THE COPING AND ADAPTTATION MECHANISMS OF THE YEMENI FAMILY IN THE LIGHT OF CURRENT EVENTS

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Post Grad. Student, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Environmental Research, Ain Shams University

2 Department of Environmental Humanities Sciences, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Environmental Research, Ain Shams University

Abstract

The study aims to determine the mechanisms of confrontation and adaptation in the Yemeni family in light of the current events. The study relied on the theory of psychological adaptation, psychological adaptation, a continuous dynamic process, by which the individual aims to change his behavior, in order to create a more compatible and balanced relationship with the environment, as the researchers used the scale of the five major dimensions of personality. (Neuroticism, extroversion, dedication, the factor of gentleness, and the factor of openness to experience) and the questionnaire of the mechanisms of confrontation and adaptation in the Yemeni family in light of the current events and the sample participating in the study was conducted this study on a group of (140) Yemeni families as the researchers used the method Descriptive and analytical, and to analyze the results, the researchers used the following statistical methods: frequencies and percentages, the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, alphakronbach coefficient, half segmentation coefficient, Pearson correlation coefficient, (T) test, variance analysis test, gradual regression analysis test. The most important results of the study were the following: There are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α = 0.05) in the dimensions of confrontation and adaptation mechanisms between Yemenis outside the right and the Yemeni population. There are statistically significant differences at the level of (α = 0.05) in the dimensions of the coping and coping mechanisms between males and females. There are statistically significant differences at the level of (α = 0.05) in the big five factors of personality between males and females. There are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α = 0.05) in the five major factors of personality between Yemenis outside the right and the population of Yemen. The researchers recommend social support as an important source of effective psychosocial support that a person needs, as the size of the support and the level of satisfaction with it affect how an individual perceives life events, methods of dealing with them, and their repercussions on his health.
 

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