Investigating Compulsive Staring behavior in Men: A gender sensitive examination of Socio-cultural and Psychological Influences

Authors

  • Hajra Shoukat Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Sahira Zaman Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Abstract

Examining psychological, sociological, and cultural aspects, this study investigates the complicated phenomenon of compulsive staring. A person's inner self (Psyche), the people in immediate environment (Society), and certain customs or traditions (Culture) may have a significant influence in enhancing or diminishing this behavior. Students pursuing bachelors and master's degrees from highly populated universities in Rawalpindi and Islamabad participated in this qualitative study. Focus groups and interviews were done with the use of snowball sampling. To create themes from the data analysis, open and axial codes were extracted, and themes were generated. The results show that connections, social obstacles, and the social environment all have a big impact on compulsive staring. Cultural traditions can cause this behavior, such as when objectification becomes normative, although they have less effect than social and psychological elements. The psychological components of compulsive staring, such as suppressed feelings, urges, and coping mechanisms, are also major contributors. It is important to uncover further details or root causes of this behavior to have a deep understanding,  which may help us to understand how to deal with the person exhibiting this behavior and if someone has tendencies to develop it, how to counsel him to get rid of it. All of these efforts are necessary to make this world a beautiful place to live in.

Keywords: Social environment, Snowball sampling, Focus Group discussions, Cultural traditions, Psychological components

Author Biographies

Hajra Shoukat, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Hajra Shoukat holds MPhil degree in Gender Studies from Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi (2006), as well as M. Sc Psychology from National University of Modern Languages (2020) and MSc Zoology from Virtual University of Pakistan (2022). She has published an article before in a renowned journal of Pakistan. She actively participates in international conferences as well. She is working as a freelancer with several international clients as she believes it is important to have degree with skills to be successful in modern world.

Sahira Zaman, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Dr. Sahira Zaman holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad (2015). She is an Assistant professor at the Department of Gender Studies and Additional Director of the Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) at Fatima Jinnah Women’s University Rawalpindi. She has been a full-time faculty member in the Department of Gender Studies at Fatima Jinnah Women's University Rawalpindi, Pakistan, for 18 years. She has also served at the University of The Punjab Lahore, Pakistan, for over two years. She also has served as Head of the Department for Gender Studies at Fatima Jinnah Women's University Rawalpindi.  She is a lifetime Pakistan Psychological Association (PPA) (PPA/LM/22/924) member. She also had membership in the American Psychological Association (APA), Division 35: Society for Psychology of Women. Member No: C2203967395, and a member of the Council of Social Sciences Pakistan since 2016. She has presented her 25 research papers at several National and International conferences and has published 21 empirical research works in many reputed Academic journals. Dr. Zaman has been actively involved in academic services and has also served as session chair and judge in scientific sessions at many national and international conferences and other scholarly activities. She is part of many statutory bodies in different universities, e.g., the Board of Studies, the Board of Faculty, etc. She has also served as an external evaluator or head examiner for many Pakistani universities for MPhil and Ph.D. theses.  Her brief research interest revolves around Mental Health, Gender issues, Social Cognition, Work-family balance, Education, and Emotion Regulation. She has also developed and validated many indigenous scales for research in many local studies, showing her endeavors in research and psychometrics.

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Published

2025-01-30

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2025): Proceedings from the 8th Global Issues Conference

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Global Issues Conference Proceedings

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