Ola Darab Nasser

Abstract

The current study aims to reveal the relationship between the mental health and attitude toward work, among a sample of Syrian workers in the health sector residing inside and outside Syria during the spread of COVID-19, and then to recognize the differences in mental health and attitude toward work according to the variables: (place of residence, gender and occupation). The sample consisted of (211) physicians and nurses: (132) Syrian workers inside Syria, (79) Syrian workers outside Syria (Qatar 23, UAE 35, and Saudi Arabia 21). The researcher used the mental health scale (Abdul-Khaleq, 2016) and Work Attitude Questionnaire prepared by her. The Results showed the existence of a positive correlation between mental health and attitude toward work. It also showed the absence of a statistically significant effect of the interaction between sex, place of residence and occupation in mental health, except for the differences in mental health according to gender with the difference in favor of males. The study also confirmed the absence of relationship between (gender, place of residence and occupation) and the attitude towards work. The differences that were recorded were between the functional and material dimensions according to the place of residence with the difference in favor of workers outside Syria. There were also differences between the financial and health dimensions related to the occupation, in favor of nurses. The study also confirmed the effect of the interaction between the place of residence, the gender and occupation in the material dimension, in favor of male nurses outside Syria.

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Keywords

Mental health
Attitude towards work
COVID-19
Syrian workers inside and outside Syria
The health sector

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How to Cite
Nasser, Ola Darab. 2024. “Mental Health and Its Relationship With the Attitude towards Work Among Syrian Workers in the Health Sector Inside and Outside Syria”. Journal of Educational Sciences – Qatar University 23 (23). https://doi.org/10.29117/jes.2023.0144.
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