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International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice Vol. 5(3), pp. 93 - 104
DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2017.050302
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Saudi Youth University Graduates and Their Worries about the Future: A Field Study on Students of Saudi Universities in Riyadh
Abdulqader Abdullah Al-Orabi 1, Maysoon Alfa'iz 2,*
1 Faculty of Social Planning, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Sociology, State of Frankfurt University, Germany
ABSTRACT
Worrying is a part of human nature and stems usually from personal, cultural, economic, and social reasons. This research is an attempt to examine the future worries of the students (both males and females) pursuing graduate studies in different universities of Saudi Arabia— King Saud University, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, and Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh during the academic year (1436-1437 H, that is, 2014-2015). Using a questionnaire survey and based on cluster sampling and psychological analysis, the research was conducted amongst 872 students out of 5486 students. The findings suggest that graduates of both genders suffer from future worries arising from fear of unemployment, socio-cultural and personal failure, which might bear detrimental effects on their health.
KEYWORDS
Graduate Students, Worry, Future, Education, Saudi Arabia
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Abdulqader Abdullah Al-Orabi , Maysoon Alfa'iz , "Saudi Youth University Graduates and Their Worries about the Future: A Field Study on Students of Saudi Universities in Riyadh," International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 93 - 104, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2017.050302.
(b). APA Format:
Abdulqader Abdullah Al-Orabi , Maysoon Alfa'iz (2017). Saudi Youth University Graduates and Their Worries about the Future: A Field Study on Students of Saudi Universities in Riyadh. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 5(3), 93 - 104. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2017.050302.