Rumana Aktar

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• Doctor of Philosophy (in Psychology)
• Professor (Associate) at University of Chittagong

This article explored the effects of perceived maternal and paternal acceptance, power, and prestige on children's psychological adjustment. The sample consisted of 254 children (59% boys) ages 9 through 12 years (M = 10.88) from Bangladesh. The measures used were the child versions of the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire for mothers and...

The present study tested the effects of interparental conflict on adolescents’ psychological adjustment as mediated by cognitive (threat, self-blame, and triangulation) and contextual (maternal and paternal rejection) factors. The sample for this study consisted of 524 high school students (48 % boys and 52 % girls) ranging in age from 11 through 1...

This study assesses interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory’s (IPARTheory’s) prediction that adults’ (both men’s and women’s) remembrances of parental (both maternal and paternal) rejection in childhood are likely to be associated with adults’ fear of intimacy, as mediated by adults’ psychological maladjustment and relationship anxiety. The study...

This study aimed to (a) devise the Child PARQ (Child Parental Acceptance‐Rejection Questionnaire), Japanese version (Child PARQ‐J), and evaluate its construct validity; (b) select the best items for developing a shorter version; and (c) assess the reliability and validity of the shortened Japanese Child PARQ (Child PARQ‐J‐SF). The sample consisted...

Promoting prosocial behavior among adolescents protects them against problematic outcomes and ensures their positive development. This study aimed to examine (1) the association between adolescents’ representation of acceptance-rejection from multiple attachment figures (father, mother, best friend, and teacher) and prosocial behavior toward multip...

This study explored relationships between bicultural attitudes and psychological adjustment of Bangladeshi ethnic-minority youths. The study was conducted on 412 young adults (Mage = 22 years), 40% women and 60% men, from 18 Bangladeshi ethnic subgroups. The Bicultural Attitude Scale (BAS) and Personality Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ) were used as...

Background: Creativity and well-being have a reciprocal relationship. Well-being promotes creativity, while creativity enhances well-being. However, no psychometrically sound self-report instrument is available in Bangladesh to evaluate creativity. Rationale of the study: Self-rated creativity positively influences subjective well-being. Self-Rated...

Background: Everyone desires for a happy and flourishing life. A “flourishing” person has more emotional stability, better physical and mental health, lives longer, and has meaningful social relationships. Due to its manifold implications both at individual and societal level with its structural advantage of including both hedonic and eudaimonic di...

Emotional expressivity is related to physical and mental well-being. However, there is no instrument for evaluating emotional expressivity in Bangladesh's cultural context. The Berkeley Expressivity Questionnaire (BEQ) is a commonly used instrument for measuring emotional expressivity, which consists of three correlated facets: positive expressivit...

The stage of emerging adulthood is one of transition and discovery, but it also involves a strong drive for identity development. Nowadays, the young generation is at risk of having problems functioning and developing maladaptive ways of thinking that lead to substance abuse, suicide, and mental distress. Instilling mindfulness in emerging adults i...

Psychological studies of the denial of prejudice and discrimination have suggested that although members of target groups are sensitive to episodes of discrimination, they may deny episodes of discrimination to maintain a positive self‐image. Here, through two studies, we investigated the role of the perceiver and target gender in shaping perceived...

Healthy adolescent development is pivotal for future positive growth; where Emotional intelligence and subjective happiness are considered as fundamental elements. Although the link between emotional intelligence and subjective well-being has been well documented in earlier research, the mechanism of emotional intelligence that may lead to poor or...

This study was aimed at investigating the mediation effect of thinking styles on the relationship of personality traits with cognitive flexibility, self-perceived creativity, and emotional expressivity. In Study 1, Cognitive flexibility Inventory (CFI), Self-rated creativity (SRCS), Berkeley Expressivity Questionnaire (BEQ), and Rational-Experienti...

