Contribution of basic psychological needs in predicting psychological wellbeing

The present study aimed at to explore the three types of basic psychological needs as contributory factors in predicting psychological we 11 being of people. The sample consisted of 436 adults [218 males and 218 females] aged 23 - 42 years taken from Multan. Basic Psychological Needs Scale [Deci and Ryan, 2000] and Psychological Well Being [Ryff and Keyes, 1995] were used to measure different basic psychological needs and wellbeing respectively. Employing Regression Analysis, Two-Way ANOVA, and Independent Sample t-test, results indicated that people's psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness have significant impact on their psychological wellbeing. Gender differences showed that males' psychological wellbeing regressed upon the satisfaction of their needs for autonomy and competence while females! psychological well being was associated with their need for relatedness. It is concluded that higher the score on psychological needs predict the higher score on psychological wellbeing. If certain programs are arranged to enhance the level of autonomy, relatedness, and competencies then it would reflect itself in the improvement of psychological wellbeing of individual in the organizational, social, and clinical context

Patterns of delusions in male and female schizophrenic patients

The aim of the study was to ascertain the different delusional patterns among male and female psychotic patients admitted in the psychiatry ward of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre [JPMC] Karachi. Qualitative Study. Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre [JPMC] Karachi from 2005-06. Twenty five In-patients who were diagnosed as suffering from Schizophrenia as defined in DSM-IV1. 13 females and 12 males, with an average age range of 17-50 years belonging to different socioeconomic status, were taken from JPMC, Karachi through the technique of purposive sampling. The research instrument used in order to investigate different delusional patterns among male and female schizophrenic patients was the Semi-Structured Interview Form designed by the three qualified psychologist at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. Grounded theory was used for the purpose of qualitative analysis of the data. In this theory, the researcher makes comparisons during data collection. In this manner, theoretical questions arise that suggest future observations. Therefore, new data are tailored to answer theoretical questions that arise as a result of considering about previous data. Analysis of the data showed that persecutor delusions are more prevalent among schizophrenic patients. As out of 25 cases; 14 cases were of persecutory delusion type which makes 52% of the total cases reported; 6 were of grandiose delusions type which makes 24% of the total cases reported and 6 cases were of mixed and other types of delusion which makes 24% of the total cases reported. In addition to this it was also observed that the contents ofdelusions were different in male and female schizophrenic patients. However, the patterns were same

role of personal constructs in marital satisfaction of spouses

The present study is aimed at exploring the impact of personal constructs on the level of marital satisfaction of couples. A sample of 80 married couples [40 couples having similar constructs and 40 couples having different personal constructs] was taken from different cities i.e. Multan, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad. Index of Marital Satisfaction [Hudson, 1982] and The Role Construct Repertory Test [Kelly, 1955] were used to collect the data. Results showed that couples who have the same personal constructs have more marital satisfaction as compared to couples with different personal constructs. However, no significant gender differences were found in couples which showed that in couples of similar personal constructs, males and females have equal marital satisfaction. The findings also showed that age of couples does not play any significant role in marital satisfaction of married couples of similar personal constructs