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THE FREQUENCY OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AMONG STUDENTS

                                THE FREQUENCY OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AMONG STUDENTS Hudabia Saleem INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST Government College University, Lahore laureatefolks@gmail.com 1.       INTRODUCTION Professors around the world have noticed an alarming increase in the new trend of Academic dishonesty. In the past few years, students admitted to at least one serious cheating instance through a survey conducted across the colleges  (Pavela & McCabe, 2012) . It is incredibly easy to access information directly from the internet and technological devices particularly iPhones have put all the information into the hands of students. Today students are faced with extraordinary pressure from parents to get good grades  (Lepp, 2017) . This has led them to believe that it is necessary to cheat to succeed. These thoughts are furthe...

Digital Addiction and Mental health Among Youth

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Digital Addiction and Mental health Among Youth Written By: Asfa Hanif National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-E-Azam University, Islamabad laureatefolks@gmail.com     1            INTRODUCTION For anyone's maximum functioning and production, good mental health is vital. The globe has changed dramatically in the previous few decades, particularly with the creation of speedier forms of transportation, the ease with which people can migrate across countries, and the revolutionary advances in communication technology (IT). This has posed significant difficulties for mental health providers. Social connectedness, physical activities, relationship bonds, as well as a more active lifestyle that are linked with IT has been reduced due to Digital Revolution (UNPF report, 2014). Social networking services are progressively replacing real-life in-person engagement with an artificial sense of intimacy. Now a day’s sign...