Open AccessRelationship Between Perceived Impact of Terrorism and Optimism in Adults of Karachi, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Erum Siddiq
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
peshawar journal of psychology and behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2518-4474
pISSN - 2415-6779
DOI - 10.32879/pjpbs.2016.2.1.71-89
Subject(s) - optimism , terrorism , context (archaeology) , psychology , scale (ratio) , positive correlation , positive relationship , demography , clinical psychology , social psychology , medicine , political science , geography , sociology , cartography , archaeology , law
The present study aimed to identify the relationship between the perceived impact of terrorism and dispositional optimism of adults of Karachi, Pakistan. It was hypothesized that there would be a negative correlation between the perceived impact of terrorism and dispositional optimism of adults. A total of 100 participants (72 males, 28 females) were recruited through convenience sampling from various organizations of Karachi, Pakistan. The age of participants ranged between 25 to 40 years with a minimum education level of Intermediate/A-levels. Data was collected using through 5Terrorism Impact Scale and Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) scale. The results of the present study revealed non-significant correlation (r=-0.10, p>0.05) between the variables, signifying that the perceived impact of terrorism had no relationship with dispositional optimism in adults in the present sample. Further studies are needed to explore the existing optimism in the presence of terrorism in the Pakistani context.