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Item Perceived emotional abuse and social competence in adolescents(UMT Lahore, 2017) ANUM AZHARThe purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between Emotional abuse and Social Competence. It was hypothesized that there was likely to be a relationship between emotional abuse and social competence and emotional abuse was likely to predict social competence and (self-efficacy, sociability, adaptability, leadership, self-confidence and social initiative) and also to find out gender difference. The sample was comprised of 270 students (n = 131 boys and n = 135 girls) with age range of 14-19. The cross-sectional research design was explored by using Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Bernstein et al., 2003) and Social Competence Scale for Adolescents (Shujja, Malik, & Khan, 2015). Pearson product moment correlation analysis was applied to check the relationship between emotional abuse and social competence, which indicated that emotional abuse was significantly negatively correlated with social competence (self-efficacy, sociability, adaptability, leadership and social initiative). However, regression analysis revealed that emotional abuse was found to be a significant negative predictor of self-efficacy, sociability, adaptability, leadership, self-confidence and social initiative. Emotional maltreatment children should be given the same amount of attention as sexual and physical abuse children. Family intervention and parent training program should be must for prevention and treatment.Item Music absorption, spirituality and serenity in university students(UMT Lahore, 2017) Imran MahmoodThe current research study investigated the relationship among music absorption, Spirituality, and serenity in university students. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a relationship among music absorption spirituality and serenity, and spirituality will mediate the relationship between music absorption and serenity. It was co-relational research with cross-sectional design. The data from 165 university students (70 men, 95 women) were collected from different universities with the age range of 20-30 (M = 21.73, SD = 1.73) and purposive sampling technique was used. Music absorption scale (AIMS) (Sandstrom, Russo, 2011), expression of spirituality inventory (ESI) (MacDonald, 2000), brief serenity scale (BSS) (Kreitzer, Mary Jo, et al, 2009), and short test of music preference (STOMP) (Rentfrow & Gosling 2013) were used as measurement tools. The Pearson product moment correlation analysis revealed music absorption to be significantly positively correlated with serenity, and spirituality, it was also found to be significantly positively correlated with music absorption and serenity. The result of mediation analysis (indirect effect) showed that spirituality was significant a mediator between music absorption and serenity. Music along with spirituality or spiritual healing technique can be very helpful in various psychological treatments. Furthermore music therapy technique can be used for recalling past events.Item Relationship between depression, narcissism and internet addiction among university students(UMT Lahore, 2017) Arooj khan; Anam sarfrazInternet addiction is an important factor which influences the social competence negatively. This convenient sampling study tried to explore the role of relationship between depression and narcissism with internet addiction. The sample size was 200, which consisted 100 boys and 100 girls, with an age range of 16-25 (M=21.95, SD=1.71). The participants were selected conveniently from University of Management and technology. An independent sample t-test was applied to check mean difference between two genders and study variables (Internet Addiction, Depression, Narcissism), Pearson product moment correlation was applied to check the relationship between narcissism, depression and internet addiction and Regression analysis was used to predict the narcissism, depression and internet addiction. The results of t test indicated significant gender difference in depression and no gender differences were found in internet addiction and narcissism. Furthermore correlation results showed that Internet Addiction was significantly correlated with Depression. However, no relationship was found between Internet addiction with Narcissism and Depression with Narcissism. Moreover regression analysis results revealed that depression and internet addiction, which shows that Internet Addiction was found to be significant positive predictor of Depression whereas Narcissism was not significant predictor of Depression.Item Self-regulation and mental health among university students with special needs(UMT Lahore, 2017) SHABINA HAREEM; FARWA NOSHEENThe current study has investigated that self-regulation and mental health among students with special needs. The aim of this research was to find out the relationship among self-regulation and mental health problems in university students with special needs. The research was purely based on quantitative design. Furthermore, correlational cross-sectional research design was used. The sample of this research was (special need students = 60, normal students = 60) and total sample was comprised on (N=120), based on convenient sample which was equal proportion from normal and special students. Data was collected through questionnaire and then analyzed through SPSS 21 version. The results indicated a significant positive relationship between self-regulation and mental health problems. The Pearson product moment correlation of normal students showed no significant correlation between self-regulation and mental health scale i.e. emotional wellbeing, social wellbeing and psychological wellbeing. However, correlation