Behavioral Finance is an evolving field that studies how psychological factors affect decision making under uncertainty. This study seeks to find the influence of certain identified behavioral financial biases on decision-making process investors in developing countries. research examines moderating effect Information asymmetry two most important and commonly used cognitive biases, namely Anchoring bias Optimism investigates whether Risk perception mediates relationship between them or not....

The real estate sector plays a significant role in the economy of any country. However, many investors make irrational investments market. Therefore, purpose this study is to assess effects regret aversion and information cascade on investment decisions while considering moderating financial literacy mediating effect risk perception developing countries. This research utilized quantitative technique, collecting data by distributing structured questionnaires investors, followed convenience...

The current study aimed to explore the early manifestation of bipolar disorder’s symptoms spectrum understand developmental detriments, expression in childhood, and its trajectory. This will help detection better management disorder. A qualitative was carried out in-depth interviews were conducted with participants. targeted population included professional experts. Data analysed through thematic analysis NVIVO 14 which led towards emergence seven themes. After careful themes extracted from...

The present study intends to explore the sources of sex education among females and learn about their perceptions difficulties encountered in regard education. Data was collected through three focus groups from six participants aged between 20-23 years, accumulated by a purposive sampling method analyzed thematic analysis. findings demonstrated that majority reported is considered taboo because parents usually restrict daughters talking this topic. Some mothers talk hormonal changes but...

Stigma refers to the humiliation and dishonoring of an individual because characteristics they possess. Therefore, this study addresses problems stigma encountered by Pakistani parents ADHD children, which is qualitative in nature. The research features a sample 10 with children aged 7 12. Participants were approached through purposive snowball sampling strategy data was gathered semi-structured interviews. explains themes emerging from thematic analysis using NVivo-14 examines parenting...

Background: Medical health practitioners, particularly those working in cancer units, are vulnerable to poor psychological outcomes. The present study was designed examine the influence of workplace bullying on mental medical and paramedical staff by testing burnout as a mediating factor.
 Methods: Utilizing cross-sectional survey, 220 Muslim officers from units three hospitals Lahore, Pakistan, were assessed for bullying, health, using standardized psychometric measures (i.e., Negative...

The current study was focused on identifying how interpersonal communication affects teamwork effectiveness and organizational commitment in nurses. sample of (N = 150) nurses were recruited through purposive sampling technique from a public hospital Lahore. To test the assumptions, Socio- Communicative Orientation Scale (Richmond & McCroskey, 1990), Teamwork Effectiveness Self-Assessment Questionnaire (Sterling Selesnick, 1988), Organization Commitment (Allen Meyer, 1990) used. Results...

This paper investigates the language of last three American presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump before 2016 general election. To explore interpret process-choices within verbal groups from perspective systemic functional grammar, it used a transitivity toolkit. aims to identify underlying stimuli smart strategies frequency choices. The meaning these choices was investigated through ideational meta-functions which reflect experiences text producers using mixed method...

Technology advancementhasbridged the communication gap with distant others while causing disruptionamong those physically present, i.e., “technoference or phubbing”, which leads to jealousy,orthe feeling of being ignored, and relationship. The current study examined role phubbing on relationship closeness jealousy among married working women through a Generic Scale Phubbing(GSP; Chotpitayasunondh & Douglas, 2018), Multidimensional Jealousy Scale(MJS; Pfeiffer Wong, 1989), Unidimensional...

Introduction: Adolescence is a significant period between childhood and adulthood when physical psychological changes occur along with menstruation. The onset of puberty governed by genetic, endocrinal, neuronal, socioeconomic, environmental factors. Endocrine abnormalities in adolescents are not uncommon can lead to menstrual disorders. This study's objective identify the prevalence underlying endocrine their association disorders among at tertiary care hospital Pakistan. Material Methods:...

The current study was designed to examine the role of nightmares in psychosis proneness relation lucid dreaming. In this correlational study, sample comprised 220 young Pakistani adults from both genders (124 women and 96 men) age range 18 26 years (M = 21.14, SD 1.87). participants were assessed on nightmares, proneness, dreaming through Mannheim Dream Questionnaire, Inventory Personality Organization, Lucidity Consciousness Dreams Scale respectively. Pearson correlation analysis...

Objective: To adapt, validate and establish psychometric property of the Substance Use Risk Profile scale for Pakistani population. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted from May to September 2021 in Lahore, Pakistan, comprised clinical non-clinical adult patients following International Test Commission guidelines adaptation validation scale. A scale’s factor structure, internal consistency, content validity, face validity convergent were exained. Confirmatory analysis, reliability...

The most talked phenomenon and sui generis of the modern time, coronavirus diseases-2019 impacted individuals in a variety ways. Older adults had higher risk vulnerability, while there were negative ramifications among children due to indirect impact. preventive measures, including closing down schools, malls playgrounds as well practising social distancing served shield against hazard outbreak. On contrary, these strategies inculcated fear, anxiety, ambiguous communication manifestation...

In Pakistan, the number of educated people at graduate level is quite high but according to that employments are limited. This causes job dissatisfaction and also abolishes relationship with co-workers (Farooq, Ahmad, & Ali, 2008). study aimed explore effect first low wages' on self-esteem Pakistani fresh graduates in terms satisfaction level, hope productivity wellbeing using a constructivist grounded theory approach (Charmaz, 2014). this qualitative used. For data collection, purposive...

This research is a correlational cross-sectional study that envisions the effect of acculturation on returnee adolescents from western countries upholding individualistic culture to collectivist Pakistan. It primarily gauges psychological distress and intergenerational cultural dissonance (ICD) as experienced by acculturating adolescents. The sample consisted 100 with age range 14 19 years (M =16.1, SD =1.89). stipulated scales Vancouver Index Acculturation (Paulhus, 2013), Kessler scale K10...

The present study is intended to explore the impact brought about by parental demise among female adolescents. Moreover, examining societal role, particularly part played family system, after death of a father and its effect on an adolescent’s life perception. Data was collected through in-depth interviews from 4 adolescents aged between 17-19 years, accumulated purposive sampling method analyzed interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings demonstrated that who encountered loss their...

Aim: To assess the parental self-management of epileptic pediatric in terms adherence antiepileptic drugs Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted Children Complex Hospital Multan. Convenient sampling technique used to collect data from included population, care giver epilepticus children. Reliability checked by Cronbach alpha which 0.71. Data analyzed SPSS 25, get percentage and frequency. Results: The majority responses were agree 86(81.9%) on doctors/nurses fully...

Aim: To explore the level of anxiety among married and unmarried health workers in Pakistan Method: This crossectional survey was conducted to Pakistan. After receiving approval study from institutional ethical review committee, data collected online google forms entire . 592 dully filled were included study. Gender marital status taken as demographic variables. A Chi-square test used difference levels workers. Results: The results chi-square revealed that there a significant found between...