Final Year Projects (FYPs) - Undergraduates
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This collection archives the complete set of theses produced by students of the COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus.
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Item Attitude towards English Language Learning, Procrastination and Language Learning Outcomes among Undergraduate Students in Lahore, Pakistan(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2023) Wasiqa Aslam; F19-BPY-052; Dr. Shameem Fatima; LHR TP 8399The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the association between attitudes towards English language learning, procrastination and language learning outcomes among undergraduate students in Lahore, Pakistan. It further aimed to examine whether gender and residential setup moderated academic procrastination and attitude towards English language learning. To conduct the study, a sample of 500 undergraduate students, ranging in age 17 to 25 years (M=21.33, SD=1.88) were selected from different private and public universities of Lahore, Pakistan. The Convenient sampling technique was used to approach the participants. The Academic Procrastination Scale (McCloskey, 2011), Questionnaire of attitudes toward learning English (Uribe et al., 2008) were used to assess the Academic procrastination and attitude towards English language learning respectively. Correlation and Regression analysis were used to test the hypothesis. The result showed that academic procrastination negatively correlated with attitude towards English language learning that showed that students whose procrastination level was higher had less positive attitude towards English language learning and secured low GPA. The significant moderating role of gender between academic procrastination and attitude towards English language learning showed no significant moderation by gender. However, gender group differences were significant. Such that male university students score higher on academic procrastination as compared to female university students and female university students who scored higher on attitude towards English language learning and secured higher GPA then male university students. Moreover, moderating role of residential setup in association between academic procrastination and attitude towards English language, was significant and showed that the association was stronger in university students from rural setup compare to urban setup. Additional findings showed that the students from urban areas have higher academic procrastination compare to those belonging to rural areas, students from rural areas they showed more positive attitude towards English language learning and secured higher GPA as compared to those students who belong to urban areas. Implications of the current study have been discussed.Item Psychological Capital, Religious Coping, and Mental Well-Being In Engineers(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2023) Samra Arshad; FA19-BPY-051; Dr. Shameem Fatima; LHR TP 8398The present study aimed at assessing the direct and indirect association between the psychological capital, religious coping and mental well-being among engineers. In the study the psychological capital was assessed from four factors namely hope, optimism, resilience and self- efficacy. Religious coping was assessed from two factors namely positive religious coping and negative religious coping. A sample that comprised of 499 participants was selected through purposive sampling technique ranging in age from 29-45 year (M = 33.43, SD = 6.808). Participants were assessed on the Psychological Capital scale which was used to assess the hope, self-efficacy, optimism and resilience; The 14 item Brief RCOPE scale which was used to assess the positive and negative religious coping; and The 14 item Mental Well-Being Questionnaire which was used to assess the mental health. The results showed that two subscales of psychological capital hope and self-efficacy out of the four were positively correlated with mental well-being, positive religious coping was positively correlated with mental well-being, and negative religious coping was not significantly correlated with mental well-being. Finding from mediation model showed that positive religious coping significantly mediated the association between self-efficacy and mental well-being.Item Poor Sleep Quality, Overthinking and Mental Well-Being in Young Adults(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2023) Maryam Ghaffar; FA19-BPY-023; Dr. Shameem Fatima; LHR TP 8378The current study aimed to evaluate the association between poor sleep quality, overthinking, and mental well-being. It was hypothesized that there would be an association between poor sleep quality, overthinking, and mental well-being in young adults. Moreover, overthinking would mediate the association between poor sleep quality and mental well-being in young adults. A sample of 488 young adults, including men (n = 244) and women (n = 244) ranging in age from 19 to 25 years (M = 20.38, and SD = 1.76) was taken from different private and government sector universities. Convenience sampling strategy was used to approach participants and data collection. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989), Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (Tennant et al., 2007), and Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (Warwick & Edinburgh, 2008) were employed to assess the levels of sleep quality, overthinking, and mental well-being. Pearson product-moment correlation and mediation analysis through AMOS were used to test hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that poor sleep quality is correlated with overthinking and mental well-being in young adults. Overthinking was found to have a positive association with poor sleep quality and a negative association with mental well-being. Furthermore, overthinking was mediating the relation between poor sleep quality and mental well-being. The present study has implications in social, counseling, and educational psychology. Limitations, implications, and future directions of the current study were also discussed.Item Relationship between Emotional Self-Disclosure, Humor Styles, and Social Dysfunctioning in Students of Art and Design(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2023) Zainab Raheel; FA19-BPY-019; Dr. Shameem Fatima; LHR TP 8375The understanding of the complex dynamics of emotional self-disclosure, humor styles, and social dysfunctioning is crucial in the fields of art and design. This research study presents an in-depth exploration of these constructs and their interrelationships in designing students. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant relation between emotional self-disclosure, humor styles and social dysfunctioning in design students. The study sample was consist of 300 participants (50% men & 50% women) from different departments of art and design, aged between 18-25 years. The participants were assessed on the basis of Emotional Self- Disclosure Scale, Humor Styles Questionnaire and Social Functioning Questionnaire. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient, t-test and mediation analyses were conducted to test study hypotheses. The study yielded significant results regarding the relationship between study variables. The findings have shown there were significant correlation between emotional self-disclosure, humor styles and social dysfunctioning, i) affiliative humor was negatively associated with social dysfunctioning, and ii) aggressive humor was positively correlated with social dysfunctioning. The mediation analyses showed that humor styles mediated the association between emotional self- disclosure and social dysfunctioning. Additional findings showed that women tend to show higher emotional self-disclosure and use positive humor styles and men tend to use negative humor styles and scored higher on social dysfunctioning. The findings can be helpful for educational institutions who can work with students and administration collaboratively to support well-being and creativity of students.Item Eating Attitudes, Emotional Regulation, and Psychological Distress Among Pakistani Young Adult Women(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2023) Mubashra Mukhtar; (FA19-BPY-026); Dr. Shameem Fatima; LHR TP 8381This study was designed to explore the link between eating attitudes emotional regulation and psychological distress among young women. In this study, the sample consisted of 300 young adult women selected through a convenient sampling technique from different universities in Lahore. The mean age of the sample (n=300) was 21.90 years, and the standard deviation was 2.67. The study's total sample comprised 300 young adults. Self-report measures including the demographic questionnaire, eating attitude test, emotional regulation, and psychological distress scale were used to assess the study variables. The results of the current study revealed that eating attitude has a significant correlation with depression, anxiety, and stress. There was a positive and significant correlation between preferred junk food and stress. The overall results showed that eating attitude was a significant predictor of depression, anxiety, and stress.