Farzana Ashraf
Biographic Data
| ID | 4098896 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Farzana Ashraf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Farzana |
| FAMILY NAME | Ashraf |
| SIGNATURE | ASHRAF F |
| AFFILIATIONS | COMSATS University Islamabad |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0110-2618 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Belief in a just world for the self and others, Karma, system justification and well‐being during Covid ‐19 pandemic: Evidence from 15 Asian nations
The World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2020) announced the COVID‐19 outbreak as a pandemic. Globally, this situation affects people in various domains including mental health. Existing theories and research findings suggest justice beliefs are associated with mental health and may help to cope with adverse life circumstances. Participants ( N = 3694) in 15 Asian nations completed measures of belief in a just world (BJW), Karma,…
Unlock your creative potential: A creativity course for cultivating creative self-efficacy among undergraduate students in Pakistan
This four-wave longitudinal study entailed fostering creative self-efficacy among Pakistan's undergraduate students through a creativity course: Unlock Your Creative Potential. To ensure its effectiveness, the course was implemented based on various intervention best practices from educational, positive and vocational psychology. The study comprised 162 participants randomly allocated to an intervention (n = 81) and wait-list control (n = 81) gro…
Prevalence of depression and anxiety among general population in Pakistan during Covid-19 lockdown: An online-survey
The present study's aim is to find the prevalence of two of the common indicators of mental health - depression and anxiety – and any correlation with socio-demographic indicators in the Pakistani population during the lockdown from 5 May to 25 July 2020. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using an online questionnaire sent to volunteer participants. A total of 1047 participants over 18 were recruited through convenience sampling. The survey …
Fear of Covid-19, Coronavirus Anxiety, Covid-19 Burnout, and Resilience: Examining Psychometric Properties of Covid-19 Burnout Scale in Urdu
This research examined the associations between resilience, fear of COVID-19, coronavirus anxiety and COVID-19 burnout. The study also aimed to validate the COVID-19 Burnout Scale (COVID-19-BS) in Urdu. Participants included 812 Pakistani young adults (55.7% males; mean age 26.4 ± 8.7 years). Results supported a one-factor solution for the COVID-19-BS with high reliability. Mediation analysis showed that resilience mediated the relationships betw…
Religious self-regulation, self-determination, resilience, and conflict management strategies in a community sample of international Muslim students in Pakistan
In the present study, two mediational mechanisms, religious self-regulation and self-determination, were hypothesized to account for the relationship between self-resilience and conflict management strategies across a sample of Muslim international students in Pakistan. This correlational study collected data from a university-based sample of 330 young adults (Mage = 22.53, SD = 1.90) enrolled in different programs in Pakistani universities. The …
Bereavement in Pakistan during the Covid-19 pandemic: Psychometric analysis of the Pandemic Grief Scale-Urdu Version (PGS-UV)
With nearly 4 million deaths worldwide, COVID-19 has resulted in a great loss of life. For many of the bereaved, the grieving process has been especially difficult due to COVID-19 spatial distancing procedures and the traumatic circumstances of this particular form of loss. Consequently, a large number of the world's bereaved are experiencing dysfunctional levels of grief. To assess such grief, the Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) was created to identi…
Reading Deficits, Executive Functions, and Social Adjustment Problems: Direct and Mediated Relations
The main objective of the present study was to examine the direct and indirect relations between reading deficits, executive functions, and social adjustment problems in a sample of 210 adolescents. Results demonstrated significant positive correlations between reading deficits, executive function deficits, and social adjustment problems. Furthermore, the findings from two multimediation models indicated that, of three behavioral regulation defic…
Work status, death anxiety and psychological distress during Covid-19 pandemic: Implications of the terror management theory
The present study determined the application of terror management theory during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. Death anxiety and psychological distress were examined in the context of work status. A sample of 478 from the general population voluntarily participated in the study. Findings revealed a significant moderating role of work status, illustrating the strong relationship between psychological distress and death anxiety for non-working …
Factorial validity of the Urdu version of the Obsession with Covid-19 Scale: Preliminary investigation using a university sample in Pakistan
The psychological toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt by people around the world. Persistent and disturbed thinking about the disease appears to be contributing to this mental health concern. Although the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) has been shown to be a reliable and valid instrument in the U.S., it has not been examined with in Pakistan. The current study addressed this problem by examining the validity of an Urdu translated ver…
Perceived Stress in Relation to Obsessions and Compulsions in South Asian Adults: Moderating Role of Socio-demographic Characteristics
Factorial validity of the Urdu version of the Obsession with Covid-19 Scale: Preliminary investigation using a university sample in Pakistan
The psychological toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt by people around the world. Persistent and disturbed thinking about the disease appears to be contributing to this mental health concern. Although the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) has been shown to be a reliable and valid instrument in the U.S., it has not been examined with in Pakistan. The current study addressed this problem by examining the validity of an Urdu translated ver…
Bereavement in Pakistan during the Covid-19 pandemic: Psychometric analysis of the Pandemic Grief Scale-Urdu Version (PGS-UV)
With nearly 4 million deaths worldwide, COVID-19 has resulted in a great loss of life. For many of the bereaved, the grieving process has been especially difficult due to COVID-19 spatial distancing procedures and the traumatic circumstances of this particular form of loss. Consequently, a large number of the world's bereaved are experiencing dysfunctional levels of grief. To assess such grief, the Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) was created to identi…
