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Quality Of Life And Well-Being Among Palestinianand Syrian Refugees In Lebanon, Mayssah El-Nayal Professor, Department Of Psychology, Faculty Of Human Sciences, Helga Alaeddine Assistant Professor, Department Of Psychology, Faculty Of Human Sciences, Olfat Mahmoud Assistant Professor (Part Timer), Department Of Psychology, Faculty Of Human Sciences
Quality Of Life And Well-Being Among Palestinianand Syrian Refugees In Lebanon, Mayssah El-Nayal Professor, Department Of Psychology, Faculty Of Human Sciences, Helga Alaeddine Assistant Professor, Department Of Psychology, Faculty Of Human Sciences, Olfat Mahmoud Assistant Professor (Part Timer), Department Of Psychology, Faculty Of Human Sciences
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
Quality of life (QOL) is a basic concept in a number of disciplines, including social sciences, politics, economics, the environment, psychology, and medicine. Although the term comprises primarily psychological components, it remains a multi-dimensional concept that has been derived from various fields, the most important of which are biology, medicine, psychology, and sociology. Well-being generally includes global judgments of life satisfaction and feelings ranging from depression to joy. The study sought to (1) investigate the sex-related differences on both quality of life (QOL) and well-being. A convenience sample of 382 adults from the Palestinian and Syrian refugees were recruited. The …
Quality Of Life Between Working And Non-Workingpalestinian Women, Olfat Mahmoud
Quality Of Life Between Working And Non-Workingpalestinian Women, Olfat Mahmoud
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
This study tackles a number of variables that form the core of positive psychology: self-efficacy, optimism, the estimations of physical health, mental health, happiness and satisfaction, in addition to the variable of healthy behavior which is deemed a new-comer in Arab studies. The study, thus, seeks to determine the differences between these variable in the light of sex, as well as the relation between healthy behavior and the variables of the study. It also seeks to identify the factors that can be extracted from the correlation coefficients among the scales used, and finally to identify the variables that may predict …
Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Adolescents Attending Private Schools In North Lebanon, Rosy Mitri, Fouad Ziade
Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Adolescents Attending Private Schools In North Lebanon, Rosy Mitri, Fouad Ziade
BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) describes a person’s subjective evaluation of his health and well-being. The HRQoL and its associated factors have not been investigated among Lebanese adolescents. The aim of this study is to examine the association between socio-demographic characteristics, eating habits, physical activity, adherence to Mediterranean diet, and HRQoL among Lebanese adolescents. A total of 283 students (158 males, 125 females), between ages 11 to 18, were randomly chosen from private schools in the city of Tripoli, North Lebanon. Standard anthropometric measurements were taken. The participants completed questionnaires on Mediterranean diet (KIDMED), physical activity (physical activity questionnaires for …