Department of Clinical Psychology

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    Development of a brief multicultural version of the test of mobile phone dependence (tmdbrief) questionnaire.
    (Frontiers in Psychology, 2016-05-25) Mujahid, Ayman
    The Test of Mobile Phone Dependence (TMD) questionnaire (Chóliz, 2012) evaluates the main features of mobile phone dependence: tolerance, abstinence syndrome, impaired impulse control, associated problems, excessive use, etc.
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    Intimate relationships in university students: A psychometric approach.
    (Gomal University Journal of Research, 2016-12-02) Gulzar, Shazia; Mahmood, Zahid; Saleem, Sadia
    The current research explored the expression of intimate relationship in university students in Pakistani cultural context. In the first phase of the study, 20 university students were interviewed individually to generate the item pool. It resulted in the generation of 71 items on intimate relationship as experienced and expressed by university students. After excluding the repetition and redundant items 35 finalized items were piloted on 30 university students as a self-report measure of 4 point rating scale (Intimate Relationship Scale). Finally a stratified sample of 223 university students (45.9% men and 54.1% women) was given the final list of 35 items scale and a demographic form. Principal component factor analysis revealed two factor solution namely intimacy in relationship and conflict in relationship. The Intimate Relationship Scale found to have acceptable psychometric properties. The results of the research are discussed in the light of cultural context and its implication for the university students.
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    Perceived parental practices and mental health problems: cross-cultural validation of embu-c on Pakistani adolescents FWU.
    (Journal of Social Sciences., 2015) Sadia Saleem; Sara Subhan; Zahid Mahmood
    This study provides a validation of EMBU-C on Pakistani adolescents. 1279 adolescents were selected through multistage sampling with the age range of 12-18 (M 13.93, SD 1.83). The participants were given a modified version of EMBU-C Muris, Meesters, & van Brakel, 2003), School Children Problem Scale (SCPS, Saleem & Mahmood, 2011) and a demographic performa. The result showed that EMBU-C produced almost similar factorial structure to the original (4 factors).The EMBU-C was found to have satisfactory internal consistency and proved a reliable and valid scale for Pakistani culture. The results revealed the perceived Parental Warmth was found to be a negative predictors and Parental Rejection was found to be a positive predictor of mental health problems (p<0.001). The results are discussed in terms of gender differences and cultural and clinical implication of parental rearing practices.