Dr. Usama Rehman

Dr. Rehman is an experienced senior lecturer with an impressive teaching career spanning over 8 years at prestigious central universities in India. He embarked on his research journey as a Junior Research Fellow, progressing to the role of Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia University, India, where he earned his Ph.D. Dr. Rehman possesses expertise in multivariate data analysis, utilizing valuable software tools. His research interests include tool construction and applied social and personality psychology, with a specific focus on Machiavellianism. He has conducted workshops on tool construction in various colleges and universities.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr. Rehman has made significant contributions to the field, particularly in the area of mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. His dedication and scholarly achievements have earned him recognition, including the prestigious 8th Park Jung-heun Young Scholar Award, acknowledging his exceptional work on Social Networking Addiction by the Asian Association of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology.

•    Malik, L., Shahnawaz, M. G., Rehman, U., Pragyendu, Uniyal, R., & Griffiths, M. D. (2023). Mediating Roles of Fear of Missing Out and Boredom Proneness on Psychological Distress and Social Media Addiction Among Indian Adolescents. Journal of technology in behavioral science, 1–11. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-023-00323-4
•    Rehman, U., Yıldırım, M., & Shahnawaz, M. (2023). A longitudinal study of depression, anxiety, and stress among Indians during COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 28(1), 60-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2021.2023751
•    Rehman, U., Shahnawaz, M., Kashyap, D., Gupta, K., Kharshiing, K., & Khursheed, M. et al. (2023). Risk perception, social distancing, and distress during COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring the role of online counseling and perceived social support. Death Studies, 47(1), 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2021.2006826
•    Amin, A., Shahnawaz, M. G., Imran, M., Rehman, U., Kamra, A., & Osmany, M. (2022). Revisiting and expanding psychological capital: Implications for counterproductive work behaviour. Trends in Psychology. 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43076-022- 00205-3
•    Rehman, U., Shahnawaz, M., Gupta, K., Khan, N., Kharshiing, K., & Khursheed, M. et al. (2022). Development and Validation of a New COVID-19 Anxiety Scale (NCAS). Journal Of Health Management, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634221114672
•    Gupta, S., Gupta, D., Goel, E., & Rehman, U. (2022). Efficacy of Online Mental Health Program “EmoAid” during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal of mental health and human behaviour. 27(2),95-99. https://doi.org/10.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_252_21
•    Shahnawaz, M. G., Gupta, K., Kharshiing, K. D., Kashyap, D., Khursheed, M., Khan, N. H., Uniyal, R., & Rehman, U. (2022). Individual and group level risk factors in preventive health and panic buying behaviors during COVID-19 pandemic in India. Current psychology, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03098-8
•    Rehman, U., & Shahnawaz, M. G. (2021). Machiavellianism and task-orientated leadership: moderating effect of job autonomy. Leadership, Education, Personality: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 3, 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1365/s42681-021-00024-7
•    Kharshiing, K. D., Kashyap, D., Gupta, k., Khursheed, M., Shahnawaz, M.G., Khan, N. H., Uniyal, R., & Rehman, U. (2021). Quality of life in the COVID-19 pandemic in India: Exploring the role of the individual and group variables. Community Mental Health Journal, 57(1), 70-78. https://doi: 10.1007/s10597-020-00712-6
•    Rehman, U., Shahnawaz, M., Khan, N., Kharshiing, K., Khursheed, M., & Gupta, K. et al. (2021). Depression, Anxiety and Stress Among Indians in Times of Covid-19 Lockdown. Community Mental Health Journal, 57(1), 42-48. https://doi: 10.1007/s10597-020- 00664-x
•    Shahnawaz, M. G., & Rehman, U. (2020). Social Networking Addiction Scale. Cogent Psychology, 7(1). https://doi: 10.1080/23311908.2020.1832032
•    Shahnawaz, M., Nasir, S., & Rehman, U. (2020). Sadism and Cyber Aggression: Moral Identity as a Possible Moderator. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 29(8),969-983. https://doi: 10.1080/10926771.2019.1575302
•    Rehman, U., & Shahnawaz, M. (2019). Factorial Validation of Connor Davidson Resilience Scale on Indian Sample. Delhi Psychiatry Journal, 22(1), 99-103.
•    Rehman, U., & Shahnawaz, M. (2018). Machiavellianism, Job Autonomy, and Counterproductive Work Behaviour among Indian Managers. Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 34(2), 083-088. https://doi: 10.5093/jwop2018a10.
•    Rehman, U., Shahnawaz, M. G., & Abdurrahiman, A. (2018). Wellbeing as a mediator of Self-efficacy and Performance in the Indian Bank Industry. In People Management in 21st Century. McGraw hill Publication.
•    Rehman, U., Nabi, A., & Shahnawaz, M. (2018). Machiavellianism, Influential Tactics and Well-being Among Indian College Students. Psychological Studies, 63(1), 42-51. https://doi: 10.1007/s12646-018-0443-0

Quantitative Research Methods
Statistics in Psychology
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Organizational Behavior

B.A. (Hons) Psychology
M.A. Applied Psychology
Ph.D. Psychology

Statistics in Psychology
Human Resource Management
Organizational Behavior
Peace Psychology
General Psychology

8th Park Jung-heun Young Scholar Award
Best Poster Award (NAOP)
UGC-NET (JRF & SRF)
ICSSR JRF

(2022)
National conference on “Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Public Life and Future Challenges”, Hyderabad, India. 
31st Convention of National Academy of Psychology, Held Online by IIT Mumbai
(2018)
9th Asian Association of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology Conference, Kota Kinnabalu, Malaysia
International conference on “People Analytics and future of work”, New Delhi, India
(2017)
International conference on “People Management and Sustainable Economy: Issues and Challenges for Organizations in 21st Century”, New Delhi, India
(2016)
26th Annual Conference of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), Madras, India