M.Phil DEGREES AWARDED UNDER SUPERVISION

1.      Rashmi Gupta ­ A study of marital locus of control and approval motivation among married couples ­ 1986.

2. Firdous  Sex differences in physical and social determinants of mate selection­ 1989.
3. Navita Daga ­ Development of a measure of quality of life –1996.

Research Report Supervised at the University of Malaya

(1)   Vijya Karthiyayini A/P Thangavelu

Relationship between Achievement Motivation and Academic Achievement      among Form Four students. (Completed) 2007

(2)   Nafiseh  Kananifar    Identifying desirable values among the counselling students of Iran and Malaysia. (Completed) 2009

(3)   Han Bing   Hardiness among student counsellors in China. (Completed) 2009

(4)   Nur Fariza Sulaiman Hope motivation and need-achievement of secondary school students. (Completed) 2009

WORKSHOP  ATTENDED

Latest Developments in Positive Psychology. Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. (January 15, 2010)

Invited talk/Lectures delivered in the UGC Academic Staff College of various Universities.

Nature of Activity	Topic	Place	Date
1. Resource person /Invited lecture	Vedantic view of Mental Well-being	U.G.C, A.S.C. Jodhpur.	December, 2001
2. Resource person /Invited lecture	Quality of work life	U.G.C, A.S.C. Rajkot.	February, 28, 2002
3. Resource person /Invited lecture	Quality of life	U.G.C, A.S.C. Aligarh.	June, 2002
4. Resource person /Invited lecture	Dimensions of QOL	U.G.C, A.S.C. Jodhpur.	16.09.2002
5.Resource person / Invited Lecture	Behavioural approaches for enhancing athletes’ performance	UGC Academic  Staff College,     AMU, Aligarh	February 06, 2011
6. Resource person / Invited Lecture	Desirable personality traits of library personnel.	UGC Academic  Staff College,     AMU, Aligarh	February 8, 2011

                                                Professor Akbar Husain

                                                                                    Department of Psychology

                                                                                    Aligarh Muslim University

                                                                                    ALIGARH-202002. (India).
E-mail: profakbar6@gmail.com

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Ph.D. DEGREES AWARDED UNDER SUPERVISION

1.      Rashmi Gupta ­ A study of Marital locus of Control, Social Intimacy and Approval Motivation among Adjusted-Maladjusted Married Couples ­ 1988.

2.      Nootan   Kaushik ­ A study of Facial and Physique Attractiveness Stereotyping among Adults ­ 1988.

3.      Tirthrani Sharma ­ A study of Marital Adjustment in relation to Personality and Socio-demographic variables ­ 1990.

4.      Firdous ­ Physical, Social and Personality Factors of Mate Selection among Working and Non-working Men and Women ­ 1991.

5.      Sheema Aleem ­ A study of Self-esteem in relation to Self-consciousness and Social Support among Menopausal Women ­ 1992.

6.      Reshma Jamal ­ A study of Psychological Well-Being and Family Adjustment in relation to Socio-demographic variables among School Teachers – 2000.

PAPERS PRESENTED IN NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

1.      Kureshi, A. & Husain, A. Need similarity and interpersonal interaction: Appraising Header’s Balance Theory. 21^st annual Conference of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, I.I.T., New Delhi, 1984.

2.      Husain, A.  Value dissimilarity as a factor in reciprocal-attraction. 72^nd Session of the Indian Science Congress, Section of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Lucknow, 1985.

3.      Husain, A.  & Sharma, T. A study of relationship between marital adjustment    and life satisfaction in spouses of working and conventional couples. 75^th Session   Indian   Science Congress, Section   of Psychology & Educational Sciences (Late Abstract),  Pune, 1988.

4.      Husain, A.  &  Aleem, S. The Mate selection   hypothesis: opposites of the   dissimilar attract each other. XXVII Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of     Applied  Psychology, Aligarh, 1990.

5.      Firdous  & Husain, A. Social factors of the  male-female relationships. XXVII Annual Conference of   the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Aligarh, 1990.

6.      Husain, A. Modification of human behaviour through peace education. 28^th Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Bhubaneswar, 1991.

7.      Husain, A. & Firdous. Personality traits of male- female desirability: A study of mating behaviour. 29^th Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Applied            Psychology, Tirupati, 1992.

8.      Husain, A. & Aleem, S. Social and financial supports as developmental tasks for the happy living of women widowhood.  29^th Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Tirupati, 1992.

9.      Husain, A. Towards the Personality development of the youth. Sociopsychological problems of youth: Prevention and intervention, Bahadurgarh, December, 2004.

10.  Husain, A. Achieving Happiness through Marriage. Seminar Falsafah Perkahwinan, Tema: Mencari Kebahagiaan Melalui Perkahwinan. Pusat Pembangunan Keluarga Universiti Malaya (UMCFD), March 29 – 30, 2006.

11.  Husain, A. Role of Religious Education in Human and Societal Development. Seminar Kebangsaan Pendidikan Akhlak Dan Moral. Department of Educational Foundations and Humanities, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, July 24-25, 2008.

