Research @ M-OPC

Selected publications of PI and Researchers at M-OPC

  1. Belhekar, V.M., & Bhargava, R. (2023) Development of Word Count Data Corpus for Hindi and Marathi Literature. Accepted at Applied Corpus Linguistics, Springer. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acorp.2023.100070

  2. Mellott, R., Belhekar, V. M., Vader, V. & Heffern, J. (Communicated). Personality Structure among Urban Indian Students: Exploring the Network Approach to the Five-Factor Model. Submitted to Current Issues in Personality Psychology. Springer.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SJcoKSbn4_PsouSr_UghPfddVMQgiDGT/view?usp=share_link

  3. Chauhan, A., Belhekar, V., Sehgal, S., Singh, H., Prakash, J. (2022). Identifying significant events in countries using Twitter: A novel methodological approach to analysis and application of CEs. In review stage with Frontiers of Psychology.https://drive.google.com/file/d/19YfP0HfSIlrpxfZQmURAzniMKWwOOmeS/view?usp=share_link

  4. Belhekar, V.M., Paranjpye, P., Bhatkhande, A., & Chavan, R. (2020). Guarding the guardians: Understanding the psychological well-being of forest guards in Indian tiger reserves. Biodiversity. Special Issue. 21:2, 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2020.1809521

  5. Dewoolkar, P., Hatekar, N., Belhekar, V.M., Bhatkhande, A., & Chavan, R. (2020). Improving LPG adaptation for better health and conservation outcomes. Biodiversity. Special Issue. 21:2, 90-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2020.1803132

  6. Belhekar, V. M. (2019). Machine Learning applications to Psychology and Behavioral Science: A case of Personality Psychology. Bombay Psychologists, 32, 63-72. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cMIsIKDyp__vesZTGNQXUoB7Zc45pSWz/view?usp=share_link

  7. Belhekar, V. M., Vader, V. V., Korgaonkar, A., & Dittakavi, S. (2019). What Lies at the Center of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale? Network Structure and Latent Structure of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Indian Data. Bombay Psychologists, 1-14. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j0WoSrl9yGBswNkw3upUNptTBD5Sr0jt/view?usp=share_link

  8. Belhekar, V. M., Bhatkhande, A, Chavan, R. (Under Review). Finding forest within Forest Guards: Implicit Connections with the Work Environment. Submitted.

  9. Belhekar, V. M. (2017). Cognitive and Non-cognitive determinants of Heuristics of Judgment and Decision-Making: General Ability and Personality Traits. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 43, 75-84.

  10. Tafarodi, R. W., Bonn, G., Liang, H., Takai, J., Moriizumi, S., Belhekar, V., & Padhye, A. (2012). What makes for a good life? A four-nation study. Journal of Happiness Studies. 12, 783-800. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10902-011-9290-6

  11. Belhekar, V. M. & Sabnis, S. V. (2011). Five-Factor Model of Borderline Personality. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 37, 6-16.

  12. Belhekar, V. M. & Padhye, A. A. (2009). The Borderline Personality: Exploring the Role of Affective Instability and the Five-Factor Model Neuroticism. Journal of Psychological Researches: An International Journal, 53, 91-99. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kI9i7G7hGeUIWhUR1YN8dowlw4dHD2xw/view?usp=share_link

  13. Belhekar, V. M. (2008). Trait Psychology and Cultural Studies: Issues in the Five- Factor Model of Personality. Indian Journal of Psychology and Mental Health, 1, 184-195.

  14. Lodhi, P. H., Deo, S., & Belhekar, V. M. (2004). Evaluating the Five-Factor Model of the personality: Confirmatory factor analysis of the revised NEO Personality Inventory. Journal of Psychological Research: An International Journal, 48, 17- 24. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uuLVhlq6-SSuQCdR2Z1Bm2r5SZDWX-wx/view?usp=share_link

  15. Lodhi, P. H., Deo, S., & Belhekar, V. M. (2002). The Five-Factor Model of personality: Measurement and correlates in the Indian context. In. R. R. McCrae & J. Allik (Eds.), The Five-Factor Model Across Cultures (pp. 219-240). New York: Kluwer Academic Publishers. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4615-0763-5_11

  16. Belhekar, V. M. (Communicated). Personality, Emotional Intelligence and General Ability: What predicts academic performance?

