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ashikpsy@ru.ac.bd

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh


Mohd. Ashik Shahrier, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Psychology


Education Summary  
M.Sc. (University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh), PhD (Hokkaido University, Japan)

Research Interest  
Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychometrics, Neuropsychology
Level Institution Year
Doctoral
(PhD)
Hokkaido University, Japan 2020
Masters
(M.Sc. (Thesis))
Rajshahi University 2009
Bachelor/Honors
(B.Sc. (Hon's)-4 Years)
Rajshahi University 2008
Higher Secondary
(H. S. C.)
Rohanpur Yusuf Ali Govt. College 2004
Secondary
(S. S. C.)
Gomastapur Pilot High School 2001

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2020-11-14 to Department of Psychology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Associate Professor
2016-05-01 to 2020-11-13 Dept. of Psychology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Assistant Professor
2014-04-17 to 2016-04-30 Department of Psychology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Lecturer

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2025-09-01 to 2026-02-28 Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Part-time Teacher
2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 Dept. of Botany, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Part-time Teacher
2024-10-29 to 2025-10-28 BNCC, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh Professor Under Officer (PUO), Army Wing
2023-08-24 to 2024-08-08 Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh House Tutor
2016-10-01 to 2017-03-31 Hokkaido University, Japan Research Fellow
2016-03-01 to 2016-09-20 Dept. of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Part-time Teacher
2015-10-05 to 2016-09-20 North Bengal International University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh Part-time Teacher
2012-05-13 to 2014-04-15 Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh Lecturer

Journal

1. Chung, S. & Shahrier. M. A. (2025) "Development of the Sleeping Pills Receptivity and Involuntariness Scale-6 (SPRIS-6) to Assess Acceptance of Hypnotics Use" Nature and Science of Sleep,17, 2309—2319

Published: September 2025
2. Khatun, S., Masud, N. R., & Shahrier, M. A. "Psychometric evaluation of the Bangla version of Body Image States Scale (B-BISS) for young adults in Bangladesh" 2(2), 135-144

Published: July 2025
3. Shahrier, M. A., Kayesh, K. I., Zubaier, A. M., Khan, R. A., Sarkar, N., & Rahman, M. L. "Co-curricular engagement, moral quotient, and pro-environmental behaviors of university students in Bangladesh" BMC Psychology

Published: July 2025
4. Khatun, S., Mridha, M. M. N., Uddin, M.M., Muktadir, A., Tarannum, A., Rudro, M. R. U., Shahrier, M. A. "Development and validation of the learning schedule adherence scale (LSAS) for university students" Discov Educ 4, 203

Published: June 2025
5. Chung, S., Lee, S., Shahrier, M. A., Jeon, S. "Insomnia, Pain, and Pain-Related Dysfunctional Beliefs About Sleep among Patients with Cancer" Cancer Research and Treatment

Published: June 2025
6. Chung, S., Bang, Y. R., Shahrier, M. A., & Ahn, J. (2025). "Dysfunctional Pandemic Grief Model Among Nursing Professionals Who Experienced Death of Patients" Psychiatric Quarterly

Published: April 2025
7. Shahrier, M. A., & Chung, S. (2025). "Smoking Susceptibility and Anti-Smoking Awareness in Adolescents and Young Adults of Bangladesh" Psychiatry Investigation, 22 (3), 293-303.

Published: March 2025
8. Kim, S., Shahrier, M. A., & Chung, S. (2025). "Sleep-Related Metacognitive Process, Sleep Effort, and Depression Mediate the Influence of Viral Anxiety on Insomnia Severity" Sleep Medicine Research, 16(1), 42-50.

Published: March 2025
9. Shahrier, M.A., Naher, L., Parvin, M. et al. (2025). "Development and Validation of the Classroom Mindful Attention Regulation Scale (CMARS) for Emerging Adults" Mindfulness, 1-13.

Published: February 2025
10. Shahrier, M. A., & Khatun, S. (2025). "Development and validation of the gift reciprocation anxiety scale (GRAS) for youths and adults in intimate relationships" Heliyon, Volume 11, Issue 2, e41956.

Published: January 2025
11. Rahman, M. M., Huq, M. M., Shakib, S., & Shahrier, M. A. (2023). "Psychometric Evaluation of the Bangla Version of the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF)" Mindfulness,14(11), 2795-2806

Published: October 2023
12. Shahrier, M. A., & Wada, H. (2021). "Effects of Ethanol Exposure during Lactation on Ultrasonic Vocalizations of Rat Pups upon Their Isolation: Increase in Pup Distress Calls" 11(9),1249.

Published: September 2021
13. Shahrier, M. A., & Wada, H. (2020). "Effects of prenatal ethanol exposure on acoustic characteristics of play fighting-induced ultrasonic vocalizations in juvenile rats" Vol. 79, P. 25-39.

