scholarly journals Level of Life Satisfaction and Psychological Flow among Female Students at Unaizah College, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-73
Author(s):  
د. فاتن هادي الحربي
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Married Students

This study investigated the level of life satisfaction and psychological flow among female students at Unaizah College in Saudi Arabia. To achieve this, a measure for life satisfaction was developed and the Arabic version of the psychological flow measure, developed by Marsh and Jackson (1996), was adopted. After verifying the psychometric properties of the two scales, they were administered to a sample of 225 female students (79 married and 146 unmarried). The collected data was processed and analyzed by using the SPSS. The findings revealed that married students had more life satisfaction than unmarried ones, but there were no differences between them regarding the psychological flow. There was also a statistically significant positive correlation between life satisfaction and the psychological flow. Regarding specialization, students of engineering colleges showed more life satisfaction and psychological flow than students of human colleges. The study concluded with a set of recommendations, including encouraging female students to get married while at college.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Spiritual Coping Strategies Scale Arabic Version for Saudi Nursing Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Preposi Cruz ◽  
Nahed Alquwez ◽  
Hikmet Alqubeilat ◽  
Paolo C. Colet
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Religious Involvement ◽  
Spiritual Coping ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Positive Correlation

Aim: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spiritual Coping Strategies scale Arabic version (SCS-A) in a sample of nursing students in Saudi Arabia. Method: This study had a cross-sectional design with a convenience sample of 100 nursing students in Saudi Arabia. Using the SCS-A and the Muslim Religiosity Scale for data collection, data were analyzed to establish the reliability and validity of the SCS-A. Findings: Good internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s α > .70) and stability reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient > .80) were observed. Two dominant factors were extracted from the scale items, the nonreligious coping strategies and religious coping strategies, which accounted for 35.5% and 32.7% of the variance, respectively. The religious coping subscale exhibited a strong positive correlation with the religious practices subscale of the Muslim Religious Involvement Scale ( r = .45, p < .001) and total religiosity score ( r = .48, p < .001) as well as a weak positive correlation with the intrinsic religious beliefs subscale ( r = .25, p < .05). No significant relationship was found between nonreligious coping subscale and the Muslim Religious Involvement Scale. Conclusion: The SCS-A exhibited an acceptable validity and reliability, supporting its sound psychometric properties with respect to the responses from Saudi nursing students.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ANXIETY, SELF-ESTEEM, OPTIMISM, AND PESSIMISM IN KUWAITI STUDENTS

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freih Owayed El-Anzi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Education College ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between academic achievement and the following variables: anxiety, self-esteem, optimism, and pessimism. The sample consisted of 400 male and female students in the Basic Education College in Kuwait. The salient findings of the investigation were the significant positive correlation between academic achievement and both optimism and self-esteem – whereas the correlations were negative between academic achievement and both anxiety and pessimism.

THE REVISED SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS SCALE: AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTOR STRUCTURE, RELIABILITY, AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SAUDI ARABIA

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 763-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Falah M. Alanazi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Three Factor

The study investigated psychometric properties and gender differences in the responses of 1185 Saudi high school and university students to an Arabic version of the Revised Self-Consciousness Scale (Scheier & Carver, 1985). Findings replicated the three-factor structure. The original three subscales (private, public, and social anxiety) were factorially reproduced, and were found to have acceptable levels of reliability. Strong gender differences were found. High school females scored significantly and consistently higher than males on all three subscales. University female students scored significantly and consistently higher than males on private self-consciousness only. Results are discussed in relation to previous studies and in relation to the Saudi Arabian culture.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Health Empowerment Scale Arabic Version for Working Women in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 004695802110560
Author(s):  
Nahed Alquwez ◽  
Jonas Preposi Cruz ◽  
Farhan Alshammari ◽  
Norah Sharea H. Alotaibi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Health Empowerment

In a country such as Saudi Arabia where gender equality-related challenges continue to be social issues, measuring the health empowerment of Saudi working women is critical in understanding the real picture of women empowerment in the country during this era of great transformation. Therefore, we conducted this research to evaluate psychometric properties of the Health Empowerment Scale Arabic version (HES-A) in measuring the health empowerment of Saudi working women. We surveyed a sample of 322 Saudi working women from June to August 2020 using an online survey constituting questions on demographic and work-related information and the HES-A. The computed values for the item-level content validity index of the 8 scale items were from .80 and 1.00, whereas the computed value of the scale-level content validity index by average method was .91. The principal component and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a unidimentional scale. The computation revealed an alpha of .92. Education, type of employment, years of working experience, and salary were identified as significant factors influencing the health empowerment. The HES-A exhibited adequate validity and internal consistency for use in measuring the health empowerment of Saudi women. The HES-A can expand the research agenda on health empowerment Arab women. Researchers and policymakers could use the HES-A in assessing the status of health empowerment of Arabic-speaking women, which could inform policies and interventions aimed at ensuring health empowered women in this part of the globe.