  17. Belhekar, V. M. (Communicated). The EPQ-R Lie Scale: Psychometric evaluation and correlates in Marathi.

Paper Presented by researchers at M-OPC

  1. Belhekar, V.M. & Bhargava, R. (2023). Lexical Gandhi: Understanding Structure

  2. of Topics in Mahatma Gandhi’s writings using Data Analytics Text-Analysis

  3. Machine Learning Techniques. At the Seminar on the occasion of Gandhi Punyatithi (Martyrs’ Day). Mahatma Gandhi Peace Centre, University of Mumbai. Discussant: Dr. Shrikant Botre. January 30, 2023. 2:15 – 4:15pm. https://drive.google.com/file/d/16_fdrED2-qS1kfc430RQlaMLOPaEkn4B/view?usp=share_link

  4. Chauhan, A., Belhekar, V., Sehgal, S., Singh, H., Prakash, J. (2022). Examining collective emotional response to COVID-19 pandemic in 19 countries. The arts and Science Symposium, Brighton Futures, Brighton University, U.K. https://drive.google.com/file/d/19YfP0HfSIlrpxfZQmURAzniMKWwOOmeS /view?usp=share_link

  5. Heffern, J. Vader, V., Gish, H., Belhekar, V.M., Mellott, R. (2020). Acculturation and Personality among Indian students using the NEO-PI-3. Paper at American Psychological Association, 2020. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fxiyLOnREhPbqqzjRdyo1Qi5jQytVspS/view?usp=share_link

  6. Belhekar, V.M. and Vader, V. (2020). Personality structure in Marathi and English for Maharashtrians: A Psycholexical Investigation. Gerard Saucier (In Chair). Paper Presented at Society for Cross-Cultural Research Conference (SCCR 2020), Seattle, WA, USA. February 26-28, 2020.

  7. Vader, V. & Belhekar, V.M. (2020). MUFFI 2 – A culture sensitive measure of personality based on the Indian context. Paper Presented at Society for Cross- Cultural Research Conference (SCCR 2020), Seattle, WA, USA. February 26-28, 2020. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ao1OmeK4hziJffyVJ12HA9YL58dUEDP/view?usp=share_link

  8. Belhekar, V.M. (2020). Uncovering the Susegado Self: Understanding of Goan Personality through Psycholexical Lens. Chair of Symposia at 27th Annual Conference of Bombay Psychological Association (BPA), Goa. February 12, 2020.

  9. Belhekar, V.M. (2020). Understanding Culture-Personality Research in India. At Symposia at 27th Annual Conference of Bombay Psychological Association (BPA), Goa. February 12, 2020.

  10. Belhekar, V.M. (2020). Understanding Goan personality through Konkani Self- Descriptors. At Symposia at 27th Annual Conference of Bombay Psychological Association (BPA), Goa. February 12, 2020.

  11. Belhekar, V.M. (2020). Statistical reasoning for Psychology. 27th Annual Conference of Bombay Psychological Association (BPA), Goa. February 12, 2020.

  12. Belhekar, V.M. & Bhargava, R. (2020). A Sentiment Analysis Approach to Investigate Followers Evaluation of Political Leaders in India. 27th Annual Conference of Bombay Psychological Association (BPA), Goa. February 12, 2020.

  13. Paper at American Psychological Association, “Using Factor Analytic Techniques to Delineate Personality Structures Among Indian College Students”. San Francisco, CA. August 11, 2018. J. K. Heffern, Northern Arizona University; Vinita Vader, and Vivek Belhekar, PhD, University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; and Ramona N. Mellott, PhD, Northern Arizona University (A-10).

  14. Narcissistic Personality and the Five- Factor Model. Paper Presented at Indian Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), 2017, Jaipur, India.

  15. Personality theory and Personality Disorder. Paper Presented at Indian Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) 2017.

  16. Behavior Economics and Conservation Psychology for Sustainable Ecological Management. Session at Conference organized by Amity University, Panvel. Feb 27, 2017.

  17. Symposium on “Structural Equations Modeling using R” at Indian Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) 2017. Jaipur.

  18. On Possibility of integration of Personality Theory and Personality Disorders: The case of The Narcissistic Personality, Borderline Personality and the Five- Factor Model in Urban Problems. 8th India IGU International Conference organized by SNDT University, Pune. 5-6 November 2015.

  19. Policy paper on Issues in Personal Mental Health. On Behalf of working group for same, 8th India IGU International Conference organized by SNDT University, Pune. 5-6 November 2015.

  20. The Robustness Modular Nature of Human Reasoning: Ecological and Evolutionary Prediction Regarding Cheater Detection, Fairness and Altruism. Paper Presented at Indian Science Congress Association 102nd Session at University of Mumbai in Anthropological and Behavioral Sciences Section. 3-7 January 2015.

  21. Nature of Fifth Dimension of Personality: SEM-CFA and Experimental Investigation of Openness to Experience. Presented at Indian Science Congress Association 102nd Session at University of Mumbai in Anthropological and Behavioral Sciences Section. 3-7 January 2015.

  22. Conservations Of Migratory Birds: Behavioral Economic Analysis of Cooperation Among the Visitors and Locals. Presented at 24th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) Bhopal. 12-14 December 2014.

