Allen Joshua George is a faculty in the area of Humanities and Social Sciences with a doctorate in Psychology. His doctoral research was on the development and efficacy testing of a mindfulness-based intervention to enhance eudaimonic well-being of individuals with hedonic dysregulation. Allen has publications in the areas of positive psychology, health psychology, and organizational psychology. He has expertise in inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research, particularly with gender studies, and cultural studies. He is also keen about adopting novel methods to answer research questions effectively.
His current areas of research interest include applied positive psychology, positive organizational behaviour, behavioural finance, time affluence, mindfulness-based positive psychology interventions, leisure studies, and meaningful consumption. Allen has also worked extensively on systematic reviews and published several systematic review papers.
Counselling & Psychotherapy Research (Wiley-Blackwell, Scopus
cite score 2.2, Q2)
BMC Health Services Research (Springer Nature, Scopus cite score
3.9, Q2)
Acted as Guest Editor for Plos One.
Publications/ Articles/ Cases
Scopus indexed:
Allen, J. G., Romate, J., & Rajkumar, E. (2021).
Mindfulness-based positive psychology interventions: A systematic
review. BMC Psychology, 9(1), 116.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00618-2
George, A. J., Rajkumar, E., John, R., Lakshmi, R., &
Wajid, M. (2021). Mindfulness-based Eudaimonic enhancement for well-being
of individuals with alcohol-dependence: A pilot randomized controlled
study. The Open Psychology Journal, 14(1), 167–178.
https://doi.org/10.2174/1874350102114010167
Arya, S., & George, A. J. (2022).
Trivialization of aggression against women in India: an exploration of
life writings and societal perception. Frontiers in psychology, 13.
Jesline, J., Romate, J., Rajkumar, E.,
& George, A.J. (2021). The plight of migrants during
COVID-19 and the impact of circular migration in India: A systematic
review. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8(1), 1-12.
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00915-6
Rajkumar, E., Rajan, A. M., Daniel, M.,
Lakshmi, R., John, R., George, A. J., ... & Varghese, J.
(2022). The psychological impact of quarantine due to COVID-19: A
systematic review of risk, protective factors and interventions using
socio-ecological model framework. Heliyon, e09765.
Rajkumar, E., G.J., Julia, N. V. Sri Lakshmi
K., P. K. Ranjana, M. Manjima, Rajanala R. D., Dubey, R., G., Christina,
Romate, J., Joshua George, A., J., Abraham & Jacob, A.M.
(2022). Prevalence of mental health problems among rural adolescents in
India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific reports, 12(1),
1-14.
Reshma, P., Rajkumar, E., John, R.,
& Allen, J. G. (2021). Factors influencing self-care
behavior of socio-economically disadvantaged diabetic patients: A
systematic review. Health Psychology Open, 8(2),
205510292110414. https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029211041427
Agnus Tom, A., Rajkumar, E., John, R.,
& George, A.J. (2022). Determinants of quality of
life in individuals with chronic low back pain: A systematic review. Health
Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 10(1), 124–144.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2021.2022487
Tresa Sebastian, A., Lal, B., Anupama, J.,
Varghese, J., Agnus Tom, A., Rajkumar, E, George, A.J., Jeyavel,
S., Pandey, V., Wajid, M.,& John, R. (2021). Exploring the opinions of
the YouTube visitors towards advertisements and its influence on purchase
intention among viewers. Cogent Business & Management, 8(1),
1876545.
JK, Reshma, M Pillai, P., Rajeevi, P., CR, S.,
Rajkumar, E., Joshua George, A., & Greeshma, R. (2022).
Socio-cultural and psychological aspects of rape: Perspectives of young
men from Kerala. Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1), 2064589.
Wajid, M., Rajkumar, E.,Romate, J., George,
A.J., R. Lakshmi, & Simha, S. (2021). Why is hospice care
important? An exploration of its benefits for patients with terminal
cancer. BMC Palliative Care. 20(70).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00757-8
Wajid, M., Rajkumar, E., Romate, J., George,
A.J., & R. Lakshmi.(2021). Exploring the problems faced
by patients living with advanced cancer in Bengaluru, India. Heliyon 7(4).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06686
Sebastian, A. T., Rajkumar, E., John, R.,
Daniel, M., George, A. J., Greeshma, R., & James, T.
(2022). Emotional self-care: exploring the influencing factors among
individuals with cancer. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
Krishna, R., Rajkumar, E., Romate, J., Allen,
J. G., & Monica, D. (2022). Effect of Carnatic raga-Bilahari based
music therapy on anxiety, sleep disturbances and somatic symptoms among
caregivers of cancer patients. Heliyon, 8(9), e10681.
Anusree, K.B, Kajal, U.K., Sindhu, D.M.,
Rajkumar, E., R. Lakshmi, J. Romate, Abraham, J., George, A.J.,
& Rajashekaran, L. (2021). Emotional Abuse in Intimate Relationships:
A Qualitative Study among Married People. International Journal of
Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 25(3).
Daniel, M., John, R., Rajkumar, E., George,
A. J., & Abraham, J. (2022). Cognitive style and working memory
among adolescents with specific learning disability. Journal of
Education and Health Promotion, 11.
Other peer-reviewed publication:
17.Ramachandran, K., Rajkumar, E., George,
A. J., & John, R. (2021). Predictors of Anxiety, Sleep Disturbances and
Somatic Symptoms among Caregivers of Cancer Patients-A Systematic Review. Indian
Journal of Health Studies, 3(1).
Accepted manuscripts under publication
process:
Allen, J.G., Romate, J., Rajkumar, E., Wajid, M., & Lakshmi, R.
Eudaimonia and Mindfulness as Predictors of Alcohol-Dependence: A Pilot
Study (Accepted Manuscript). Cogent Psychology.
Daniel, M., Rajkumar, E., Allen, J.G.,
& Romate, J. A Systematic Review on the Risk and Protective
Factors of Tobacco Use among South Indian Adults (Accepted
Manuscript). The Open Public Health Journal.
Rajkumar, E., Aditi, Thomas, A.E., Arunima, N.M., Ramya, G.S., Kulkarni, P., Rahul P., Allen, J. G., Aswathy, G., Romate, J., and John. Applications, benefits and challenges of telehealth in India during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: a systematic review (Accepted Manuscript). BMC Health Services Research.
Awards
University second rank for Post Graduation in Psychology
Short listed for the best paper session at the International Conference of Indian Academy of Health Psychology-2019
Deepak Bhat award for best paper at the International Conference of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology-2020