Published: July 2020
14. Shahrier, M. A., & Wada, H. (2018). "Effects of prenatal ethanol exposure on acoustic characteristics of ultrasonic vocalizations in rat pups" Vol. 69, p. 29-36.

Published: December 2018
15. Ahmed, R., Haque, M. E., Shahrier, M. A., & Reja, S. "Creativity of Secondary School Students as a Function of Gender and Socio Economic Status" Jagannath University Journal of Psychology, Vol. 8 (1), P. 109-118

Published: January 2018
16. Ahmed, R., Haque, M. E., Shahrier, M. A., Akter, F., & Reja, S. "Construction of the Creativity Scale" Journal of Life & Earth Science, Vol. 12, P. 1-5

Published: December 2017
17. Ahmed, R., Haque, M. E., Shahrier, M. A., Akter, F., & Reja, S. "Construction of the Self Concept Scale" Journal of Life & Earth Science, Vol. 12, P. 7-11

Published: December 2017
18. Sultana, S. S., Shahrier, M. A., & Rani, S. "Development of a Scale of Anger Tolerance for Use in Bangladesh" Bangladesh Psychological Studies, 2017, Vol. 27, P. 21-34

Published: January 2017
19. Shahrier, M. A., Islam, M. N., & Deb-Roy, M. (2016) "Perceived Stress and Social Adaptation of the Primary Caregivers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities" Vol. 19, p. 1-12.

Published: November 2016
20. Islam, M. N., Shahrier, M. A., & Shimu, N. S. "Effects of sociodemographic factors on the marital adjustment of working women in Bangladesh" J Life Earth Sci, 10, 31-38.

Published: January 2015
21. Shahrier, M. A., Islam, M. N., Kayesh, K. I., & Rita, M. K. "The relationship between academic performance and family relation of secondary school students." Journal of Life Earth Sci, 10, 21-29.

Published: January 2015
22. Islam, M. N., Shahrier, M. A., & Absar, M. N. "Self-acceptance and anxiety of adolescents: its linkage to their ethnicity and academic achievements." Journal Life and Earth Science9, 97-105.

Published: January 2015
23. Shahrier, M. A., Islam, M. N., Kayesh, K. I., & Hasan, M. T. "PERCEIVED STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS HAVING AFFAIRS WITH OPPOSITE SEX PARTNERS: A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY PERSPECTIVE." J. Life Earth Sci., Vol. 9: 107-116

Published: January 2014
24. Aktar, R., Shahrier, M. A., Hridoy, M. M. R. (2013). "Parental Acceptance and Academic Achievement of Tribal and Non-Tribal Children of Bangladesh" Vol. 8, P. 31-39.

Published: July 2013
25. Dey, B. K., Bairagi, A.,Kabir, S. M. S., & Shahrier, M. A. "Parenting Stress and Children Depression" The Chittagong University J. of Biological Science, vol-7 (1&2), pp. 151-165.

Published: January 2013
26. Dey, B. K., Rahman, A., Bairagi, A., Shahrier, M. A., & Abdullah, S. A. "Job Stress and Life Satisfaction of College Teachers of Chittagong" The Chittagong University J. of Biological Science, Vol-8(1&2), pp.11-20

Published: January 2013
27. Shahrier, M. A., & Enam, S. "Differences in children’s self-concept as a function of social context and academic achievement." Bangladesh Psychological Studies, 22, 67-82.

Published: January 2012
28. Shahrier, M. A., Hossain, M. A., Bairagi, A., Dey, B. K., Rahman, M. A. "LOCUS OF CONTROL IN CANCER AND CARDIAC PATIENTS: COMPARISON ACROSS GENDER AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS (SES)" The Chittagong University J. of Biological Science, vol-7(1&2), pp. 131-149

Published: January 2012
29. Shahrier, M. A., Haque, M. E., & Rahman, M. A. "Socio-Demographic Factors as Moderators of Attitude Towards Coping Among Cancer and Cardiac Patients." Journal of Life and Earth Science, 7, 51-60.

Published: January 2012
30. Rahman, M. A., Ara, S., Haque, M. E., & Shahrier, M. A. "Attitude towards Stress of Cancer and Cardiac Patients." Journal of Life and Earth Science, 7, 33-41.