  23. The Landscape Preferences for Children: Testing the Evolutionary Predictions in Three Different Groups. Presented at 24th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) Bhopal. 12-14 December 2014.

  24. The Narcissistic Personality and the Five-Factor Model of Personality. Presented at the 40th National Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (NACIACP 2014), SRM University, Chennai, 28 Feb – 02 march 2014.

  25. Family and Personality: Understanding, and Modeling Complex Relationship between Family, Personality and Conflict and Management. Invited paper presented in symposium at International Conference organized by BPA, Department of Applied Psychology, University of Mumbai, SNDT University, and Sophie College.1-3 Dec 2013

  26. Pathless is not hopeless: Structure of Hope in Indian Context. Paper Presented at annual convention of the Bombay Psychological Association, 2013 January

  27. Structure of Hope among young adults and its concurrent and predictive validity. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Life Skills Education. RGNIYD, 7-9 December 2012 at Vashi, Navi Mumbai.

  28. Just World Scale: Psychometric properties and initial validation. Paper Presented in the annual convention of the Bombay Psychological Association, 2012. The paper is with Daniel Pereira.

  29. Truth of Lie and Red Herring: Dimensionality and Utility of Lie Scale in Personality Assessment. Paper presented in the meeting of CBR-UPE in the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Mumbai, 2011

  30. Marathi Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Paper Presented in the annual convention of the Bombay Psychological Association, 2011.

  31. Heuristics: Experimental investigation of Intelligence and Personality. Presented a paper at the “Workshop on Experimental Social Sciences’, organized by Center for Computational Social Sciences, UPE, December 28-29, 2009.

  32. Depression, anxiety and representativeness heuristics: Experimental study of base rate fallacy. Center for Computational Social Sciences, UPE Discussion paper-5. Presented in the meeting of CCSS, UPE, 2009.

  33. What Predicts the achievement? Critical evaluation of the EI as compared to other psychological constructs. Paper Presented at National Association of Psychology (NAOP), March 2010, Bangalore.

  34. The Five-Factor Model of Personality and Psychopathology Issues and Insights from personality theory about mental illness. Two-Day National Seminar on Psychology In India December, 2008.

  35. Intelligence, emotional intelligence, and Five-Factor Model of personality as predictors’ Academic achievement. Paper Presented at Conference of Bombay Psychological Association, Mumbai, January 12, 2010.

  36. The Personality correlates of creativity. Paper presented at National seminar on ‘the Five-Factor Model and Factor Analysis’. University of Pune, January 2008. (Only presented paper based on PhD degree thesis)

  37. The Assessment of Five-Factor Model of Personality across Instruments. Paper presented at National seminar on ‘the Five-Factor Model and Factor Analysis’. University of Pune, January 2008.

  38. Academic achievement: Exploring the role of intelligence, emotional intelligence, and Five -Factor Model of personality. Invited Paper Presentation at Research Meeting at Department of Education, University of Mumbai. September, 2008.

  39. Dissecting a Golden Goose: Personality and Creative achievement. Paper presented at National seminar on ‘Psychological approaches to Literature’, M.D. College, Mumbai. December 13, 2006.

  40. Role of loss and grief in rehabilitation of handicapped. Paper presented at ‘National seminar on Carrier Counseling and Rehabilitation of Handicapped’, Department of Applied Psychology, Mumbai University. 20, November 2006.

  41. Trait psychology: problems in cultural studies. Paper presented at ICSSR Inter- Disciplinary Seminar on Psycho-Social Perspectives on Multiculturalism. Mumbai University, Mumbai. 2006, March.

  42. Grief Counseling in HIV. Presented at ‘National Seminar for Field Testing of Manual for HIV /AIDS Counseling’ developed by WHO, UNESCO, and NACO organized by NACO, MDACS, and SNDT University on for counselors from India at SNDT University, Mumbai; November 5, 2004.

Research Reports

  1. Belhekar, V.M. and Bhargava, R. (In press). Psychographing Frontline Staff of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve: Understanding Organizational and Human Resource Aspects, Mental Health, Psychological Wellbeing, and Personality across Hierarchies of the Frontline Forest Staff. The Habitats Trust, Noida. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HejiCEGw0ssVGiJRoXW5lGFgzTlFHsKy/view?usp=sharing

  2. Belhekar, V.M. and Bhargava, R. (2022). Psychographing Frontline Staff of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve: Understanding Organizational and Human Resource Aspects, Mental Health, Psychological Wellbeing, Social Networks, and Personality across Hierarchies of the Frontline Forest Staff. The Habitats Trust, Noida. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gYisMBNhVgXr9mRWs-sniKUM05WsOlp_/view?usp=share_link