Grounded in religious orientation theory, this study examined the relation between religiosity (intrinsic, extrinsic-personal, and extrinsic-social) and flourishing life (social, psychological, emotional) as mediated by trait forgiveness, gratitude, and optimism. In Study 1, Flourishing Scale (FS), Trait Forgiveness Scale (TFS), and Intrinsic/Extri...

The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate relationships between bicultural attitudes and psychological adjustment of ethnic-minority youth in Bangladesh. The study was conducted on a sample of 412 young adults (mean age 22 years), consisting of 40% women and 60% men from 18 tribal subgroups in Bangladesh. Results showed that 57% of t...

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of perceived paternal and maternal acceptance on the bicultural orientations and psychological adjustment of ethnic-minority young adults in Bangladesh. The study was based on a sample of 412 young adults (mean age 22 years), consisting of 40% women and 60% men from 18 tribal subgroups in Banglad...

Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory) based Teacher Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (Child TARQ; Rohner, 2005) is a self-report measure to examine students' representations of relationship with their teacher in terms of warmth/affection (opposite coldness/lack of affection), hostility/aggression, indifference/neglect, and undiff...

Adolescents' sense of authenticity is a pervasive urge in positive youth development. Empirical evidence on the correlates of adolescents' sense of authenticity in the school settings is still scarce. This study examined the relationship between teacher acceptance and a sense of authenticity in adolescent students, as mediated by peer acceptance. A...

Existing literature suggested the attitude toward Statistics as a predictor of academic performance in Statistics. There was unavailability of measures for assessing attitude toward Statistics in Bangladesh. The present study was designed to adapt the Attitude toward Statistics Scale (ATSS: Wise, 1985). The adaptation procedure was done by followin...

Due to unavailability of a developed or adapted instrument for statistical anxiety in Bangladesh context, the present study was designed to adapt the Statistical Anxiety Scale (SAS) (Vigil-Colet et al., 2008). Adaptation procedure was done by following guidelines of the International Test Commission (ITC). The translated SAS was administered on a s...

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of bicultural attitudes on the psychological adjustment of ethnic-minority adults in Bangladesh. The study was based on a sample of 412 young adults (mean age 22 years), consisting of 40% women and 60% men from 18 tribal subgroups in Bangladesh. Measures used were Bicultural Attitude Scale (BAS)...

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects perceived paternal and maternal acceptance on thebicultural orientationsand psychological adjustment of ethnic-minority young adults in Bangladesh. The study was based on a sample of 412 young adults (mean age 22 years), consisting of 40% women and 60% men from 18tribal subgroups in Bangladesh. M...

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of interparental conflict on adolescents’ anxiety symptoms as mediated by cognitive appraisals (threat and self-blame). The convenience sample for this study consisted of 222 high school students (50% girls, 50% boys) from five schools. Participants’ age ranged from 11 through 14 years with a mean...

This study tested whether remembrances of parental rejection in childhood predict fear of intimacy in adulthood. A total of 542 university students (56% women) ranging in age from 18 through 28 years participated. Bangla translated measures included adult versions (short forms) of the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ) for mothers a...

Psychometric Properties of a Bicultural Attitude Scale: An Update Abstract The purpose of this paper is to report evidence of psychometric properties of the Bicultural Attitude Scale (BAC) developed by the author. The paper provides evidence of the reliability and validity of the two versions of the BAC (i.e., Parent version and Children versions...

The present study designed to explore the relationship between parental acceptance and academic achievement of tribal and non tribal children of Bangladesh. For this purpose, Bangla Version (Uddin, 2011) of PARQ/CQ (Short Form) for mother and father (Originally by Rohner, 2005) was administered on 96 respondents (48 tribal and 48 non-tribal) select...

This paper explored the effects of perceived maternal and paternal acceptance, power, and prestige on children’s psychological adjustment. The sample consisted of 254 children (59% boys and 41% girls) from Bangladesh. The measures used were the Child versions of the Parental Acceptance and Rejection Questionnaire for Mothers and Fathers, the Parent...