbir Singh, Sunita Malhotra, Promila Batra, Amrita Yadava, Nov Rattan Sharma, Radhey Shyam, Shalini Singh and Satish Kumar
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In order to test the potential of the biopsychosocial model of health, community based sample of 343 subjects was reached out and tested on a variety of biological, psychological and social variables backed by macro variables, like, age, sex, education and area of residence. The sample consists of balanced and varied chronically sick/group (n=163) as well those who reported themselves in good health (n=180). Significance of difference between chronically sick group and healthy group revealed that healthy sample was better on life satisfaction, happiness, general health, and cognitive functioning (memory and reaction time) whereas, sick group was found to have higher psychological distress, somatic complaints, blood sugar, external health hardiness, religiosity, anger, stress etc. The correlation between age and health related variables exhibited a general declining trend whereas, educational level was positively related to health related variables. Sex differences were also revealed on several parameters, e.g., males had high blood pressure, haemoglobin level, skin temperature, quick decision and motor time, better self reported health, low somatic and psychological complaints, low pulse rate than females. While testing the differences between urban and rural sample it was found that urban subjects were better on health related variables, than the rural samples. BMI and BP were high in urban sample but they were low on blood sugar, somatic complaints, and psychological distress and had quick reaction times, good memory and high on self reported health than rural sample. To explore the generality of the biopsychosocial model factor analysis was also done, which did not attest to the holistic model. The most major principal component was loaded by variables like self-reported health, happiness, life satisfaction on the one pole and psychological distress and somatic complaints, external health hardiness etc. on the other pole. A factor on high religiosity, low optimism, high belief in God and high external control of health was also obtained. Another important factor with life satisfaction, happiness and self health hardiness also emerged. Biological and cognitive parameters did not load on the axis but were represented by narrow band factors.
About Biopsychosocial Perspective of Health Psychology: An Empirical Tryout by Rajbir Singh, Sunita Malhotra, Promila Batra, Amrita Yadava, Nov Rattan Sharma, Radhey Shyam, Shalini Singh and Satish Kumar
Journal of Indian Health Psychology Vol. 1, No. 1, September, 2006