The Impact of Transcontinental Pandemics on Thinking Patterns and Daily Practices among Moroccan Youth: A Sociological Study in the Southern Saharan Regions
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Abdelkhalek Sidati
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This study aimed to explore the extent of the impact of the major crisis represented by the COVID-19 pandemic on 21st-century youth, through a sample of young people from three regions in southern Morocco: Guelmim–Oued Noun, Laayoune–Sakia El Hamra, and Dakhla–Oued Ed-Dahab. It sought to understand their experiences of the social and cultural changes accompanying the rapid spread of the pandemic, as well as its effects on their thinking, behaviors and the strategies they developed to enhance their adaptive capacities in response to environmental changes resulting from this crisis. The study employed a descriptive and descriptive–correlational methodology. The sample consisted of 500 young men and women selected randomly. The research integrated quantitative and qualitative approaches, utilizing statistical analyses via the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to process data, reveal patterns, and examine contextual factors, alongside content analysis of interviews conducted with selected participants to interpret specific findings. This mixed-method approach facilitated multi-level inquiry, enabling both the assessment of COVID-19’s impact on youth and the identification of adaptive strategies employed to navigate the environmental challenges imposed by the pandemic.
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StrategiesSocial ImpactCultural ImpactNew GenerationCOVID-19 PandemicSouthern Saharan Regions
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Brewer, Marilynn B. "Ingroup Identification and Intergroup Conflict: When Does Ingroup Love Become Outgroup Hate?" In: Richard D. Ashmore, Lee Jussim & David Wilder (eds.), Social Identity, Intergroup Conflict and Conflict Resolution. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. pp. 17-41. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195137422.003.0002
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Ohlbrecht, H., & J. Jellen. "Unequal Tensions: The Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Light of Subjective Health and Social Inequality Dimensions in Germany." European Societies, Vol. 23, NO. S1 (2020), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2020.1852440.
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Peyrefitte, Alain. La société de confiance: Essai sur l’origine du développement. Paris: Odile Jacob, 2005.
Rokeach, M. Beliefs, Attitudes and Values: A Theory of Organization and Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1976.
Sidati, Abdelkhalek. al-Shabāb wa-al-muʼassasāt fī al-ṣaḥrāʼ, Ishkālīyat al-fāʻil wa-al-nasaq fī ẓill al-taḥawwul al-Thaqāfī wa-burūz al-huwīyāt al-Jadīdah (in Arabic). Rabat: Maṭbaʻat Brānt Marwah, 2021.
Urry, John. Mobilities. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2007.
Watson, D. & Clark, L. A. "Negative Affectivity: The Disposition to Experience Aversive Emotional States." Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 96, No. 3 (1984), pp. 465-490. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0033-2909.96.3.465
Weber, M. Essais sur la théorie de la science. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1965.
Zahrān, Ḥāmid ʻAbd al-Salām. ʻilm al-nafs al-ijtimāʻī (in Arabic). Cairo: ʻĀlam al-Kitāb, 2000.
Zaleski, Z. "Future Anxiety: Concept, Measurement, and Preliminary Research." Personality and Individual Differences. Vol. 21, No. 2, (1996). pp. 165-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(96)00070-0
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الحلو، كلير. "مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي وأثرها على الحالة النفسية للطالب الجامعي: دراسة مقارنة متعدّدة الدول". المجلة الدولية للدراسات التربوية والنفسية 3، ع2 (2018)، ص235-268. https://doi.org/10.12816/0048161
زهران، حامد عبد السلام. علم النفس الاجتماعي. القاهرة: عالم الكتاب، 2000.
سداتي، عبد الخالق. الشباب والمؤسسات في الصحراء، إشكالية الفاعل والنسق في ظل التحول الثقافي وبروز الهويات الجديدة. الرباط: مطبعة برانت مروة، 2021.
عماد، عبد الغني. الهوية والمعرفة، المجتمع والدين، علم اجتماع المعرفة: الاتجاهات الجديدة والمقاربات العربية. بيروت: دار الطليعة، 2017.
غدنز، أنتوني. علم الاجتماع. ترجمة فايز الصياغ. بيروت: المنظمة العربية للترجمة، 2005.
المسيري، عبد الوهاب. العلمانية الجزئية والعلمانية الشاملة. القاهرة: دار الشروق، 2002.
البارومتر العربي (موقع إلكتروني) 02/03/2024: http://www.arabbarometer.org/ar/
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Sidati, Abdelkhalek. 2025. “The Impact of Transcontinental Pandemics on Thinking Patterns and Daily Practices Among Moroccan Youth: A Sociological Study in the Southern Saharan Regions”. Tajseer Journal 7 (2). https://doi.org/10.29117/tis.2025.0233.
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