PAPERS PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES / SEMINARS

1. Husain, A. Value Preferences among Indian and Somalian Students. International Seminar – Cross cultural perspectives on Problems of National Relevance, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh ­ 1985.

2.      Daga, N. & Husain, A. Development of a measure of quality of life. 24^th International Congress of Applied Psychology, San Francisco – 1998.

3. Husain, A., Masood, A., Parveen, S., Ikram, S., Rahman, S. & Ahmad, W. A.

Identifying positive behaviour among Tasbih meditators. International Conference on Positive Psychology: A New Approach to Mental Health. Amity Institute of Behavioural & Allied Sciences, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, 6^th-8^th August, 2010.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1.      Husain, A., & Akhtar, Z.  (2002). Utilizing    elderlies potential for economic development: Strategic Interventions. In A. Husain (Ed.) Healthy Ageing  (Vol. Two), (pp.  53-60), Aligarh:  Aligarh Muslim University.

2.      Husain, A., & Jamal, R. (2003). Pattern of family adjustment among school teachers. In A. Husain(Ed). Positive Psychology, (pp. 16-29), Aligarh: Aligarh  Muslim  University.

3.      Daga, N., & Husain, A. (2003). Development of a measure of quality of life. In A.   Husain(Ed). Positive Psychology, (pp.108-123), Aligarh: Aligarh  Muslim  University.

4.      Jamal, R., & Husain, A. (2003). Psychological well-beings among female school teachers. In A. Husain(Ed). Positive Psychology, (pp 124-137), Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University.

5.         Husain, A., & Khan, M.I. (2003). Well being: Concepts, definitions and its correlates. In A. Husain (Ed). Positive Psychology, (pp 53-82), Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University

6.      Husain,A., & Rashid, T. (2003). Human resource development for the well-being of the poor. In A. Husain (Ed). Positive Psychology, (pp 83- 100), Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University

7.      Thangavelu, V. K. A/P, & Husain, A. (2008). Achievement motivation in relation to academic achievement and gender. In N. R. Sharma and   A. K. Kalia (Eds.), Psychology of Education. (pp. 147-174) New Delhi: Global Vision Publishing House.

8.      Husain, A. (2010). Religious education for human and societal development. In A. Husain & N. Idris (Eds.) Dimensions of Education, (pp. 19-30). New Delhi: Gyan Publishing House.
9.  Husain, A., Masood, A., Parveen, S., Ikram, S., Rahman, S., & Ahmed, W. A. (2014). Identifying positive behaviour among Tasbih meditators. In S. Saini (Ed.), Positive Psychology in the light of Indian traditions (pp. 656-672). Haryana: Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare. ISBN: 13: 978-81-920053-9-3.

EMPIRICAL PAPERS AND THEORETICAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS (WEB OF SCIENCES) AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCES/SEMINARS

1.      Husain, A. & Kureshi, A. (1983). Value similarity and friendship: A study of interpersonal attraction. Psychologia, XXVI, 167-174.

2.      Husain, A.  & Kureshi, A. (1983). Opposite-sex   attraction as a function   of perceiver’s self-evaluation and physical attractiveness of the perceiver   and   the   perceived. Personality Study and Group Behaviour, 3, 35-36.

3.      Kureshi, A. & Husain, A. (1983). Physical attractiveness   and socioeconomic status as determinants   of   interpersonal attraction. Journal of Social and Economic Studies, XI, 147-156.

4.      Husain, A. (1984). Value Dissimilarity as a factor in reciprocal attraction. Indian Journal of Community Guidance Service, 1, 51-53.

5.      Husain, A. & Kureshi, A. (1984). Need-similarity and interpersonal interaction: appraising Heider’s balance theory. Paper published in a report and a set of selected papers of 21st Annual   Conference of the Indian Academy   of   Applied Psychology held at Delhi, May 25-27, 155-160.

6.      Kureshi, A., Husain, A. & Ghufran, M.  (1985). Affiliation and aggression needs and determinants of roommate relationship among Indian and African students. Journal of Psychological Researches, 29, 17-20.

7.      Husain, A. & Garg, M. (1985). Marital locus of control in married couples. Perspectives in Psychological Researches, 8, 23-24.

8.      Husain, A. & Gupta, R. (1987). Similarity in marital locus of control as determinant of satisfaction in marriage. Indian Journal of Community Guidance Service. 4, 44-54.

9.      Husain, A. &  Sharma,  T.  (1987). Marital adjustment and   life satisfaction in spouses of working and conventional couples. DEI Research Journal of Education and Psychology, 5, 13-15.

10.  Husain, A. (1988). Value preferences among Indian and Somalian students. Personality Study and Group Behaviour, 8, 49-53.

11.  Gupta, R. & Husain, A. (1988). Relationship between locus of control and approval motivation among younger and older couples. Journal of Personality and Clinical Studies, 4, 39-42.

12.  Firdous. &  Husain, A. (1988). Role of values in spouse selection. Advances in Psychology, 4, 97-101.

13.  Gupta, R. & Husain, A. (1989). Marital locus of control and approval motivation in working and conventional married couples. Bombay Psychologist, X, 13-18.

