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Received: 24 March 2018

Accepted: 29 September 2020

First Online: 17 October 2020

Compliance with ethical standards

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: On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.

: The present study was approved from Doctoral Programme Coordination Committee. The committee comprised of the following members: Dr. Farah Malik, Professor, Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Dr. Rukhsan Kausar, Former Director, Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Dr. Saima Dawood, Director, Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Dr. Nashi Khan, Associate Professor, Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Dr. Aisha Sitwat, Assistant Professor, Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Permission was taken from the authors of the questionnaires and related authorities.

: An informed consent was duly signed by each participant and respective authorities in case of minors. All information about purpose, nature, and procedure of the research was provided to the participants. The participants were guaranteed that their information will be kept confidential. The participants were ensured that their information will only be used for academic and research purposes. They were informed about their voluntary participation, clearly stating that they had the right to leave the research at any time when they want.