Hijabi well-being: measured on the stress, resilience, coping and social support scales
Authors
Amar, Qurrat
Issue Date
2022
Degree
Higher Diploma in Psychology
Publisher
Dublin Business School
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Abstract
The aims of the study was to measure the psychological well-being of Hijabi women on the stress, resilience, coping and social support scales. Eight hypotheses were analysed to find the effects of the independent variables on the mental well-being of participants. Participants included Muslim women aged 18 years and above. To measure stress levels Perceived Stress Scale-14 was used. The Brief Resilience Scale was used to measure resilience. The Brief Resilient Coping Scale was used to measure coping levels and the Multidimensional Scale Perceived Social Support was used to measure the social support available to participants. Simple and multiple regression analyses were used along with independent sample t-test and a non-parametric equivalent of independent t-test was used to analyse the hypotheses. The results showed that age was not a significant predictor of stress, resilience and coping scores. Resilience was shown to be a strong predictor when combined with other variables for analyses.