Published: January 2012

Conference

1. Shahrier, M. A. et al. "Classroom Mindful Attention Mediating the Relationship between Smartphone Addiction and Academic Underperformance of Adolescents and Young Adults" 3rd International conference on "Building Inclusive Futures: Society, Development and Governance in the 21st Century" held on 12-13 September 2025, organized by the Faculty of Social Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Published: September 2025
2. Shahrier, M. A. et al. "Bedtime Procrastination and Psychological Distress of Adolescents and Emerging Adults: The Mediating Role of Negative Personality Traits." 3rd International conference on "Building Inclusive Futures: Society, Development and Governance in the 21st Century" held on 12-13 September 2025, organized by the Faculty of Social Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Published: September 2025
3. Shahrier, M. A., Wada, H. "Acoustic characteristics of play-fighting induced ultrasonic vocalizations in juvenile rats prenatally exposed to ethanol" Conference: 17th Biannual Meeting of the International Neurotoxicology Association. September 29-October 3, 2019; At: Dusseldorf, Germany; Affiliation: Hokkaido University

Published: October 2019
4. Shahrier, M. A., & Wada, H. "Acoustic Characteristics of Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rat Pups Prenatally Exposed to Ethanol" Conference: 20th International Conference on Alcohol and Drugs. October 11-12, 2018; At: Osaka, Japan; Affiliation: Hokkaido University

Published: October 2018

Report

1. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fellow: Azmir Jahan (Awarded NST Fellowship) "Exposure to emotionally valenced cues during movement learning and the lateralization to the recall of autobiographical memories" Under Preparation

Published: July 2026
2. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fellow: Shakil Khan "Meta worry influencing the relationship between academic persistence and test anxiety in university students" Under preparation

Published: July 2026
3. Supervision of M.Phil. Research; Fellow: Nasim Rana Masud "Online gaming addiction and attentional control in adolescents and emerging adults: The mediating effects of insomnia, impulsivity, and self-compassion" Department of Psychology; Faculty of Biological Sciences

Published: July 2025
4. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fellow: Shakira Khatun (Awarded NST Fellowship); Year: 2022 "Thought Suppression and Psychological Distress Influencing the Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Executive Functioning of University Students" Manuscripts under preparation

Published: May 2025
5. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fellow: Nahida Sarkar Nira (Awarded NST Fellowship); Year: 2022 "Cognitive Fusion and Career Adapt-Abilities in University Students: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation" Manuscripts Under Preparation

Published: May 2025
6. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fahmida Aktar Rumpa (Awarded NST Fellowship); Year: 2022 "Financial Management Behavior and Financial Anxiety of University Students: The Mediating Role of Childhood Experiences on Financial Management" Manuscripts under preparation

Published: May 2025
7. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fellow: Md. Luthfor Rahman (Awarded NST Fellowship); Year: 2021 "Effects of Retrieval Practice on Cognitive Categorization and Subsequent Elaborative Processing of Verbal-Spatial Memory" Manuscript Under Preparation

Published: January 2023
8. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fellow: Mim Mariha Nisha Mridha (Awarded NST Fellowship); Year: 2021 "The Quality of Life in Older People and Their Perception Towards Caregivers' Commitments: Role of Autobiographical Events" Manuscript Under Preparation

Published: January 2023
9. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fellow: Md. Minhaz Uddin (Awarded NST Fellowship); Year: 2021 "Motivated Rule Violations in Learning Schedules and Cognitive-Emotion Regulation of University Students" Manuscript Under Preparation

Published: January 2023
10. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fellow: Sadia Afrin (Awarded NST Fellowship); Year: 2021 "Effects of Malignant Personality Traits on Online Deception and Intimacy in Romantic Relationships: Role of the Perception of Guilt" Manuscript Under Preparation

Published: January 2023
11. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fellow: Nasrin Sultana Shimu; Year: 2013 "Attitude towards female employment predicted by working and non-working women's family relations and marital adjustment" Manuscript published

Published: January 2015
12. Supervision of MS Thesis; Fellow: Mohammed Nurul Absar; Year: 2013 "Self-acceptance, Anxiety and Loneliness of Ethnic Adolescents" Manuscript Published

Published: January 2014

Seminar / Symposium / workshop attended

1. Shahrier, M. A. "Overview of Psychological Assessment" Day long workshop organized by the Department of Psychology, University of Rajshahi and facilitated by the Institute of Paediatric Neurodisorder & Autism (IPNA); 16 February, 2024; At: Department of Psychology, University of Rajshahi.

Published: February 2024
2. Shahrier, M. A. & Wada, H. "Acoustic characteristics of play fighting-induced ultrasonic vocalizations in juvenile rats prenatally exposed to ethanol" 5th Inter-Faculty Symposium, Hokkaido University. November 6, 2019; At: Sapporo, Japan; Affiliation: Hokkaido University

Published: November 2019
3. Shahrier, M.A. "Education and Training for Animal Experimentation Researcher in Hokkaido University" Daylong Training organized by the Hokkaido University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee on12 May 2017

Published: May 2017
4. Mohd. Ashik Shahrier "2-day long workshop as participant on Teaching Methodology" Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh on June 17 and 18, 2015

Published: June 2015
5. Mohd. Ashik Shahrier "Induction Training Programme for University Teachers" Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning, UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI, held from 6th to 11th December 2014

Published: December 2014
6. Mohd. Ashik Shahrier "Three-month Statistical Computing Certificate Course on Research Preliminary, Excel, SPSS, SAS & STATA" Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi

Published: October 2011

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