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Mindfulness as a Culturally Sensitive Moderator Between Stress and Anxiety in Saudi Female International Students

Aldosari, Hend
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1733833757313218

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2024, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Counselor Education.
International students studying in the U.S. are becoming increasingly more common as students take advantage of new and existing educational opportunities. One of the larger populations of international students in the U.S. are Saudi students. While students face a number of stressors and anxieties related to schooling, Saudi international students face additional stressors related to adapting and acclimating to the new cultural environment. This is especially exacerbated in Saudi women, as they face discrimination based on the way they dress and have additional burdens such as family and childcare. However, culturally sensitive counseling approaches which address this unique population have yet to be fully investigated or developed. Mindfulness is a technique which involves quieting one’s mind and body and reflecting on one’s situation and circumstances without self-judgment. This approach has been used extensively as a technique to reduce and moderate the relationship between stress and anxiety generally and has been found to be effective in international students as well. Furthermore, mindfulness intersects directly with the principles of Islam through its focus on self-reflection and calming one’s mind, making it a culturally sensitive approach for Muslim clients, such as Saudi women. However, the moderating effects of mindfulness on stress and anxiety in Saudi female international students has yet to be investigated. The goal of this dissertation is to review what is known on the effects of mindfulness on stress and anxiety in international students and to investigate the moderating effects of mindfulness on stress and anxiety in Saudi female students in the U.S.
Michael Brubaker, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Vanessa Allen-Brown, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Mei Tang, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
73 p.
Mental Health
mental health; anxiety; mindfulness; treatment; stress; Saudi Women

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  • Aldosari, H. (2024). Mindfulness as a Culturally Sensitive Moderator Between Stress and Anxiety in Saudi Female International Students [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1733833757313218

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Aldosari, Hend. Mindfulness as a Culturally Sensitive Moderator Between Stress and Anxiety in Saudi Female International Students. 2024. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1733833757313218.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Aldosari, Hend. "Mindfulness as a Culturally Sensitive Moderator Between Stress and Anxiety in Saudi Female International Students." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1733833757313218

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