  3. Andheria, A., Bhatkhande, A., Dewoolkar, P., Paranjpye, P. Acholia, P., Belhekar, V. (2022). Understanding Work Motivation of Forest Guards: Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary. Mumbai: Wildlife Conservation Trust, India. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KV96SOu0vPp-go2eids7KBduQ0jFfPuk/view?usp=share_link

  4. Belhekar, V.M., Paranjpye, P., Bhatkhande, A. and Chavan, R. (2019). Assessing Work Motivation of Forest Guards in Madhya Pradesh. Mumbai:Wildlife Conservation Trust, India. https://www.wildlifeconservationtrust.org/wp- content/uploads/2020/06/061720-Assessing-Work-Motivation-of-Forest-Guards-MP.pdf

  5. Belhekar, V.M., Paranjpye, P., Bhatkhande, A. and Chavan, R. (2019). Assessing Work Motivation of Forest Guards in Maharashtra. Mumbai: Wildlife Conservation Trust, India. https://www.wildlifeconservationtrust.org/wp- content/uploads/2020/06/061720-Assessing-Work-Motivation-of-Forest-Guards-Maharashtra.pdf

  6. Belhekar, V.M. & Deshpande, C. (2019). Culture, Cognition, Personality, Mental Health, & Decision Making: A study of School Children from Select Urban School & Tribal Ashram Shala: Behaviour Economics and Developmental Psychometrics Analysis and Policy Recommendations. Report submitted to the Tribal Development Department, Government of Maharashtra and Tribal Research and Training Institute, Pune. https://drive.google.com/file/d/14LW5ZRrh3suuKnvnBYcZkjbGjhxAqHrq/view?usp=share_link

  7. Hatekar, N., Belhekar,V., Chavan, R., Bhatkhande, A., & Patki, P. (2019). Of Incomes, Education and Anger: Understanding firewood consumption in Greater Tadoba Landscape. Mumbai: Wildlife Conservation Trust, India. https://drive.google.com/file/d/14LW5ZRrh3suuKnvnBYcZkjbGjhxAqHrq/view?usp=share_link

  8. Bhatkhande, A., Dewoolkar, P., Patki, P., Paranjpye, P., Chavan, R., Ahmad T., & Belhekar, V. (2019). Inequality, Incentives and Institutions. Landscape approach to sustainable development goals. Mumbai: Wildlife Conservation Trust, India. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b5q1dVDh9OAnihGrROMLt7qrdz0yItQm/view?usp=share_link

  9. Hatekar, N., Belhekar, V., Chavan, R., Bhatkhande, A., Patki, P. (ND). The Kanhargaon Story: An argument to modify inefficient institutions for improved outcomes. Mumbai: Wildlife Conservation Trust, India. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UgR4GfhUdWewavT0QRwvdfjfFTsEQtrL/view?usp=share_link

Books

  1. Belhekar, V. M. (2016). Statistics for Psychology Using R. SAGE Publication. New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.4135/9789353282493

  2. Belhekar, V.M. (In Press). Statistics for Behavioral and Social Sciences: Univariate, Multivariate and Contemporary Methods Using R. Taylor and Francis. (Contract Signed and manuscript is under preparation). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zwfv4I7LItSPNNOXvsYXLW91DTvwSsoI/view?usp=share_link

  3. Introduction to Correlation analysis for Psychology. IGNOU. New Delhi. BPC 004 Statistics in Psychology. https://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/23465

  4. Correlation and Regression. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). New Delhi. MPC 006 Statistics in Psychology

  5. Introduction to Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistics: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. MPC 006 Statistics in Psychology. ISBN: 9789355680716 http://egyankosh.ac.in//handle/123456789/79658

Book Chapters

  1. Personality Psychology. (2011). Kashmir University. Jammu and Kashmir.

  2. Social Cognition I (2010) (Ed.). Social Psychology, IDOL, University of Mumbai.

  3. Social Cognition II (2010) (Ed.). Social Psychology, IDOL, University of Mumbai.

  4. Cognitive Development in Infancy (2010) (Ed.). Developmental Psychology, IDOL, University of Mumbai.

  5. Theories of Personality- I (2009) (Ed.) General Psychology, IDOL, University of Mumbai.

  6. Theories of Personality- II (2009) (Ed.) Page 13 of 28 General Psychology, IDOL, University of Mumbai.

  7. बेल्हेकर, विवेक  (2022). लोकशाही मानसिकता कशी घडते? दीपक पवार (संपादक). ‘लोकशाही समजून घेताना’. मुख्य निवडणकू अधिकारी कार्यालय, महाराष्ट्र राज्य. [Belhekar, Vivek (2022). How does a Democracy-Mindset develop? Deepak Pawar (Editor). In ‘Understanding Democracy’. Chief Electoral Officer, Government of Maharashtra] https://www.aksharnama.com/client/article_detail/5908