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Browsing Department of Psychology by Author "Amber Zahra"

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    Perceptions of girls regarding their spouse selection
    (University of Management and Technolog, 2017) Amber Zahra
    This study investigates the desired traits perceived by the girls for selecting their spouses and explains the factors affecting their spouse selection criteria. In addition to this, it also compares the perceptions of the girls and their parents about the spouse selection criteria (as told by the girls). The research is based upon 6 in-depth qualitative interviews using purposive sampling technique. According to the nature of the research design, a semi structured questionnaire constructed from previous literature was used. The interviews are analyzed by using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The themes and sub themes extracted during the analysis are discussed further in the light of literature review. The results highlight the importance of mate selection in Pakistan. It also brings out the difference between the perceptions and choices of young girls and their parents for their future spouses. The girls view physical appearance, nature or personality, education and family background to be the preferable criteria for selecting a spouse, while the parents consider religiosity, socioeconomic status and family background to be more important in spouse selection criteria. In Pakistani culture, most of the girls do not tell their parents about what kind of life partner they want to be married. But, they are willing to agree to what their parents will select for them because of their parents' experience and trust.
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    Relationship between optimism and general health among university students
    (University of Management and Technology, 2014) Amber Zahra
    This study attempted to explore the relationship between optimism and general health among university students. Optimism was measured by Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R; Scheier& Carver, 1994) and general health was measured by General Health Questionnaire-30 (GHQ-30; Goldberg, 1978). Data was collected from four universities; two private and two government universities (N=283). The results showed a significant negative correlation of -0.553 between optimism and general health.Moreover 70% of the student population was found under optimistic and 30% was found to be suffering from general health problems.No difference in the level of optimism was found on the basis of age and gender. Students who were more optimistic about their future reported less general health problems. This research also validated the previous research findings of positive psychologists linking optimism with health. The findings of this research are discussed along with the implications for the future research in this area.