Work status, death anxiety and psychological distress during Covid-19 pandemic: Implications of the terror management theory
The present study determined the application of terror management theory during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. Death anxiety and psychological distress were examined in the context of work status. A sample of 478 from the general population voluntarily participated in the study. Findings revealed a significant moderating role of work status, illustrating the strong relationship between psychological distress and death anxiety for non-working …
Fear of Covid-19, Coronavirus Anxiety, Covid-19 Burnout, and Resilience: Examining Psychometric Properties of Covid-19 Burnout Scale in Urdu
This research examined the associations between resilience, fear of COVID-19, coronavirus anxiety and COVID-19 burnout. The study also aimed to validate the COVID-19 Burnout Scale (COVID-19-BS) in Urdu. Participants included 812 Pakistani young adults (55.7% males; mean age 26.4 ± 8.7 years). Results supported a one-factor solution for the COVID-19-BS with high reliability. Mediation analysis showed that resilience mediated the relationships betw…
Perceived Stress in Relation to Obsessions and Compulsions in South Asian Adults: Moderating Role of Socio-demographic Characteristics
Factorial validity of the Urdu version of the Obsession with Covid-19 Scale: Preliminary investigation using a university sample in Pakistan
The psychological toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt by people around the world. Persistent and disturbed thinking about the disease appears to be contributing to this mental health concern. Although the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) has been shown to be a reliable and valid instrument in the U.S., it has not been examined with in Pakistan. The current study addressed this problem by examining the validity of an Urdu translated ver…
Reading Deficits, Executive Functions, and Social Adjustment Problems: Direct and Mediated Relations
The main objective of the present study was to examine the direct and indirect relations between reading deficits, executive functions, and social adjustment problems in a sample of 210 adolescents. Results demonstrated significant positive correlations between reading deficits, executive function deficits, and social adjustment problems. Furthermore, the findings from two multimediation models indicated that, of three behavioral regulation defic…
Work status, death anxiety and psychological distress during Covid-19 pandemic: Implications of the terror management theory
The present study determined the application of terror management theory during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. Death anxiety and psychological distress were examined in the context of work status. A sample of 478 from the general population voluntarily participated in the study. Findings revealed a significant moderating role of work status, illustrating the strong relationship between psychological distress and death anxiety for non-working …
Bereavement in Pakistan during the Covid-19 pandemic: Psychometric analysis of the Pandemic Grief Scale-Urdu Version (PGS-UV)
With nearly 4 million deaths worldwide, COVID-19 has resulted in a great loss of life. For many of the bereaved, the grieving process has been especially difficult due to COVID-19 spatial distancing procedures and the traumatic circumstances of this particular form of loss. Consequently, a large number of the world's bereaved are experiencing dysfunctional levels of grief. To assess such grief, the Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) was created to identi…
Religious self-regulation, self-determination, resilience, and conflict management strategies in a community sample of international Muslim students in Pakistan
In the present study, two mediational mechanisms, religious self-regulation and self-determination, were hypothesized to account for the relationship between self-resilience and conflict management strategies across a sample of Muslim international students in Pakistan. This correlational study collected data from a university-based sample of 330 young adults (Mage = 22.53, SD = 1.90) enrolled in different programs in Pakistani universities. The …
Unlock your creative potential: A creativity course for cultivating creative self-efficacy among undergraduate students in Pakistan
This four-wave longitudinal study entailed fostering creative self-efficacy among Pakistan's undergraduate students through a creativity course: Unlock Your Creative Potential. To ensure its effectiveness, the course was implemented based on various intervention best practices from educational, positive and vocational psychology. The study comprised 162 participants randomly allocated to an intervention (n = 81) and wait-list control (n = 81) gro…
Prevalence of depression and anxiety among general population in Pakistan during Covid-19 lockdown: An online-survey
The present study's aim is to find the prevalence of two of the common indicators of mental health - depression and anxiety – and any correlation with socio-demographic indicators in the Pakistani population during the lockdown from 5 May to 25 July 2020. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using an online questionnaire sent to volunteer participants. A total of 1047 participants over 18 were recruited through convenience sampling. The survey …
Fear of Covid-19, Coronavirus Anxiety, Covid-19 Burnout, and Resilience: Examining Psychometric Properties of Covid-19 Burnout Scale in Urdu
This research examined the associations between resilience, fear of COVID-19, coronavirus anxiety and COVID-19 burnout. The study also aimed to validate the COVID-19 Burnout Scale (COVID-19-BS) in Urdu. Participants included 812 Pakistani young adults (55.7% males; mean age 26.4 ± 8.7 years). Results supported a one-factor solution for the COVID-19-BS with high reliability. Mediation analysis showed that resilience mediated the relationships betw…
Belief in a just world for the self and others, Karma, system justification and well‐being during Covid ‐19 pandemic: Evidence from 15 Asian nations
The World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2020) announced the COVID‐19 outbreak as a pandemic. Globally, this situation affects people in various domains including mental health. Existing theories and research findings suggest justice beliefs are associated with mental health and may help to cope with adverse life circumstances. Participants ( N = 3694) in 15 Asian nations completed measures of belief in a just world (BJW), Karma,…
Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Anxiety (4 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (3 works) · Disease (3 works)