Saima Ahmad
Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Pshycology
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Experience
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Feb 2009- july 2020 lecturer, dept of Applied Psychology, Lahore College for Women University.
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Aug 2020- till date; assistant professor; dept of Applied Psychology, Lahore College for Women University.
Memberships
Member Pakistan Psychological association
Graduate Students/Postdocs/Undergraduate Students/ Supervised
- Relationship between Work Family Conflict, Stress and Workplace Deviance among University Teachers.
- Marital adjustment, Aggression and Quality of Life in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Perception of Romantic love, Quality of life and Happiness among young adults.
- Self-silencing, self-esteem and Marital Satisfaction among Working and Non-working women.
- Verbal Aggression, Tolerance for Disagreement and Satisfaction with Life in Adolescents
- Shame, Guilt and Marital Adjustment among Obese Working and Non- Working Women.
- Verbal aggression, Peer victimization and Family environment among Adolescents
- Trust, Perceived Social Support and Marital Satisfaction among Working women and House wives.
- Determinants of Compassionate love for humanity in young adults
- Predictors of Marital Satisfaction in House wives.
- Public Transport Harassment, Resilience, and Perceived Safety among students.
- Physical Inactivity, Sleep Disturbance, and Aggression among Adolescents using Social Media.
- Psychological Distress, General Health and Life Satisfaction among Children with Thalassemia and Children undergoing Haemodialysis.
- Effect of Health Literacy, Self -Care and Social Support among patients with hypertension.
- Coping strategies, Meaning in life and Health-Related quality of life among Haemophilia adults.
- Health Anxiety, Personality Traits, Emotional Regulation & Cyberchondria among Young Adults
- Psychological Distress, shame, guilt and self- esteem in women with miscarriage.
- Psychosocial problems hopelessness and mental health among adult with physical disability.
- Socio-Cultural Factors of Obesity Among young Adults.
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Verbal aggression, subjective happiness and personality traits among university students.
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Adjustment problems, social anxiety and coping strategies among college students.
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Materialism, Life Satisfaction and Religious Orientation among College Students
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Predictors of death anxiety among older Adults.
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Psychosocial Correlates of Obesity among students with Obesity.
Conference Attended
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Sr . No |
Date |
Title |
Venue |
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1. |
6-8 February, 2019 |
3 day International Conference of Applied Psychology: Practices & Interventions. |
University of the Punjab, Lahore. |
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2. |
17th March, 2018 |
National Conference on Promoting Mental Health in Schools: A Way Forward |
The Institute of Clinical Psychology, UMT, Lahore. |
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3. |
11-13 December, 2017 |
International conference on Health and Well being |
LCWU, Lahore. |
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4. |
26-28 April, 2017 |
3 Day International Conference on Health Psychology: Issues and Challenges |
GCU, Lahore. |
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5. |
9-10 march , 2017 |
Ist international conference, Clinical Psychology and the Developing World: Issues, Challenges and Solutions |
The Institute of Clinical Psychology, UMT Lahore. |
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6. |
1-2 December 2016 |
6th international Conference |
NIP, Islamabad. |
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7. |
2-4 November 2016 |
1st International Education Conference |
LCWU, Lahore. |
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8. |
19-21st March, 2015 |
14th international Conference of Psychology |
Quaid e Azam Campus , University of Punjab, Lahore |
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9. |
31 October 2013 |
International Conference of Pakistan Psychological Association , Lahore |
Al Hamra Hall, Lahore. |
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10. |
11th -12 Jan 2013 |
International Conference on Language Sciences and the Developing World |
LCWU, Lahore. |
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11. |
7th -10th November 2009 |
12th Asian Pacific Regional Conference of Alzeimer’s Disease International |
GCU, Lahore. |
Trainings Attended
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Date |
Title |
Venue |
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10-10-2015 |
Training of presiding and assistant presiding officer , local govt Elections , Punjab 2015 |
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2-5 September, 2014 |
Active Citizens Training of Facilitators |
LCWU, Lahore |
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17th-19th march 2014 |
Data, Data everywhere staying calm and methodologically analysing the qualitative data |
LCWU, Lahore |
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March, 2013 |
Research Methods &How to win research Grant? |
LCWU, Lahore |
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22july- 19 August, 2009 |
Professional Competency Enhancement Programme for Teachers |
LCWU, Lahore |
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28-29 April 2006 |
Counselling skills |
PU, Lahore |
Workshops Attended
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Date |
Title |
Venue |
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8th January |
Introduction to Statistical Software R Language |
LCWU, Lahore |
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25th-26 June 2013 |
Application of Advance Statistical Analysis for Behavioral Sciences |
LCWU, Lahore |
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25th-26 June, 2013 |
Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences ; IPA & Content Analysis |
LCWU, Lahore |
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18th March, 2013 |
Academic Research Writing |
LCWU, Lahore |
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1st June 2009 |
Creating Awareness against drug addiction |
LCWU, Lahore |
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28th January 2017 |
One day workshop on Mediation & Moderation Analysis using SPSS, AMOS 24 with process Macros |
LMDA, Lahore |
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1 st December 2023 |
Management of Panic Disorder via Eclectic Approach |
University of Punjab , Lahore |
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2nd December 2023 |
Unrevealing the Threads of Anxiety and Discovering Effective Management Strategies |
University of Punjab , Lahore |
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21 November 2023 |
How to Effectively use Mendeley in Research Cycle |
Higher Education Commission, Lahore |
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29th November 2023 |
Study Design and Sample Size Calculation |
LISA, Lahore |
Brief Statement of Research Interest
My primary area of research interest is health psychology. Other areas of interest includes Psychometrics, Social Problems, psychopathology, gender related issues, marital issues, Islamic psychology, death, and issues of old age.
Publications
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Khalid, F., Ahmad, S., & Kazmi, R. (2017). Relationship between Work Family conflict, Stress and Workplace Deviance among University Teachers. International Journal of Educational Enquiry and Reflection, 2(1), 37-59.
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Ahmad S., & Kazmi R. (2018). Development and validation of verbal aggression scale for college students. International Journal of Educational Enquiry and Reflection, 3 (1), 39-55.
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Ahmad, S., Muazzam, A., & Anjum, A. (2019). Factors of Obesity and Personality Traits in Middle aged Women of Lahore. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 70(4), 1153-1157.
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Development and Psychometric Properties of Overeating Situations Scale (OSS). Ahmad, S., & Muazzam, A. (2020). Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Vol. 30, No. 2, 80-97
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Kazmi, R., Ahmad,S., Zeeshan, F., & Ghalib,S.(2021).Attachment Styles, Emotion Regulation and Resilience in University Students. International Review of Basic and Applied Sciences, 9(4),98-105.
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Din, S. A., and A. Muazzam.(2022) “OBESITY AND MARITAL RELATIONSHIP: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF COPING”. KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL,14(3), 163-8, doi:10.35845/kmuj.2022.21713.