University of Lethbridge
Mental wellness in United Arab Emirates female post-secondary students
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the prevalence of mental illness in a nonrandom sample of undergraduate female Emirati students in the United Arab Emirates. In addition, students’ views and attitudes towards counselling were solicited. One hundred and twenty-three women completed Golberg and Hillier’s (1979) 28-item scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). The GHQ-28 revealed a high prevalence of mental illness (51%) among the students surveyed, using a GHQ-28 threshold of eight. Furthermore, students reported they held favourable views towards counselling despite never having sought counselling services. The differences between American/European and Arab views of mental illness are explored as one of several limitations to this study. Recommendations for future research are noted.
Author and committee
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- Smith, Megan Theresa
- University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
Subjects
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- hdl:10133/3078
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- oai:opus.uleth.ca:10133/3078