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Ph.D., Psychology, Banaras Hindu University

Master of Arts (M.A.), Banaras Hindu University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Banaras Hindu University

Prof. (Dr.) Siddharth Soni

Assistant Professor

Email siddharth.soni@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0003-2292-5111
Key Expertise Positive Organizational Behavior,Psychological Capital (PsyCap), Job Stress and Work Stressors, Employee Well-being, Organizational Commitment, Work Engagement, Leadership and Motivation, Workplace Mental Health, Emotional Intelligence, Work-Life Balance, Burnout and Fatigue, Organizational Culture and Climate, Job Satisfaction, Employee Performance, Employee Retention and Turnover, Workplace Loneliness, Resilience at Workplace, Occupational Health, Employee Attitudes and Behavior, Workplace Relationships and Social Support, Health Literacy and Health Risk Behavior

Ph.D., Psychology, Banaras Hindu University

Master of Arts (M.A.), Banaras Hindu University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Banaras Hindu University

Biography

Dr. Siddharth Soni is an accomplished academician, researcher, and author in the field of Psychology, currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling. He holds his Ph.D., Master’s, and Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), one of India’s most prestigious institutions. With over seven years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Soni’s academic expertise spans Positive Organizational Behavior, Organizational Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Mental Health.

Dr. Soni’s doctoral research examined Perceived Job Stressors, Positive Psychological Capital, and Organizational Commitment, highlighting his strong scholarly interest in employee well-being, resilience, and organizational effectiveness. He has an impressive research profile with more than 20 publications in Scopus, UGC CARE-listed, refereed, and Web of Science journals, and has received recognition for academic excellence, including a Best Paper Award. He also serves as an editor of a UGC-listed academic journal and is an active member of various national and international professional bodies. Alongside his academic role, he actively works as an expert consultant, providing professional consultancy services in psychological and organizational domains.

In addition to his research contributions, Dr. Soni has played significant academic leadership roles. He has chaired sessions at conferences, evaluated postgraduate dissertations and doctoral theses, and organized academic conferences, seminars, and workshops. His prior academic responsibilities include serving as a Program Leader, where he mentored and managed large student cohorts, contributing to curriculum implementation and academic quality assurance.

Dr. Soni is the author of a book on Social Psychology and is currently working on a forthcoming book in the same domain. His broader research interests include workplace mental health, psychological capital, resilience, health psychology, social well-being, and organizational development. Deeply committed to teaching excellence and research-driven practice, Dr. Soni continues to contribute meaningfully to higher education, student development, and the advancement of psychology.
 

Industrial and organizational psychology

Received best paper award in Two days National Conference on “Women`s Health and Well Being” organized by Department of Psychology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh in collaboration with National Academy of Psychology, NAOP held during October 12-13, 2023.

Chaired scientific session in National Conference on “Transformative trends in Psychology and Education” Mats University, Raipur, 18-19, April, 2024.

Chaired Scientific Session in International Conference on “Innovate, Adapt, and Lead: Managing Artificial Intelligence for the Future of Work and Sustainable Business,” held from 3rd to 5th April, 2025.

Chaired Scientific sessions International Organized by ICCBI, 11-12 april, 2025, CSIO, Vinay Marg, New Delhi.

Academic Excellience Award, Conference at Miranda House, 2025

Editor of peer review journal

IPPA

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GIAN

2025-26, Saksham project

Soni, S., Agrawal, M. (2014). Leadership Behavior and Organizational Commitment in Banking Sector. 3rd International Conference on Psychology and Allied Sciences, jointly organized by Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida & Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare, 25th – 27th September, 2014.

Soni, S., Agarwal, M. (2014). Job Stress, Mental Health and Organizational Commitment of Bank Employees, 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Cognition and Health, organized by SAP-DRS-1 department of psychology, B.H.U. December 19-21, 2014.

Kumar, M., & Soni. S.(2025). Impact of Metacognition and Emotional Maturity on Academic Achievement of Students ( Future Leader of the Nation). A critical Analysis of Review, Journal of Cognition and Culture,410-420, 25(3), DOI 10.1163/15685373-12340217(Q1, SCOPUS)

Social Psychology: A Rainbow of Human Social Existence, Shashwat Publishers, 2024.

Thomas, F.S., Soni. S. (2024). Academic Stress and Quality of Life: The Moderating Roles of Self-Esteem and Perceived Social Support among Undergraduates. © INSPA JOURNAL OF APPLIED AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY October 2024, VI (1) 376-384. (UGC CARE, ISSN- 2348-5396).

Mathur, M., Soni. S. (2024). Optimism, role ambiguity and Organizational commitment among Bank employees. Journal of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 50(2), 75-80. (UGC CARE). (UGC CARE, ISSN- 0019-4247)

Kashyap, R., Soni., S (2024). Predicting performance anxiety, workplace stress, and resilience: The role of workplace spirituality, Int. J. Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. X, No. Y, xxxx. (WEB OF SCIENCE, ISSN- 1753-0814)

M, Aditi., Soni. S. (2024). Unravelling workplace harassment: imapact on professional journey of indian women. Indian Journal of Health Sexuality and Culture. (UGC CARE, 2581-575X)

Soni, S., Tiwari. P. (2024). A Meta Analytical Review of Mental Health Legislation Practices in India, 5th International Conference on comparative law, organized by Amity Law School Amity university Uttar Pradesh and Institute of business and law, Edith Cowan University, western Australia, 9th to 10th February, 2024.

