Budding Marriage, Life Satisfaction and Quality of Life among Female Students in Sialkot

Abstract

Current research explored a relationship between budding marriages, life satisfaction and quality of life among female students in Sialkot. This study investigates the impact of early marriage on the rural population in Pakistan. For this purpose sample was comprised of (N=180) under the age of 18 years female in Sialkot. Data was collected over the period of 6 months by the administration of three assessment tools. Satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) to assess the life satisfaction of females, the WHO Quality of life scale (QOLS) to assess quality oflife and the Couple satisfaction index (CSI) to measure satisfaction with the partner. The result indicates that there is a significant difference (sig=.000) among variables which explores that budding marriages have a significant impact on life satisfaction and quality of life among female students. To conclude, Current research has approved that budding marriages have a high impact on life satisfaction and quality of life among married female students.

Understanding Media Functions Through Belief into Action Scale: A Case of Islamabad-based Pakistani News Reporters

“…Since the journalists come from the same sociocultural backgrounds as is the case with other members of the same society, with their religious beliefs firmly knitted with their persona, the relationship between religion and media gives rise to an interesting debate. In a society like Pakistan, religion has a dominant influence on people's lives (S. Abbas et al, 2018), and the journalists do not make any exception. This influence on media people (news reporters/journalists) demands critical examination and investigation as the latter ones are involved in the news processes and are prone to be susceptible of getting influenced by their religious beliefs and values.…”