Social & Economic Survey Research Institute Research

Recent Submissions

  • Distance education challenges: insight from a nationwide teacher-centric study post- COVID-19 for informed advancements 

    Alshaboul, Yousef; Alazaizeh, Manar; Abu-Tineh, Abdullah; Ghamrawi, Norma; Shal, Tarek ( Frontiers Media , 2024 , Article)
    Scholars persistently explore the enormous effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on schooling, striving to comprehend its intricacies and derive significant perspectives for forthcoming endeavors. The research-based conclusions ...

  • The perceived challenges to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide study of K-12 parental perspectives (Arab and other parents) in Qatar 

    Alshaboul, Yousef M.; Alazaizeh, Manar A.; Sellami, Abdel Latif; Abu-Tineh, Abdullah M.; Ghamrawi, Norma; ... more authors ( Elsevier Ltd. , 2024 , Article)
    This study aimed to explore self-reported challenges Arab and other parents encountered during the sudden shift to online teaching and learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers investigated the likely effect ...

  • Sectarian Backfire? Assessing Gulf Political Strategy Five Years after the Arab Uprisings 

    Gengler, Justin ( MEI Press , 2015 , Article)
    Are religious doctrinal differences primarily responsible for stoking intercommunal fear and hatred? What roles have state, sub-state and transnational actors played in fomenting sectarian discord? And what could be done ...

  • Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

    Dana, Bryazka; Reitsma, Marissa B; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abd Al Magied, Abdallah H A; Abdelkader, Atef; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
    BackgroundSmoking is the leading behavioural risk factor for mortality globally, accounting for more than 175 million deaths and nearly 4·30 billion years of life lost (YLLs) from 1990 to 2021. The pace of decline in smoking ...

  • Barriers to formal volunteering among married Qatari youth 

    El-Kassem, Rima Charbaji; Ahmed Lari, Noora; Al Maadeed, Alyaa; Awadalla Mohamed Ali, Amal ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
    Purpose: This paper aims to identify key factors influencing the lack of formal volunteering among married Qatari youth. Methodology: Utilizing data from the Qatar Youth Survey with a sample of 598 married individuals, ...

  • Clinical reappraisal of the composite international diagnostic interview version 3.3 in Qatar's National Mental Health Study 

    Khaled, Salma M.; Amro, Iman; Abdelkader, Menatalla; Al Bahari, Dalia; Al Shawwaf, Mahmoud; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2024 , Article)
    Objectives: Lifetime DSM-5 diagnoses generated by the lay-administered Composite International Diagnostic Interview for DSM-5 (CIDI) in the World Mental Health Qatar (WMHQ) study were compared to diagnoses based on blinded ...

  • Qatar's National Mental Health Survey—The World Mental Health Qatar: Sampling design, instrument adaptation, quality control, and fielding procedures 

    Khaled, Salma M.; Amro, Iman; Bader, Lina; Lee Holmes, John; Le Trung, Kien; ... more authors ( John Wiley & Sons Ltd. , 2024 , Article)
    Objectives: The World Mental Health Qatar (WMHQ) study, the first national general population mental health survey in Qatar, was conducted as part of the World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health (WMH) Survey ...

  • Feasibility of replacing face-to-face with telephone interviews for the World Mental Health Qatar survey during the COVID-19 pandemic 

    Khaled, Salma M.; Amro, Iman; Bader, Lina; Lee Holmes, John; Diop, Abdoulaye; ... more authors ( John Wiley & Sons Ltd. , 2024 , Article)
    Objectives: We investigated the feasibility of replacing face-to-face with telephone interviews conducted as part of the World Mental Health Qatar (WMHQ) survey and discuss the main methodological changes across the two ...

  • Association between food insecurity and quality of life among older adults (60+) in six low and middle-income countries 

    Y., Selvamani; Arokiasamy, P.; Chaudhary, Mamta ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
    Food insecurity is a key social determinant of health and nutrition. However, very few studies have examined the association of food insecurity and quality of life outcomes among older adults in low and middle-income ...