Kamboj, A., Soni. S. (2023). Effect of Childhood Emotional Neglect and Perceived Peer Support on Resilience Among Young Adults. International Journal Of Indian Psychology, 11(2), 2023. (UGC CARE, ISSN- 2348-5396).

Sharma, G., Soni. S. (2023). Social Media Addiction, a Sense of Identity and Well- Being among Emerging Adults. Journal Of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 49(1), 62-72, 2023. (Scopus indexed till 2018, UGC CARE, ISSN- 0019-4247).

Sharma, K., Soni, S. (2023). Eco-Anxiety, Resilience and Meaning In Life Among Young Adults. International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, 11(6), 476-483. (UGC CARE, ISSN-2320-2882).

Madan, N., Soni. S. (2023). Role of Locus of Control and Self- Efficacy in Predicting Academic Procrastination: A Quantitative Analysis. International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET), 11(6), 494-501. (UGC CARE, ISSN-2321-9653).

Soni, S. (2022). First International Conference on Applied Psychology on the theme “Psychological Trauma and Conflict Resolution in Present times” held on 24th Feb, 2022 organized by Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences.

Seven days workshop on Qualitative Research “ Approaches and Techniques” from July 7th to 13th , 2022, organized by Iswar Sharan Degree College, Prayagraj.

Soni, S. Agarwal. M. (2018). Work overload, Self efficacy and Organizational Commitment of Indian bank employees. International journal of Multidisciplinary and Educational Research, 9, 11(2), 2020. (UGC listed, ISSN-2277-7881).

Soni, S. (2019). Role ambiguity, resilience and organizational commitment of bank employees: Anusilana, LXXXII, 212-217, 2019. (UGC listed, ISSN-0973-876).

Soni, S., Agarwal, M. (2019). Psychological contract, positive psychological factors, and organizational commitment of bank employees, 10th conference on Excellence in Research and Education (CERE, 2019), held at Indian Institute of Management Indore from May 03-05, 2019.

Soni, S., Agarwal, M. (2018). Relationship between workplace stressors, perceived organizational support and organizational commitment of women bank employees: International Journal of Education and Management Studies, 2018, 8(1), 137-143. (UGC listed, ISSN-2321-3671).

Soni, S., Agarwal, M. (2018). Positive psychological factors, role ambiguity and organizational commitment of public sector bank employees: International journal of social sciences review,6(3), 2018.(UGC listed, ISSN- 2347-3797)

Soni, S. (2015). Relationship between job stressors, perceived organizational support and organizational commitment of private sector bank employees: Annals of Multidisciplinary Research, 5(1), 212-217, 2015.(UGC listed, ISSN-2249-8893).

Soni, S. Agarwal, M. (2018). Psychological capital as predictor of organizational commitment; Shodh Pravaah, 8(3), 2018. (UGC listed, ISSN-2231-4113).

Soni, S., Agarwal, M. (2016). Psychological contract breach, self-efficacy and organizational commitment of bank employees, 52nd national and 21st international conference on psychology for building global community, 23rd -25th February, 2017, organized by department of psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

Seven days national workshop on Research Methods and Statistical Measures in Behavioral Sciences, 8th to 14th February, 2017. Department of Physical Education and Yoga, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi & Poddar Foundation, Varanasi, association with Pranaam foundation, Mumbai.

One weak faculty development program on Structural Equation Modelling, 12-17 December 2017 at Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University.

Soni, S., Agarwal, M. (2016). Work overload, perceived organizational support, and organizational commitment of bank employees,4th international conference on recent advances in cognition and health organized by SAP-DRS-1 department of psychology, B.H.U, Feb. 6- 8, 2016.

Soni, S., Agarwal, M. (2016). Relationship between work overload, self-efficacy, and organizational commitment of banking employees, international conference on developments in management, technologies, & business (ICDMTB), organized by Institute of Technology & Science, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad on 1st & 2nd April, 2016.

Soni, S., Agarwal, M. (2016). Relationship between workplace stressors, perceived organizational support and organizational commitment among women bank employees, Fore International OB & HR conference 2016, held during November 24- 25 at Fore School of Management, New Delhi.

National workshop on Research Methodology for research scholar. 2nd to 08th march, 2015. Birla Global Institute, Bhubaneswar.

Understanding Mental Health Issues and Outcomes: An Interface between Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. April 3rd to 12th, 2015. Department of Psychology, DAV PG College, Varanasi.

Ten days ICSSR sponsored workshop on Understanding the Research Methods for Social Science. November 14th to 23rd, 2015. Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
Email siddharth.soni@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0003-2292-5111
Key Expertise Positive Organizational Behavior,Psychological Capital (PsyCap), Job Stress and Work Stressors, Employee Well-being, Organizational Commitment, Work Engagement, Leadership and Motivation, Workplace Mental Health, Emotional Intelligence, Work-Life Balance, Burnout and Fatigue, Organizational Culture and Climate, Job Satisfaction, Employee Performance, Employee Retention and Turnover, Workplace Loneliness, Resilience at Workplace, Occupational Health, Employee Attitudes and Behavior, Workplace Relationships and Social Support, Health Literacy and Health Risk Behavior