scholarly journals Heavy Metal Distribution in Street Dust of Urban and Industrial Areas in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-75
Author(s):  
Mansour A. Al Ghamdi Mansour A. Al Ghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Street Dust ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Main Streets ◽  
Cu And Zn

The concentrations of heavy metals namely: Pb, Ni, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn, Fe and Mn were measured in street dust samples. The samples were collected from the urban (Aljamaa district, main streets and substreets) and industrial areas of Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. The concentrations of the measured metals were significantly higher in the main streets of the urban area than those found in the industrial area and substrates of the urban area. However, Pb was found in the highest levels in industrial area. The concentrations of the individual metals in street dust collected from the main streets and substreets of the urban area and industrial area averaged 70.36, 53.51 and 105.76 µg/g for Pb; 39.71, 24.00 and 27.28 µg/g for Ni; 2.24, 1.32 and 1.57 µg/g for Cd; 72.93, 40.10 and 47.67 µg/g for Cr; 125.52, 83.32 and 93.66 µg/g for Cu; 340.85, 214.10 and 240.50 µg/g for Zn; 10199.42, 7678.84 and 7918.42 µg/g for Fe and 514.15, 389.69 and 400.64 µg/g for Mn, respectively. The ratios of main streets/substreets metal concentration in the urban area were 1.31, 1.65, 1.70, 1.82, 1.51, 1.59, 1.33 and 1.32 for Pb, Ni, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn, Fe and Mn, respectively. The mean concentrations of measured heavy metals in street dust from both study areas were lower / higher or similar to those detected in other cities of the world. The average concentrations of Cu and Zn in street dust of the main street dusts of the urban area exceeded the permissible limit value of soil. Significant positive correlation coefficients were found between the concentrations of Cr, Cd, Cu and Zn and also between the concentrations of Fe, Mn and Ni, Cr, Cu and Zn in the street dust of the urban area. On the other hand, insignificant positive correlation coefficients were found between the concentrations of Pb and other metals in street dust of the urban area. In the industrial area, significant positive correlation coefficients were found between the concentrations of heavy metals in the street dust.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Life Satisfaction in Elderly Individuals: A Field Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Erdem Türkseven ◽  
Can Öner ◽  
Hüseyin Çetin ◽  
Engin Ersin Şimşek
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between perceived social support and life satisfaction. Methods: The cross - sectional and descriptive study was carried out between the dates of 01.11.2018 - 30.01.2019 among the elderly living in Adalar District of Istanbul. In the data collection phase, the volunteer consent form, sociodemographic information form, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Life Satisfaction Scale were applied to the sample group. Results: 383 people participated in this study. 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. The mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support scores of the participants were 4.7±1.55 points (min-max: 1-7 points). The mean Life Satisfaction Scale score of the participants was calculated as 23.2±5.8 (min-max: 5-35 points). There was a weak significant positive correlation between Life Satisfaction Scale scores and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support total score. There was a weak significant positive correlation between the Life Satisfaction Scale score and each sub-heading scores of Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. While 8.4% of the participants had an insufficient life satisfaction, 20.6% had a life satisfaction slightly below the average. Conclusion: As the social support perceived by the participants increases, life satisfaction increases significantly. Keywords: elderly, social support, personal satisfaction

scholarly journals A Study of The Brief Multidimensional Students' life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) with Syrian Secondary and University Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emtanuos Michaeel
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

The Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) is a self-report measure developed to assess life satisfaction among students in five specific domains: family, friends, school, self, and daily life. The purpose of the current study was to develop an Arabic version of this measure and to investigate its psychometric properties with Syrian secondary students as well as university students. With a sample of (N=1604), several methods were used to estimate the reliability and validity of the measure. The results showed satisfactory test-retest reliability and internal consistency coefficients. Also, the results provided evidence for the convergent and divergent validity. Further evidence for the construct validity of the instrument was provided by studying the inter-correlations of its five subscales as well as the correlations of these subscales with the subscales of the entire instrument. At the same time, validity was supported by the correlations of the five subscales with achievement. In sum, the findings of this study show that the psychometric properties obtained from administering the instrument to a sample of secondary school and university students meets acceptable levels. Recommendations were made to conduct further psychometric studies upon the Arabic version of BMSLSS and to administer this version in cross- cultural studies. 

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