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The impact of poverty and socioeconomic status on brain, behaviour, and development: a unified framework
(Walter de Gruyter, 2024)In this article, we, for the first time, provide a comprehensive overview and unified framework of the impact of poverty and low socioeconomic status (SES) on the brain and behaviour. While there are many studies on the ... -
Measuring the level of self-awareness among faculty members in universities: demographic factors
(Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science, 2024)This study aimed to measure the level of self-awareness among university faculty members, considering various demographic variables such as gender, academic specializations, and experience. The research was conducted on a ... -
Body image and self-acceptance as predictors for psychosocial performance among young women in Jordan
(Routledge, 2024)This study aims to collects and analysis data to measure the predictive ability of body image and self-acceptance on psychosocial performance among young women in Jordan. Questionnaires were applied to 82 young women, whose ... -
A neural network model of mathematics anxiety: The role of attention
(Public Library of Science, 2023-12)Anxiety about performing numerical calculations is becoming an increasingly important issue. Termed mathematics anxiety, this condition negatively impacts performance in numerical tasks which can affect education outcomes ... -
Emotional Regulation Difficulties Among Faculty Members: Investigating the Effect of Gender, Teaching Experience, Academic Certificate
(North American Business Press, 2023)The current study investigated the effect of gender, teaching experience, academic certificate, and specialization on emotional regulation difficulties. Participants were 172 faculty members at three private universities ... -
The Relation Between Psychological Stress and Locus of Control Among University Students
(North American Business Press, 2023-10-13)The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between psychological stress and locus of control among students at A University, while taking various factors into account. To achieve this objective, two scales ... -
Predatory Factors on Depression among Adolescents: Evidence from Nigeria
(Richtmann Publishing Ltd, 2023-07)Depression is one of the most common life-threatening disorders among adolescents. Nowadays, cases of suicidal thoughts and attempts have become rampant among adolescents as a result of depression and some underlying ... -
Impact of electronic games addiction post COVID-19 on the mental health of public-school students in Jordan
(Conscientia Beam, 2023)The present work aimed to find out the reality of electronic games addiction and its impact on mental health among adolescent students post-COVID-19 in public schools in Jordan. The study followed the descriptive analytical ... -
Creative self-efficacy: A comparative study between exceptional and ordinary students in the United Arab Emirates
(Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2023)This study investigated the self-efficacy performance of outstanding and ordinary stu-dents. The study determined the level of creative self-efficacy among outstanding and ordinary students. A total of 76 undergraduates ... -
A meta-analysis study on peer influence and adolescent substance use
(Springer, 2023)The extent to which adolescents are influenced by their peers has been the focus of developmental psychological research for over 50 years. That research has yielded contradicting evidence and much debate. This study ... -
The Relationship between Mindfulness and Readiness to Change in Alcohol Drinkers
(MDPI, 2023)Mindfulness is a multi-faceted construct that involves paying attention to thoughts and emotions without automatically reacting and being critical of them. Recent research has suggested that mindfulness might play an ... -
Cognitive and behavioral abnormalities in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and subjective memory complaints
(Springer, 2023)In this study, we investigated the ability of commonly used neuropsychological tests to detect cognitive and functional decline across the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) continuum. Moreover, as preclinical AD is a key area of ... -
Inventory of the situation of mental disorders and their care in Algeria
(World Health Organization, 2022)Algeria has undertaken several actions and devoted various resources to improve mental health services in the prevention and management of mental disorders. Indeed, the increase in mental disorders and the demand for care ... -
The Psychological and social effects of distance Education from the viewpoints of students guardians’
(Anadolu Universitesi, 2022)This study aimed to identify the psychological and social effects of distance education from the viewpoints of students’ guardians in Jordan. The study sample comprised 1206 guardians, of whom 71% have completed their ... -
The prevalence of mental distress and social support among university students in jordan: A cross-sectional study
(MDPI., 2021)To examine the prevalence of mental distress among university students in Jordan. Methods: An online cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted between 12th of June and the 4th of August ... -
Exploring the relationship among loneliness, self-esteem, self-efficacy and gender in United Arab Emirates College Students
(Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 2012)The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between loneliness, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and gender among United Arab Emirates college students. The respondents were 495 college students from ... -
Positive anxiety and its role in motivation and achievements among university students
(Eskisehir Osmangazi University, 2020)Recently, psychologists and educators have been interested in the study of anxiety, motivation and achievements. The modern approach to the phenomenon of anxiety is based on the fact that anxiety should not be regarded as ... -
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on mental health among al ain university students in light of some demographic variables
(Medicinska Naklada Zagreb., 2021)Background: This study aimed to know the effect of the Corona pandemic on mental health among Al Ain University students and its relationship to some demographic variables (gender, academic level age, college, and marital ...