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Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Biography

Somia Imran is currently working at Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Somia Imran is research interests includes Unconscious thinking; Cognition; Attention; Cognition and Learning; Mental health; Sensory or Physical Needs; Psychological well-being.  Somia Imran serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed Journals. Somia Imran has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. Somia Imran has authored of many research articles/books related to Clinical Psychology.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Adaptation of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (Short Form) for Pakistani Adolescents
  Author(s): Somia Imran*, Angus MacBeth, Ethel Quayle and Stella W.Y. Chan
  
  Objectives: Adaptive coping varies across cultures, underscoring the need to validate this construct cross-culturally. However, there is a lack of psychometrically sound measures of coping adapted for use with adolescents in South Asian countries, such as Pakistan. Method: The current study translated the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations 21 (CISS-21) from English to Urdu using back-translation method and examined its scale structure, Cronbach’s alpha reliability and construct validity in a sample of 405 Pakistani adolescents (12-18 years; 50.5% male; Mean age=14.3 years; SD=1.62). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted and CISS-21 subscales` (task focused, emotion focused andavoidant coping) correlations with the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were assessed. Results: CFA results demonstrated a simi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-0487.20.10.375

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