Prof. Kirti Tyagi

Kirti’s doctoral research investigates personality, contextual and cognitive factors associated with positive and negative risk behaviors in early, middle, and late adolescents across different educational setups. Her Ph.D. work explores the adolescent’s meanings of risk-taking and develops a new theoretical model for understanding positive risk-taking. As part of her Ph.D. work, she has also developed a new scale for assessing domain-specific positive risk taking. Her research will further contribute to understanding how context and culture shape adolescents’ risk-taking propensity. She recently worked on a project with UNSECO MGIEP on developing an SEL/PVE-based game for their peace game challenge, where she served as an SEL expert and contributed in developing game narration and interventions for the game “REVERSE”. She also worked as a research assistant for an IIT Delhi project sponsored by RUTAG to increase awareness among the rural population about mental health. She contributed by developing research-based content modules for ten videos on various topics.

Apart from this, for her undergraduate honors project, she worked on investigating the construct of spiritual intelligence and quality of life among emerging college adults and is interested in exploring youth spirituality in India. For her master’s dissertation, Kirti has investigated the psychological predictors of existential anxiety in the young and elderly. She did her master’s summer project with Prof. S.P.K. Jena, at the University of Delhi, where she worked on a project titled “Social skill intervention for adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome: A single-case design study.

Currently, she is working on a project sponsored by Global Youth Mobilization to spread awareness about mental health and peace education in marginalized communities of India.

1. Tyagi, K., & Singh, K. (2022, March 4th–6th). Development of a Domain-Specific Negative Risk-Taking Scale for Young Indians. [Paper Presentation]. 31st Convention of National Academy of Psychology, Psychophysiology Lab, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India. 
2. Tyagi, K., & Singh, K. (2022, March 3^rd -5^th). Developmental of a Domain-Specific Positive Risk-Taking Scale for Young Indians: A Preliminary Analysis.[Paper Presentation]. SRA 2022 Biennial Meeting, New Orleans, USA. 
3. Tyagi, K., & Singh, K. (2021, June 18–24). Is Adolescents’ Risk-Taking Always Negative? An Adolescent-Centric Perspective of Risk-Taking of Indian Adolescents. [Paper Presentation]. 32nd International Congress of Psychology (2020+), Prague, Czech Republic.
4. Tyagi, K. & Singh, K. (2021, March 19–21). Factors Influencing Adolescent’s Decision to Engage in Risky Behaviors [Paper Presentation]. 30th Convention of National Academy of Psychology (2020–2021), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
5. Tyagi, K. & Mahakhud, G. (2021, February 18–20). Supernatural Belief, Existential Crisis Anxiety, Spiritual Intelligence, Subjective Wellbeing and Quality of Life Among Young and Elderly in Delhi, NCR: A Mixed Methodological Study [Paper Presentation]. 56th national & 25th International Conference of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology (IAAP) Patiala, Punjab, India.
6. Tyagi, K., & Sharma, G. (2017, March 8–11). Spirituality and Quality of Life as a Predictor of Wellbeing among Youth [Poster Presentation]. National Seminar on Emerging Forms of Vulnerabilities: Dialogues, Debates and Discourses., University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
7. Tyagi, K. & Sharma, G., (2016, March 18-19). Relationship between Spirituality and Quality of Life among Youth: A correlational analysis [Paper Presentation]. National Seminar on Social Harmony and Wellbeing: Issues and Challenges, Department of Psychology, Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi, India.

Paper Publications

1. Tyagi, K. (2022, in press). The Interplay of Social, Emotional and Cognitive Factors of Risk Perception and Engagement in Precautionary Behaviors during COVID-19 Lockdown (4.0) in India. Journal of Health Management (Scopus Index)

2. Singh, K., Bandyopadhyay, S., & Tyagi, K. (2022). The Brief 35-Item ARQ: Validation of the Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire in India. Psychological Studies, 67(1), 99–109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-022-00643-0 (Scopus Index)

3. Tyagi, K. and Sharma, G., (2018). Relationship between Spiritual Intelligence and Quality of Life among Youth: A Correlational and Gender Comparative Study. International Journal of Social Sciences Revie,6(7),836-839.International Journal of Social Sciences Review (UGC Indexed)

Magazine & Newsletter Publication

1. Tyagi, K., (2020, April). Positive Risk-Taking. National Positive Psychology Association, (7), 7-12. Volume 7. http://nppassociation.org/page/newsletter
2. Tyagi, K., (2021, January). All About Mindfulness. Mental Health Magazine Psychologs, Volume 2, Issue 3. https://drive.google.com/file/d/12cbl8EFYYwj0EOgUX16egurl_BAq-yl6/view?usp=sharing

Talks & Webinars

1. Game Pitcher for UNSECO MGIEP “Games for Peace Showcase: Creativity, Innovation, & Resilience” from Group Reverse on 24/02/2022 organized by UNESCO MGIEP, India.
2. Invited Panelists for a Session on “Substance Abuse” on 28/01/2022 at Facebook organized by Bal Bharati Public School, Noida, India.
3. Invited Speaker for a Talk on “Positive Psychology and its Relevance” on 7/09/2021 organized by Prof. Navin Kumar, at Department of Psychology, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi.
4. Invited Speaker for a Talk on “Careers in Psychology for Indian Students” on 8/09/2021 organized by Prof. Navin Kumar at Department of Psychology, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi.
5. Talk on “Careers at IITs after Arts and Commerce” held on 22/09/2021 organized by Mrs Manmeet Singh, Career Counselor, Indirapuram Public School, Ghaziabad, India.
6. Invited Moderator for webinar on “Current Trends in psychological testing’ on 24/09/2021 organized by National Association of Positive Psychology, India.