Department of Psychology

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    Impact of Personality Traits and Learning Styles on Academic Performance
    (University of Management & Technology, 2017) Muhammad Arif
    Abstract This study examined impact of big three personality trait (Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness) and two learning styles (Deep Learning and Surface Learning) on Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of the under graduated students. We used NEO-FFI (Costa& McCrae, 1985) scale for personality traits and Revised- SPQ-2F (Biggs, Kember, & Leung, 2001) for learning style on a sample of 100 students of age 18-25 years from School of Social Science and Humanities, University of Management and Technology by convenient sampling technique. Participants were divided into two upper and lower median groups on deep learning and surface learning style to compare their mean scores on CGPA through independent sample t-test. Similarly high and low scoring students on extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness traits were compared on CGPA. Findings indicated that students with surface learning style secured better CGPA than deep learners. Moreover interaction of deep learning style with surface learning style predicted CGPA better. A simple linear regression analysis indicated that extraversion trait predicted CGPA more than any other personality trait. To check our third hypothesis extraversion's interaction with two learning styles emerged as strong and significant predictor of CGPA. This interaction along with extraversion trait predicted CGPA more strongly (R2=.10). Implications of the results are discussed at the end.
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    IMPACT OF WIDOWHOOD AMONG YOUNG WIDOWS AND THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THEIR LIVES
    (University of Management and Technology, 2017) Maryum Hafeez
    The current study was aimed to explore the impacts of widowhood among young widows and their satisfaction with their lives. In this study, there were 3 widowed participants who were mothers between the ages of 25-30 at the time of their husband's death. Snowball sampling technique was used to locate the participants. Moreover, semi-structured interviews were conducted to gain full and rich descriptions of widows' traumatic experiences. The data was analyzed by using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.The analysis of the data revealed significant themes and from the analysis of data five major themes were emerged. These themes are losses, who am I, making connection through memories, living through the firsts and support systems. The findings further highlighted the need to address a multi-disciplinary team to assist widows in embracing psycho-emotional as well as socio-economic challenges.
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    Perceived Social Support and Personality Styles as the Predictor of Depression, Anxiety and Stress with Resilience as a Mediator among Orphan Adolescents
    (University of Management & Technology, 2017) Qadeer Namra
    The study aimed to explore the mediating role of resilience between perceived social support, personality styles, depression, anxiety and stress among orphan adolescents. It also aimed to find gender differences in terms of depression, anxiety and stress. Data was collected through purposive sampling and a sample of 200 orphan children was collected (girls=100 and boys=100) from different orphanages of Lahore and Sialkot. The research design was correlational cross-sectional. Data was collected through Multi-Dimensional Perceived Social Support (MPSS) by Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley (1988), Big Five-44 (BF-44) (John O. P & Srivastava, 1999), State Trait Resilience Inventory (STRI) (Hiew, 1998) and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). The data was analyzed through pearson product- moment, independent sample t-test and path analysis (Structural Equational Modeling). The current study revealed that there was no significant relationship between extraversion personality, depression, anxiety and stress. This indicates that introverted personality was prone to anxiety, stress and depression. Resilience played a mediating role between perceived social support of friends, significant others as well as depression, anxiety and stress. Also, no gender differences in depression, anxiety and stress were found. This could indicate that both male and female undergo through the same severity of depression ,anxiety or stress.