Noshi Iram Zaman, Uzma Ali.
Predictive role of problem focused coping in the psychological well being of university students.
J Pak Psych Soc Jan ;11(2):23-5.

Objective: The study aims to investigate the predictive role of problem focused coping in the psychological well-being of students of Karachi University, Pakistan. Study Design: Correlational research design. Place and Duration of Study: Different departments of University of Karachi, Pakistan were selected by systematic random sampling during the year 2013-2014. Methodology: A sample of 105 university students (males 51 & females 55) with the age range of 19 to 35 years (mean age= 24.85; SD=.489) belonging to different socioeconomic status was selected from university of Karachi, Pakistan. After taking permission from HODs of concerned departments, demographic information form, Coping Styles Scale and Psychological Well-Being Scale were administered on participants in the group settings. Results: Descriptive statistics and Multiple Regression were computed through SPSS version 14.0. Findings revealed that problem focused coping contributes 18 % variance in psychological well-being of university students. Conclusion: The use of problem focused coping increases the psychological well-being among university students.

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