of special students significant and positive correlation between self-regulation and mental health. Correlation of demographic variables and mental health showed Family structure was significant and positively correlated with psychological wellbeing and social wellbeing but reason of disability was significant but negatively correlated with psychological wellbeing and social wellbeing. In hierarchical regression analysis, self-regulation significantly positively predicted mental health. It was concluded that self-regulation and psychological wellbeing were showing high relationship among special need students only. So it is important that psychological wellbeing predicted self-regulation among special need students.Item Musical identities and music preferences in university students(UMT Lahore, 2017) AYESHA ABIDThe study was conducted to investigate the relationship between music identity and music preferences in university students. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a relationship between music preferences and music identities in university students; and the music identities will predict music preferences in university students. For this purpose, the participants were approached using convenient non probability sampling technique. Music identity and music preferences scale was administered to 200 university students (men = 100, women = 100) from private and public universities of Lahore, using the Music Identities Questionnaire (2010) and Short Test of Music Preferences (2003). The age range of participants was 18 to 27 (M = 22.10, SD = 2.31). The statistical analyses used were Pearson product moment correlation, which showed that cognitive aspect was significantly and positively correlated with reflective and complex. Whereas, significantly and negatively correlated with energetic and rhythmic type of music. The affective aspect was found to be significantly and positively correlated with Intense and rebellious. Whereas, significantly and negatively correlated energetic and rhythmic music. Social aspect was significantly and positively correlated with upbeat and conventional along with energetic and rhythmic type of music. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that cognitive aspect and affective aspect were found to be significant and positive predictors of reflective and complex. Affective aspect was found to be significant and positive predictor of intense and rebellious music. Social aspect was found to be significant and positive predictor of upbeat and conventional. It can be concluded that music identities impact on the development of the difference in choices of music preferences.Item Religiosity and spirituality among undergraduate muslims(UMT Lahore, 2017) SHAHAKThis study investigated the relationship of religiosity with spirituality based on the notion that religiosity and spirituality are two distinct constructs. We explored how different religious attitudes including, extrinsic, intrinsic and quest orientation lead to spiritual qualities using survey method research design. The study aimed to investigate the gender difference in religiosity and spirituality, as well as the association of religiosity with spiritual aspects. The study included undergraduates Muslim students (N=212) from two universities with age range 18-25 (M=21.42, SD=1.97) including Males (n=106) and females (n=106). The results indicated the intrinsic religiosity as a significant predictor of all seven spiritual aspects (meaningfulness, trust, acceptance, care for others, and connectedness with nature, transcendent experience and spiritual activities). Extrinsic was a predictor of transcendent experiences and quest was a predictor of acceptance. The findings suggest that intrinsic religiosity is a significant dimension of religiosity that leads to productive qualities of spirituality. Quest religiosity was not significant predictor of spirituality which is in contrast of the studies conducted in western individual cultures.Item Perceived fear of obesity and body dissatisfaction among pakistani female hostelite students(UMT Lahore, 2017) Mahrukh FatimaBasic aim of the study is to investigate the psychological implications of fear of obesity and body dissatisfaction experienced by the female hostelite students. For data collection, two screening questionaires and 6 semi-structured interviews were conducted. IPA was used for data analysis. 6 Hostelite women (aged 18 to 27) were interviewed having perceived fears of obesity and body dissatisfaction in them. Results revealed that there are many reasons of these fears like Bullying, disliking of people, marriage problem, health issues, difficulty in fashion persuation and rune beauty standards. It also revealed that stress, aggression, bad mood, distrcted mind, ruining relationships and bad behavior are the negative consequences of Fears of obesity and body dissatisfaction. They use different measures to lose weight as dieting, excersice, gym, home remidies, medicine use and consult nutritionist to control weight. Lastly hostel contribute to increase fear of obesity and body dissatisfaction because it has low quality food, lack of time, household works, carelessness in eating, comparison to other girls and bullying, privacy problem, limited space, relations with roommate and lack of facilities. This study suggests that bullying and obesity stigmatization palys an important role to distrube the mental health of obese people and increasing the perceived fear of obesity and body dissatisfaction in people. People follow many measures to lose weight but the other people’s behavior and bullying negatively affect them and discouraged them. They try to find the happiness and satisfaction which are not present in their lives because of the trend and standereds of the society about