Mental wellness in United Arab Emirates female post-secondary students

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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Megan Theresa
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
dc.contributor.supervisorMcBride, Dawn L.
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-29T22:48:05Z
dc.date.available2012-05-29T22:48:05Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxii, 117 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3078
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. :University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2011en_US
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education)en_US
dc.subjectCollege students -- Mental health -- United Arab Emiratesen_US
dc.subjectWomen -- Mental health -- United Arab Emiratesen_US
dc.subjectMental health -- United Arab Emiratesen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleMental wellness in United Arab Emirates female post-secondary studentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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