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Inter-generational conflict and psychiatric symptoms
(Cambridge University Press, 1986)Secondary school pupils and their parents were investigated using the scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ–28) and by a questionnaire designed to study attitudes involved in inter-generational conflict ... -
Interparental differences in attitudes to cultural changes in Kuwait
(Springer-Verlag, 1988)Interparental conflict is an example of interpersonal disagreements that arise between those who adhere to the traditions of the indigenous Arab culture and those who accept the more liberal attitudes conveyed by the ... -
Oral contraceptives, sociocultural beliefs and psychiatric symptoms
(Pergamon, 1988)The occurence of psychiatric symptoms as detected by the General Health Questionnaire was examined in three groups of Moslem women. Those who used oral contraceptives were compared to those who used local contraceptives ... -
Illness behaviour in mental ill-health in Kuwait
(SAGE Publications, 1990)Two hundred and eight individuals were interviewed in order to study the behaviour they adopt in relation to the most common somatic and emotional symptoms of mental ill-health. Illness behaviour included ignoring, brooding, ... -
Marriage and Fertility Rates of Schizophrenic Patients in Kuwait
(Karger Publishers, 1990)Forty-nine schizophrenic inpatients and outpatients were compared to 53 patients with affective disorders and to the general population for marriage and fertility rates. Schizophrenic patients showed significantly lower ... -
Lay explanations of symptoms of mental ill health in Kuwait
(Sage Publications, 1992)The cognitive schemas of 208 subjects were elicited in relation to 12 hypothetical symptoms which are most commonly presented by patients suffering from psychiatric disorder. Three types of explaining schemas were recognised ... -
Trauma and mental health of children in Gaza.
(BMJ Publishing Group, 1993)EDrTOR,-In the past couple of weeks my practice has been asked to look after two elderly residents in local part III accommodation, who arrived with no medical notes and no explanation of why they were receiving major and ... -
Palestinian children under curfew
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The impact of the peace treaty on psychological well-being: A follow-up study of Palestinian children
(Pergamon, 1995)This research examined the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty and Palestinian children's perception of it on their self-esteem and neuroticism. We also studied the relative importance of earlier exposure to ... -
The relations between traumatic experiences, activity, and cognitive and emotional responses among Palestinian children
(Taylor & Francis Group, 1995)The relations between the level of traumatic experiences, degree of active participation in the Intifada, and cognitive and emotional responses were studied among 108 Palestinian children of 11–12 years of age in the Gaza ... -
Factors related to the adoption of a two-way interactive distance education technology: instrument development, instrument validation, and causal model testing
(Digital Repository@ Iowa State University, http://lib. dr. iastate. edu/, 1995)The purpose of the study was to identify the factors related to teachers' perceived likelihood of using a state-wide two-way interactive distance education technology, the Iowa Communication Network (ICN). The research ... -
House demolition and mental health: Victims and witnesses
(Taylor & Francis, 1997)The research examines the immediate effects of losing one’s home and witnessing the demolition of others houses on the mental health of Palestinian adults and children. The loss group consisted of 47 adults whose homes ... -
Prison experiences and coping styles among Palestinian men
(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 1997)Our aim was to describe different types of prison experience and to analyze their relations with background and psychological variables. Seventy-nine male Palestinian ex-prisoners were interviewed about their prison ... -
Models of traumatic experiences and children's psychological adjustment: The roles of perceived parenting and the children's own resources and activity
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1997)The relations between traumatic events, perceived parenting styles, children's resources, political activity, and psychological adjustment were examined among 108 Palestinian boys and girls of 11‐12 years of age. The results ... -
Relationships between traumatic events, children's gender, and political activity, and perceptions of parenting styles
(Taylor & Francis Group, 1997)The associations between traumatic events, children's gender and political activity, and parenting styles were examined among 108 Palestinians of 11-12 years of age. The results showed that the more the children were exposed ... -
Teachers' training in distance education and their willingness to use the technology after the completion of inservice training
(1997)Education is changing. A paradigm shift has occurred within education as the world has moved from the industrial age to the information age (Reigeluth, 1994; Toff ler, 1990). This shift has provided educators with technological ... -
Factors related to teachers’ adoption of a two-way interactive distance education technology
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 1997)The purpose was to identify factors related to teachers' perceived likelihood of using a state-wide, two-way, interactive distance education technology. A research model was developed and tested. Data were collected via ... -
التربية المهنية في الفكر التربوي الإسلامي
(جامعة اليرموك الاردن كلية التربية والفنون, 1998) -
II: Emotional and behavioural problems and trauma exposure of school‐age Palestinian children in Gaza: Some preliminary findings
(Taylor & Francis Group, 1999)An international research team was established to design and implement a community‐based, cross‐section epidemiological survey of 669 school‐age Palestinian children and their families living in the Gaza Strip. Several ...