body and figure. These fears are very dangeorous for their mental health.Item A phenemological study of post-traumatic life experiences of army public school survivors(UMT Lahore, 2017) AMNA KHALIDThis study provides a qualitative analysis of the perception of male survivors derived from the experiences of the Army Public School incident. The primary objective of this study is to explore the subjective experience of the incident by the survivors, its impact on their life, and how they managed to overcome this impact. For this purpose, semi structured interviews were taken from four participants (aged 18-21), contacted using snowball sampling technique. The data is analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) technique. The results based on the interviews were showing a process of the effect of traumatic event to its management and recovery. It included the negative and positive impacts of trauma and the strategies used to overcome the negative impacts. Since this topic has an extremely sensitive nature, ethical considerations were given paramount importance in this study; data confidentiality, interviewee rapport, comfort and anonymity, arrangement of free-of-cost clinical counseling by Dr. Khalid Mufti (with consent and sole willingness of the participant/s). Furthermore, it was found that death of loved ones played an important role to develop negative symptoms.Item Intrinsic motivation and academic achievement among university students(UMT Lahore, 2017) KIRAN FATIMAThe current study investigates the relationship between academic achievement and intrinsic motivation among university students. It was hypothesized there is likely to be a positive relationship between intrinsic motivation and academic achievement. There is likely to be gender difference in intrinsic motivation and academic achievement. In addition, the research is mainly focused on demographic details including age, gender, institute, parent’s education, parent’s occupation and specifically on CGPA between university students. It was correlation (cross section) research. Non-probability convenient sample of 105 university students including men=28 and women=77 with the age range from 19-26 (M =22.3, SD =2.03) was collected from private and government universities of Lahore. The scale that used in this research is Academic intrinsic motivation developed by Regina M. Shia. The tests that used in this study are correlation, means and standard deviation and alpha reliability of scales. The result reveals that there was significant difference between the mean score of girls and boys in CGPA. On the other hand, there is no significant difference between the mean score of girls and boys in intrinsic motivation. The result also shows that the correlation between intrinsic motivation and academic achievement is significant.Item Overprotective parenting as a predictor of social anxiety in young adults(UMT Lahore, 2017) Rafia FarrukhThe present study focused on finding the relationship between overprotective parenting style and social anxiety in young adults, university students. Overprotective parenting predicts social anxiety in young adults (Spokas & Heimberg, 2009) so the current study was focused on evaluating whether such relationship exists in Pakistani culture. Convenience sampling strategy was used for the data collection. The study participants aged between 18-24 years. The data was collected from 202 participants including 100 women and 102 men from one university of Lahore. Instruments used for the data collection were, Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Adults (SAQ-A30) (Caballo, Salazar, Arias, Irurtia & Calderero, 2012) and the Parental Bonding Instrument (Parker, Tupling & Brown, 1979). It was assessed how parental overprotection and care were associated with social anxiety in young adults. The results revealed that mother and father overprotection were significantly associated with social anxiety. Father care and overprotection were positive significant predictors of social anxiety, whereas mother overprotection and care were non-significant predictors. It was concluded that overprotective parenting has a strong association with social anxiety in young adults.Item Development and validation of extraversion scale for adults in Pakistan(UMT Lahore, 2017) Heeba SiddiqueIn this study an Indigenous Extraversion Scale - Pakistan has been developed and validated. Forty Five items were generated by local students and then processed on. Evaluated by the class, as a whole, 318 participants were administered the scale and data was processed in SPSS for Factor analysis and reliability. Factor analysis provided two factors of positive and negative items separately. The two factor solution covered 30 items for the scale. The selected items had more than 1 eigenvalue. The total variance explained by the scale was 24.18. For determining construct validity a data of 244 participants was compared with three internationally established personality questionnaires namely Eysenck Personality Questionnaire – Revised (Eysenck, Eysenck, & Barrett, 1985) Unwillingness to Communicate Scale (Burgoon, 1976) and Introversion Scale (McCroskey, 1984). Convergent validity was found by correlating the Extraversion Scale – Pakistan with the extraversion subscale of Eysenck Personality Questionnaire – Revised. It showed highly significant positive correlation (r = .60, p < .01). Discriminant validity was found using Introversion Scale (McCroskey, 1984) (r = -.34, p < .01), and Unwillingness to Communicate Scale (Burgoon, 1976) (r = -.36, p < .01). As these constructs were opposite of extraversion they showed significantly negative correlation with Extraversion Scale – Pakistan. The Extraversion Scale – Pakistan having alpha coefficient of .779, can be used indigenously.