Anxiety among high school boys in south Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Other Title(s)
القلق لدى طلاب المدارس الثانوية في جنوب جدة بالمملكة العربية السعودية
Joint Authors
al-Zahrani, Sayf Abbadi
al-Zahrani, Ahmad H.
al-Ghamidi, Mazin Ayid
al-Harithi, Faysal
al-Zahrani, Rayyan
al-Zahrani, Ali
Source
Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 8 (31 Mar. 2018), pp.136-143, 8 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2018-03-31
Country of Publication
Palestine (Gaza Strip)
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Psychology
Topics
Abstract EN
Background: Anxiety is considered one of the most common psychological disorders.
And its symptoms include nervousness, fear, panic, and apprehension.
Objective: To determine the general prevalence of anxiety symptoms among high school boys in south Jeddah.
Methods: A cross sectional study targeting high school students in south Jeddah using a translated reliable self-administered questionnaire.
Results: A total of (358) students have participated in the study.
The participants were asked about their feelings in the last two weeks, and the responses were as follow; 41.2% have never felt anxious or irritable, while 7% had the feeling nearly every day.
57.7% have never been bothered by not being able to control their anxiety, and 5.2% could not control it.
47.6% had not worried too much while 9.2% worried every day.
54.9% had no trouble relaxing, and 7.6% of the students were not able to relax.
Conclusion: Our study addresses a relatively high prevalence of anxiety symptoms among high school boys in south Jeddah, ranging from 5.2% to 13.2% for some symptoms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Zahrani, Sayf Abbadi& al-Zahrani, Ahmad H.& al-Ghamidi, Mazin Ayid& Muhammad al-Zahrani& al-Harithi, Faysal& al-Zahrani, Rayyan…[et al.]. 2018. Anxiety among high school boys in south Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences،Vol. 2, no. 8, pp.136-143.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhammad al-Zahrani…[et al.]. Anxiety among high school boys in south Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences Vol. 2, no. 8 (Mar. 2018), pp.136-143.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Zahrani, Sayf Abbadi& al-Zahrani, Ahmad H.& al-Ghamidi, Mazin Ayid& Muhammad al-Zahrani& al-Harithi, Faysal& al-Zahrani, Rayyan…[et al.]. Anxiety among high school boys in south Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Educitioial and Psychological Sciences. 2018. Vol. 2, no. 8, pp.136-143.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-899823
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 141-142
Record ID
BIM-899823