The current study was conducted to explore the bereavement (experienced loss of a loved one through death within time frame of 0–3 years span). Seven adolescents (10–19 years old) with intellectual disability were included in the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted through interview guide which was prepared with the help of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development concept related to death. Data was analyzed with content analysis and six major themes were derived, that is, meaning of death, death rituals, religious concepts related to death, reasons of death, grieving perception, and coping with grief. Mostly, concepts were explained under the light of religious preaching and their introjection in the lives of adolescents with intellectual disability. Current study helped in exploration of experiential phenomenon of loss in adolescents with intellectual disability.

The objective of this study was to investigate the predictive role of problem focused coping with autonomy (Sub domain of psychological well-being) among university student of Karachi, Pakistan. The entire sample consisting of 105 students (51 males & 55 females) was selected from university of Karachi, Pakistan. Their age range was 19-35 years (mean age = 24.85; SD =.489). Autonomy (sub domain of Psychological Well-Being Scale-Urdu version; Ansari, 2010), Self-developed Coping Styles Scale-Urdu version (Zaman, 2015) along with demographic information form was administered. It was found that use of problem focused strategies predicts autonomy among university students. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to address the research objectives. Results indicate that problem focused coping predicts autonomy among university students. Implications of results have been discussed.

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Background: University students being energetic, active, and robust engage proactively in their lives. Students’ coping styles are important to deal with daily life issues. The current study investigated the mediating role of coping style between social support and psychological well-being among students of Karachi University, Pakistan. Method: To test the hypotheses, a sample of 105 university students (males 51 & females 55) with the age ranging between 19 to 36 years (mean age= 24.85; SD=.478) belonging to different socioeconomic status were selected from the University of Karachi, Pakistan. After taking permission from HOD of concerned departments, Demographic Information Form, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale Coping styles scale, and Psychological Well-Being Scale were administered on participants in group settings. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and Hayes’ PROCESS macro and bootstrap analysis were performed.Results: Problem-focused coping contributes 18 % variance in the psychological well-being of university students. Moreover, Social support brings 35 % and 46 % variation in the relationship of problem-focused coping; emotion-focused coping, and psychological well-being.Conclusion: Problem-focused coping was shown as an important mediating factor for social support and psychological wellbeing.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the psychological risk factors of suicidal ideation among acid attack survivors in Pakistan. Through purposive sampling, interview responses of sixteen acid attack survivors with the age range between 18-45 years, who had experienced this incident within the past 3 years were qualitatively analyzed. The sample was collected from Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Faisalabad. For the analysis and interpretation of the data thematic analysis was used as it provides in-depth information of the research. The results indicated that the psychological risk factors common among acid attack survivors with suicidal ideation include depression, low self-esteem, perceived stigma, and PTSD. The emergent subthemes were hopelessness, helplessness, loneliness, inadequacy, lack of family support, self-hatred, worthlessness and being a burden on others. The coping strategies that emerged are emotion focused coping, problem focused coping and religious coping. As one of the few studies looking into the psychological factors risking suicidal tendencies in an often-overlooked population, the study offers guidance for future intervention plans for preventing suicidal tendencies among acid attack survivors in Pakistan. Practical implications for practitioners and future research directions for scholars are also discussed. Keywords: Acid attack survivors, qualitative research, thematic analysis, psychological risk factors, suicidal ideation