Biography

Dr. Sobia Aftab is working as an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi, Pakistan. She has done her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi, Pakistan. She is being awarded with Post-Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Georgia Southern University, USA. Besides that, she is an Assistant Editor of Pakistan Journal of Psychology, an Assistant Book Review Editor of Pakistan Journal of Clinical Psychology, a member of Editorial Board of Pakistan Journal of Applied Psychology, a member of Advisory Board of Pakistan Journal of Women`s Studies, Alam-e-Niswan and also a member of Departmental Research Committee at her own Institute we well. She has many publications in various journals of National and International repute.

Area of Interest:

Social Sciences

100%

Perceived Stress

62%

Suicide

90%

Depression

75%

Mental Health

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
1

Chapters
0

Articles
21

Abstracts
4

Selected Publications

Aftab, S., J. Klibert, N. Holtzman, K. Qadeer and S. Aftab, 2017. Schemas mediate the link between procrastination and depression: results from the united states and Pakistan. J. Rat Emot. Cogn. Behav. Ther., 35: 329-345.
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Qadeer, K. and S. Aftab, 2016. Impact of coping strategies on internalizing problems in people living with hiv/aids. Pak. J. Psychol., 47: 21-39.
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Aslam, S. and S. Aftab, 2014. Urdu adaptation and validation of state self-esteem scale. Pak. J. Psychol., 45: 59-80.
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Aftab, S. and S. Aslam, 2014. Gender differences on state self-esteem in young adults. Pak. J. Clin. Psychol., 13: 47-57.
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Khan, F. and S. Aftab, 2013. Marital satisfaction and perceived social support as vulnerability factors to depression. Am. Int. J. Soc. Sci., 2: 99-107.
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Rizwan, M., S. Aftab, I. Shah and R. Dharwarwala, 2012. Psychometric properties of the rosenberg self-esteem scale in Pakistani late adolescents. Int. J. Educ. Psychol. Assess., 10: 125-138.
Oakland, T., C. Callueng, M. Rizwan and S. Aftab, 2012. Temperament styles of children from Pakistan and the United States. Sch. Psychol. Int., 33: 207-222.
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Ansari, K. and S. Aftab, 2012. Individual dimensions of attributional style and depressive symptomatology in adolescents. J. Pak. Psychol. Assoc., 1: 5-16.
Aftab, S. and K. Ansari, 2012. Attributional Style, Hopelessness and Depression in Adolescents: A Causal Analysis. LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN-10: 384732084X Pages:120.
Rizwan, M. and S. Aftab, 2009. Psychometric properties of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support in Pakistani young adults. Pak. J. Psychol., 40: 51-65.
Ansari, K. and S. Aftab, 2009. Gender differences in depressive symptomatology among adolescents. Pak. J. Clin. Psychol., 8: 15-25.
Ansari, K. and S. Aftab, 2008. Attributional style and hopelessness: Vulnerability to depressive symptomatology in adolescence. Pak. J. Psychol., 39: 111-131.
Ansari, K. and S. Aftab, 2007. Extrovert personality trait as a predictor of affectional expression in married women. Pak. J. Clin. Psychol., 6: 3-13.
Ansari, K. and S. Aftab, 2007. A study of the relationship between parenting styles, academic motivation, and academic performance. Pak. J. Psychol., 38: 11-25.
Ahmed, R., S. Aftab and M. Rizwan, 2007. Subjective well-being and depression: A correlational study. Pak. J. Clin. Psychol., 6: 51-64.
Munaf, S., M. Rizwan and S. Aftab, 2006. Level of schizophrenic thinking in adults and their visual motor performance. J. Basic Appl. Sci., 20: 33-36.
Ali, U. and S. Aftab, 2006. Role of product design in consumer choice of a product. Pak. J. Psychol., 37: 95-106.
Riaz, Z., S. Aftab and S. Shahzad, 2005. Suicide probability and depression among male prisoners. Pak. J. Psychol., 36: 55-64.