http://metisjournals.com/index.php/ascs <p>Advances in Social &amp; Cultural Studies (ASCS) is an official research journal of Metis Publications that provides researchers with a platform to publish their original research contributing to the existing body of knowledge in a variety of fields within social and cultural studies. ASCS aims to cover broad spectrum of topics in fields of social sciences and consider topics of areas in sociology, social work, anthropology, history, philosophy, political science, geography, psychology, gender studies, development studies, public health, education, archaeology and international relations and communication studies.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-outline-primary journal-description-button" href="#">More info</a></p> <p><a class="btn btn-outline-primary journal-description-button-submit" href="#">Submit Paper</a></p> Metis Publications en-US Advances in Social and Cultural Studies http://metisjournals.com/index.php/ascs/article/view/39 <p>Quality of health care services in public hospitals of Pakistan is one of the most ignored subjects. In Pakistan, like many other developing countries, patients face many problems, which are important to be discussed to improve the patient’s satisfaction level through their expectations and experiences. The objective of this study is to assess the patient satisfaction in public hospitals of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. The study evaluated patients’ satisfaction level in three public hospitals of the city. This is a cross- sectional and descriptive study in which data collection was done through Short-Term Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (SPQ-18). Convenience sampling used for the study research and the sample size of respondents was ninety six. There is a limitation of a study in a way that, overall sample size is not too large to generalize the findings and results. Statistical package SPSS version 25 was used to compute data and analyze the results. In the end of this study, some recommendations are given to facilitate the patients and medical professionals in public hospitals to improve patients’ satisfaction level and the overall health care services in Islamabad.</p> Tahani Rashid Aiman Rashid Copyright (c) 2022 Advances in Social and Cultural Studies https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2022-03-31 2022-03-31 1 1 10 16 http://metisjournals.com/index.php/ascs/article/view/40 <p>COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has affected the mental health of people world-wide. With a decrepit heath care system in developing countries, it is very difficult to handle the outburst of the virus. This study was conducted with a purpose to examine the impact of COVID-19 anxiety on mental health and exploring the moderating role of social support and gender difference among medical students. A cross-sectional survey was designed and a purposive sampling was used to collect data from 340 participants (157 i.e., 46.2% males and 183 i.e., 53.8% females). The study was conducted online through google form and consisted of three questionnaires; covid anxiety scale by Lee (2020), patient health questionnaire by Kroenke (2010) and social support scale by Cohen (1983), to measure the variables of interest. Data were analyzed through SPSS version 23. The findings revealed that covid anxiety significantly impacts an individual’s mental health and social support significantly moderates the association between covid anxiety and mental health. Females experience greater covid anxiety and depressive symptoms whereas males have more social support as compared to females. The study may provide an insight to health regulatory agencies to initiate some mental health programs that can contribute to the betterment of the society.</p> Huma Batool Dr. Iram Batool Awan Copyright (c) 2022 Advances in Social and Cultural Studies https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2022-03-31 2022-03-31 1 1 17 23 http://metisjournals.com/index.php/ascs/article/view/38 <p>This study was conducted with an aim to examine the effects of big five personality traits on career success with the moderating role of emotional intelligence. The study adopts positivist paradigm utilizing survey technique. The sample of the study comprised of 250 respondents drawn from banking sector. By using socio-analytical framework, the study shows that big five personality traits contribute positively and significantly towards career success. Two of the big five personality traits i.e. agreeableness and neuroticism are found to have positive influence contradicting many previous studies. Emotional Intelligence positively moderates the relationship between personality traits and career success. The study has implications for service organizations. Managers or supervisors can better utilize the findings of the study in designing training programs for their employees to improve their abilities in controlling their emotions and utilizing their personalities in order to achieve organizational goals and enhance <br>their productivity.</p> Sidra Salam Aslan Amat Senin Huma Sikandar Copyright (c) 2022 Advances in Social and Cultural Studies https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2022-03-31 2022-03-31 1 1 1 9