Fatima Algharbawi

Objectives: Volunteering offers significant social and psychological benefits; however, its specific impact on university students in the UAE remains underexplored. This study examined these outcomes among students at the University of Sharjah. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative design was employed, using a bilingual (Arabic-English) online questionnaire. A convenience sample of 600 undergraduate and postgraduate students was drawn from a population of approximately 15,000. The instrument included 14 items on social constructs and 10 on psychological constructs. Data were analyzed using SPSS (descriptive statistics, regression, Pearson correlations). Results: Students reported greater perceived social benefits (M = 3.79), such as improved cooperation, communication, and responsibility, compared to psychological benefits (M = 3.50), which included heightened self-awareness and a sense of belonging. Key findings included a negative association between current volunteering and psychological benefits (B = -1.234, p < .001), and a positive correlation between annual volunteer hours and psychological outcomes (B = 0.290, p = .031). Conclusions: Volunteering enhances social cohesion and personal responsibility, though role strain during academic terms may reduce its psychological benefits. These findings have implications for university policy and student development. Curriculum-integrated volunteering and flexible micro-volunteering initiatives are recommended to enhance engagement and foster skill development.

تعد الانتكاسة لتعاطي المخدرات بعد الانتهاء من علاج إزالة السموم وإعادة التأهيل مصدر قلق عام واجتماعي وصحي في جميع أنحاء العالم. بشكل عام، معدل الانتكاسة لدى مرضى اضطراب تعاطي المخدرات هو 40 إلى 60 بالمائة. على الرغم من أن تعاطي المخدرات لا يزال يمثل عبئًا في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، إلا أنه لا يُعرف سوى القليل جدًا عن الانتكاسة بين مرضى اضطراب تعاطي المؤثرات العقلية. ولذلك، تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى دراسة المحفزات المرتبطة بالانتكاسة إلى تعاطي المخدرات في إحدى مراكز التأهيل. تعتبر هذه الدراسة ضرورية لتنفيذ تدخل متكامل لمعالجة الانتكاسة في مراحل مختلفة من التعافي، من قبول المريض إلى إعادة دمجه في المجتمع. تعتمد منهجية الدراسة النوعية الحالية على مقابلات متعمقة مع 30 مريضًا من مرضى إضطراب المواد المخدرة في إحدى مراكز التأهيل، مما يحقق في الوقت نفسه هدفين منهجيين: تتبع عملية الإدمان من مغادرة المركز إلى التنقل في البيئة المحيطة، وإشراك العائلة والأصدقاء والعمل، وتحديد التجارب الفريدة للمبحوثين. توصلت الدراسات إلى عدة نتائج: تستكشف الدراسة المحفزات العلاجية والاجتماعية والشخصية، بما في ذلك التعرض...

Objectives: The study aimed to identify the psychological and social challenges faced by Emirati women working in the medical field during COVID-19, as well as the extent to which these challenges differed depending on the nature of their work, the variable of their social status, and the extent to which these challenges were related to the study’s primary variables. Methodology: For this study, a questionnaire for assessing psychological and social issues was developed, and after obtaining psychometric features and proving validity and stability, it was used on a sample of 150 Emirati women. Results:The statistical data show that the study sample in the field of psychological issues suffers anxiety, dread, tension, and agitation. In addition, there are social difficulties to consider, such as social stigma, loss of family and professional relations, absence from home, trouble maintaining a work-life balance, and strained social relationships with patients. The findings also revealed a lack of statistical significance with the variables of the place of residence and social status on the study sample’s varying challenges, as well as the presence of a statistically significant relationship between the study variables (age, shift time, housing, work sector, number of years of experience) and the challenges. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2024-08-04-017 Full Text: PDF

الأهداف: تهدف الدّراسة إلى الكشف عن أمن الأحياء في مجتمع الإمارات بالتّركيز على الأبعاد الأمنيّة الوقائيّة الماديّة المتدفّقة عبر شبكات رأس المال الاجتماعي في أحياء إمارة الشّارقة، وذلك من خلال مكونات الأمن) الوقائي / المادي(. المنهجية: جرى الاعتماد على المنهج الكّمي من خلال المسح الاجتماعي على عيّنة عشوائيّة عنقوديّة من مجموع المناطق في إمارة الشّارقة، من خلال توزيع استبانة على(500) مفردة ذكورًا وإناثًا من المواطنين الإماراتيين القاطنين في المناطق التّالية: الموافجة، والرحمانية، والزاهية، والمنطقة الوسطى(الذيد)، والساحل الشرقي من خورفكان. النتائج: أظهرت النّتائج أن رأس المال الاجتماعي ركيزة أساسيّة للأمن الوقائي المادي؛ حيث تبيّن أنّ شبكة العلاقات الاجتماعيّة في أحياء إمارة الشّارقة قوية ويُعاد إنتاجها على نحو مستمر خلافًا للأحياء المختلطة. ومن أبرز أبعاد الأمن الوقائي في الأحياء: أولًا: الأمن النّفعي (الاقتصادي الاجتماعي) والمتمثّل في العون المادي والوصول لأصحاب القرار. ثانيًا أمن الممتلكات ويتمثل في عدم الخوف على المقتنيات، والأمان على المنزل. ثالثًا: الأمن الصّحّي والمتمثل في...

The aim of this study to identify the status of people with disabilities, the strategy of integrating them into the academic and professional life and to identify the problems arising from their inclusion in various aspects such as educational, social and environmental aspects. The sample surveyed in this study was 51 male and female students, reached through the Resource Center for People with disabilities at the University of Sharjah at different colleges. The questionnaire includes 30 questions. After obtaining and analyzing the results, it was reached that students with disabilities suffer from many difficulties during their study at the university, including educational difficulties, which are represented in the difficulty of performing exams and the difficulty of absorbing the academic subjects. As well as social difficulties which are represented in the difficulty of making social relationships and the inability to make friendships with other students and non-participation in various university activities. Also, there are environmental difficulties represented by the library's lack of appropriate halls and the lack of guidance boards that help students with disabilities to move within the university and the difficulty of getting a parking for those with disabilities near the university entrance. And by analyzing the results of the questionnaire, we also concluded that there are others difficulties for incorporating and inserting people with disabilities in professional field despite of strategies that the United Arab Emirates implement in all fields for facilitating and encouraging people with disabilities to continue their studies and inserting them in the society.