  • Characterizing Multimorbidity Prevalence and Adverse Outcomes in Ethnically and Culturally Diverse Sub-Populations in India: Gaps, Opportunities, and Future Directions 

    Zanwar, Preeti Pushpalata; Taylor, Robyn; Hill-Jarrett, Tanisha G.; Tsoy, Elena; Flatt, Jason D.; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2024 , Article Review)
    India is a large middle-income country and has surpassed China in overall population, comprising 20% of the global population (over 1.43 billion people). India is experiencing a major demographic shift in its aging population. ...

  • School Leadership 4.0: Are We Ready? 

    Ghamrawi, Norma; Shal, Tarek; Ghamrawi, Najah A.R. ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Book chapter)
    This study explores the relevance of Leadership 4.0 in the context of Education 4.0 for school leaders. By investigating school leaders’ knowledge and perceptions of Education 4.0, the study provides insights into their ...

  • Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

    Alize J, Ferrari; Santomauro, Damian Francesco; Aali, Amirali; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abbafati, Cristiana; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
    Background Detailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and responding to complex patterns of disease and injury ...

  • What scientists need to do to accelerate progress on the SDGs 

    Malekpour, Shirin; Allen, Cameron; Sagar, Ambuj; Scholz, Imme; Persson, Åsa; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2023 , Article)
    Drilling down into why the UN Sustainable Development Goals are so hard to achieve, and showing policymakers pathways to follow, will help the planet and save lives. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

  • Parent’s Perceptions of Online Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Road Ahead 

    Shal, Tarek ( Online Learning Consortium (OLC) , 2024 , Article)
    This study explored parents’ perceptions pertaining to online learning in the state of Qatar during COVID-19 pandemic. Six hundred and eighty-eight parents were surveyed, and data was analyzed statistically using SPSS 28.0. ...

  • Leadership styles and AI acceptance in academic libraries in higher education 

    Tarek, Shal; Ghamrawi, Norma; Naccache, Hiba ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
    This study explored the relationship between the leadership styles adopted by academic librarians and their openness to artificial intelligence (AI). The purpose was to discern whether particular leadership approaches ...

  • Path analytic investigation of the intention to adopt open government data in Qatar (TAM revisited) 

    El-Kassem, Rima Charbaji; Al-Kubaisi, Ali ( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023 , Article)
    Purpose: This study aims to examine the factors that influence end users’ intention to adopt open government data (OGD) portals, envisioning this relationship through a path causal model. Design/methodology/approach: The ...

  • A tailored innovative model of “research internship” aimed at strengthening research competencies in STEM undergraduates 

    Siby, Nitha; Ammar, Mohammad; Bhadra, Jolly; Elawad, Elmogiera Fadlallh Elsaye; Al-Thani, Noora Jabor; ... more authors ( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2024 , Article)
    Purpose: Research internships are integral components of undergraduate programs that nurture students' skill sets. However, the current trend of these internships adopting a direct apprenticeship model, often termed ...

  • Cross-cultural Differences in Hallucinations: A Comparison Between Middle Eastern and European Community-Based Samples 

    Khaled S.M., Brederoo S.G., Yehya A., Alabdulla M., Woodruff P.W., Sommer I.E.C. ( NLM (Medline) , 2023 , Article)
    BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: While literature indicates that culture modulates phenomenological characteristics of hallucinations in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, little is known about the extent culture modulates these ...

  • Age of onset and cumulative risk of mental disorders: a cross-national analysis of population surveys from 29 countries 

    McGrath, John J; Al-Hamzawi, Ali; Alonso, Jordi; Altwaijri, Yasmin; Andrade, Laura H; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
    Background Information on the frequency and timing of mental disorder onsets across the lifespan is of fundamental importance for public health planning. Broad, cross-national estimates of this information from coordinated ...

  • Teacher leadership and virtual communities: Unpacking teacher agency and distributed leadership 

    Shal, Tarek; Ghamrawi, Norma; Abu-Tineh, Abdullah; Al-Shaboul, Yousef M.; Sellami, Abdellatif ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
    This study explored the development of teacher leadership in collaborative online spaces, also called virtual communities of practice (vCoP). Employing a phenomenological research design with semi-structured interviews as ...

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