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Being social animals, human being always strive to interact with others, which needs social competence. However, they need to manage their emotions also. This particular research was carried out to find the relationship between social competence and different affective styles of emotion regulation of university students. Moreover, the gender difference on social competence and affective styles of emotion regulation were also checked. Correlation research design was used and data were collected through survey technique from male and female students of Foundation University, COMSATS University, Quaid-i-Azam University, Capital University and International Islamic University. Social Competence Scale and Affective Style Questionnaire were administered on university students for data collection which were analysed using mean, Standard Deviation, t-Test and Pearson correlation. A significant correlation between social competence and affective styles of emotional regulation (adjusting, tolerating and concealing styles) were found. It was also observed that gender difference between university students on social competence was significant. On the other hand, gender difference on emotional regulation was non-significant. Using positive affective styles of emotional regulation can help to reduce stress, tension, anxiety and depression among university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To investigate the moderating effect of social support during COVID-19, on psychological vulnerability and resilience among medical health care professionals of Pakistan and United States. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: In Islamic Republic of Pakistan and United States, from Apr to Jun 2020. Methodology: The cross-sectional survey was conducted for responses from Health Care Professionals from Pakistan and United States. These health care professionals included medical and para medical staff who were serving during the pandemic period and were willing to participate. Convenient sampling was used and consent was obtained from each subject through google form. All participants evaluated using standardized questionnaires; Psychological Vulnerability, Resilience and Social Support. Results: Results indicated non-significant differences between Pakistani and US health care professionals on psychological vulnerability. Pakistani health care professional are more resilient (M=32.26, SD= 5.39) and have more social support (M=35.37, SD=5.49) than US health care professional on resilience (M=29.47, SD=6.23) and social support (M=31.23, SD=4.35). Conclusion: Results confirmed psychological vulnerability to be higher in health care professionals of both countries while resilience & social support have been estimated higher in Pakistani professionals with social support having a moderating effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study was intended: first to measure the predictive association between procrastination and self-compassion among first born and last born university students; second to assess the differences on the variable of procrastination between first born and last born university students. A sample of 200 students (100 boys and 100 girls) was taken from different universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The Procrastination Scale (Lay, 1986) and Self-Compassion Scale (Neff, 2003) were used. The data was analyzed using Regression Analyses and t-test. The results showed that self-compassion and its sub-scales of isolation and mindfulness significantly predicted procrastination in first born university students. Further, self-compassion is found to be insignificant predictor of procrastination in last born university students whereas its sub-scale of kindness significantly predicted procrastination in last born university students. Furthermore, differences between the first born and last born university students on the variable of procrastination are found to be insignificant. Implications of the findings and avenues for future research are suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]