14.  Husain, A. & Firdous. (1990). Physical factors of mate selection: Testing assortative mating  theory. Psychologia, 33, 118-122.

15.  Husain, A. (1990). Cognitive personality factors of   marital interactions. Journal of Personality and Clinical Studies, 6, 91-95.

16.  Firdous & Husain, A. (1990). Social factors of the male-female relationship. Indian Journal of Community Guidance Service, 7, 55-60.

17.  Husain, A.  & Aleem, S. (1990).  The mate selection hypothesis: Opposites   of the dissimilar   attract   each    other. International Journal of Behavioural Sciences, 10, 49-53.

18.  Husain, A. & Firdous. (1991). Personality traits of male and female desirability: A study of mating behaviour. Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2, 5-20.

19.  Firdous & Husain, A. (1991). Sex differences in social determinants of mate selection. Journal of Psychological Researches, 35, 28-33.

20.  Sharma, T. & Husain, A. (1991). Role of trust and social intimacy in the development of marital relationship. Indian Journal of Community Guidance Service, 8, 81-88.

21.  Vadra, P. & Husain, A. (1991). Life attitude profile of in-patient and non-patient alcoholics.  Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 17, 45-49.

22.  Sharma, T. & Husain, A. (1992). Relationship between   marital adjustment and interaction dimensions of personality. Journal of Personality and Clinical Studies, 8, 87-90.

23.  Husain, A. & Vadra, P. (1992). Life satisfaction among alcoholics. Disabilities & Impairment, 6, 44-47.

24.  Gupta, R. & Husain, A. (1992). A study of approval motive and social intimacy among married couples. Journal of Psychological Researches, 36, 73-77.

25.  Husain, A. & Vadra, P. (1992). Attitude towards life among alcoholics: An intervention strategy   for   motivational counseling. Paper published in the proceedings of the    National Seminar on Drug Deaddiction and Rehabilitation, 31-37.

26.  Husain, A. (1992). Modification of human behaviour through peace education. Journal of the Community Guidance and Research, 9, 65-70.

27.  Aleem, S. & Husain, A. (1993). A study of self-consciousness and social support among menopausal women. Journal of Community Guidance and Research, 10, 71-76.

28.  Aleem, S. & Husain, A. (1993). Facial attractiveness and self-rating task. Personality Study and Group Behaviour, 13, 75-84

29.  Husain, A. & Sharma, T. (1994).  Marital adjustment and its correlates   among working-nonworking women. Journal   of Personality and Clinical Studies, 10, 71-75.

30.  Husain, A.  & Aleem, S. (1994). Social and financial supports as developmental tasks for the happy living   of   women widowhood. Journal of Community Guidance and Research, 11, 115-121.

31.  Husain, A. & Maqbool, S. (1999). Managing interpersonal relationships in old age. Souvenir: Towards a new age for old age. (pp. 31-37).  Kerala Senior Citizen’s Forum.

32.  Firdous, & Husain, A. (2000). Instrumental values and mate selection: A cross-cultural study. Journal of Community Guidance and Research, 17, 61-67.

33.  Husain, A. (2007). Achieving happiness through marriage. Journal of Psychosocial Research, 2, 1-8.

34.  Khan, A. & Husain, A. (2010). Social support and educational encouragement as the moderators of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being. Psychological Reports, 106(2), 534-538.

35. Husain, A., Rahman, S., & Khan, A. (2012). Human values – A running commentary based on literary texts. Man in India, 92(3-4), 491-504.

36. Ahmad, F., Sheikh, S., Nafees, N., Mishra, M., Neel, F., Aziz, M., & Husain, A. (2012). Meaning in life among cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Journal of Positive Psychology, 1(2), 66-76.

37. Khan, S. Husain, A. & Jahan, M. (2012) Science of Happiness and well-being. In P. Banerjee and V. Madhukar (Eds.) Youth and Positivism (pp. 03-15). New Delhi: Excel India Publishers.
38. Husain, A. (2012) Ways of interventions in enhancing holistic well-being. In P. Banerjee and V. Madhukar (Eds.) Youth and Positivism (pp. 43-58). New Delhi: Excel India Publishers.

39. Singh, R., & Husain, A. (2014). Strategies towards promoting well-being of the     elderly. Indian Journal of Health and Well-being, 5(5), 625-633.

BOOKS PUBLISHED

Husain, A. Interpersonal Attraction: Sources and Levels of Friendship. Varanasi: Rupa Psychological Centre, 1983.

Husain, A. & Firdous. Human Mating Behaviour. New Delhi: Northern Book Centre, 1993. ISBN 81-7211-055-3.

Husain, A. & Kureshi, A. Dimensions of Interpersonal Attraction. New Delhi: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., 1998. ISBN 81-212-0615-4.

Husain, A. (Ed). Positive Psychology. Volume Three of the Special Series on Psychology   For Healthy Living. Aligarh: Aligarh  Muslim University, 2003.