International Journal of Psychological and Behavioural Research

Social Anxiety and Loneliness Leads to Internet Addiction

Mudassar Hussain — 2024-06-30

The study aim is to find the impact of social anxiety and loneliness on internet addiction. The study was conducted on young adults of Pakistan. Cross sectional research design was used in this study. A sample of 200 young adults with age range 17- 28 appearing for test at center participated in survey. Constructs are measured by social anxiety questionnaire scale for adults (SAQ-A) by Caballo et al., (2010), UCLA Loneliness scale (Russell et al., 1978) and Internet addiction test (IAT) (Kimberly, 1998). Results of Pearson moment correlation shows that social anxiety and internet addiction has positive correlation (r= .89), whereas the relationship between loneliness and internet addiction also found to be positive (r= .84). ANOVA test results indicate that mean difference of social anxiety, internet addiction and loneliness is high in age group (17-20). Multiple regression analysis shows that social anxiety and loneliness are positive predictors of internet addiction among young adults. It was concluded that social anxiety and loneliness are present among peoples, and it adds negative feeling in their life. Moreover, it impacts an individual’s daily life functioning. Internet addiction is also associated with social anxiety and loneliness. With the increase in level of social anxiety and loneliness, internet addiction is also increased.

RELATIONSHIP OF BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS WITH SUICIDAL IDEATION AMONG THE YOUTH OF PESHAWAR.

Ishrat Rehman — 2024-06-30

The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship of big five personality traits with suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts among the youth of Peshawar. Data was collected from three universities of Peshawar through Convenient Sampling Method. Sample of the study was 384 young adults, age ranged from18 to 24 (M=21.92, SD=1.94). The sample further comprised of one hundred and seventy two (n=172) males with a mean age of 22.01 and two hundred and twelve (n=212) females with a mean age of 21.86 years. Tools used in the study included Big Five Inventory and Modified Scale for Suicidal Ideation. The current study's findings indicated a 6% prevalence rate of suicidal ideation among youth in Peshawar. Results indicated that neuroticism and introversion is positively linked with suicidal ideation while extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness are negatively linked with suicidal ideation among youth. Further regression analysis showed that neuroticism is a positive predictor of suicidal ideation among youth. Introversion and suicidal ideation impact was found minor, although it is undeniable that youth who exhibit introversion personality trait tend to acquire suicidal ideation. Youth having low scores on agreeableness, low score on conscientiousness and low score on openness to experience have severe suicidal ideation as compared to those research participants who scored high on these dimensions. Individuals who scored high on extroversion scale experienced less suicidal ideation as compared to introverts’ individuals. It was concluded that big five personality traits play key role in causing suicidal ideation among the youth of Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Prevalence of Behavioural Problems among Adolescents in Pakistan

Sobia Ishrat — 2024-06-30

A large number of adolescents involved in high risk behaviours such as abuse, bullying, and self-harm have shown to have trajectory of the symptoms largely misunderstood in the schools and college settings as disciplinary problems. Particularly in Pakistani setting, where mental health issues among adolescents are on rise, an early identification and school based intervention can drastically reduce the emotional and behavioural problems and provide a healthy mechanism of coping for the students. This research fills the gap in the literature by examining prevalence of behavioural problems among students in high secondary schools and colleges of Pakistan. The research was cross sectional in nature and was carried out in 2018-2020. 1258 (male and female) students across different public sector colleges of Punjab and Federal Government Pakistan participated in study survey comprising of Youth Self Report Form to assess internalizing and externalizing behavioural problems. Results: The study revealed high scores on externalizing and internalizing behavioural problems. The findings revealed that among the current study's sample (n=1258), 19% exhibited internalizing behaviors (n = 239), 15% displayed externalizing behaviors (n = 199), 17.72% showed co-occurring behaviors (n = 223), and 47% were categorized as having no problems (n = 597).The presence of externalizing and internalizing behavioral is notably high within educational institutions in Pakistan. Thus, there is an urgent necessity for effective interventions to address these behavioral issues.

Examining the Effect of Application -Based Gratitude Intervention on Subjective Well-Being; An Experimental Study

Fizzah Waheed — 2024-06-30

This intervention-based research was aimed to investigate if, an application-based gratitude would be more effective than traditional or manual-based. It also explored the association between life satisfaction and positive affect and negative affect. Mental health is a crucial aspect of human life and their mental well-being improves by practicing gratitude. In this experimental study, there were 40 participants was selected from two different organizations. There were two primary assessment tools utilized to found pre and post results. The primary tools were included, Satisfaction with Life by Diener et al. (1985) and the Positive and Negative affect schedule by Watson et al. (1988). The intervention includes, manual and web-based application, which were designed or developed on different gratitude interventions, which were (writing four good things that happened in your whole day, recalling a happy moment, gratitude letter for yourself, a gratitude letter for a loved one, a gratitude jar, and gratitude prompt). There were the same criteria used for manual-based gratitude exercises designed to practice. The outcomes indicated that practicing manual-based gratitude was more effective than application-based. Furthermore, there was a positive but weak relationship between life satisfaction and positive affect, and insignificant results between life satisfaction and negative affect overall paired sample statistics suggested negative affect was reduced by practicing gratitude.

Quality of Life of Women with PCOS through Stress Management and Lifestyle Intervention

Kishwar Altaf — 2024-06-30

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the major endocrine disorder among young women of reproductive age and characterized by increased body weight, menstrual irregularity, and infertility affecting their quality of life. Despite tremendous advances in the management of reproductive dysfunction, insight into the psychological management of PCOS is limited. Therefore, the preset study examined the impact of stress management and lifestyle interventions on PCOS related quality of life. Women diagnosed with PCOS (N = 25) in their reproductive age of 18-30 years (M = 23.72, SD = 2.53) were asked to respond on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Quality of Life Questionnaire (Williams & Knibb, 2018) before and after the implementation of an intervention comprising of four weeks. The results indicated satisfactory psychometric properties of the scale along with significant differences in PCOS related quality of life after the intervention. Moreover, significant differences were apparent for PCOS related quality of life across marital status of women in both pre and post intervention. These findings showcased that stress management and lifestyle interventions could be an important approach to assist practitioners in provision of self-management plan for females diagnosed with PCOS