Psychosocial Problems of Arab University Students in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt

Abstract

This paper investigated the psychosocial problems experienced by university students in the UAE and Egypt using the modified Mooney Problem Check List (MPCL). The sample included seventy four students from a University in the UAE and one hundred students from a University in Egypt. Inferential statistical analysis showed that gender and cultural variable influenced some of the problems experienced by the university students. The Kaiser Criterion Principal Component revealed the structure of three factors that impact the experience of the students; a factor inherent in the psychosocial problems, a gender-related factor and a factor connected with economic conditions. On the whole, a transcultural understanding of psychosocial problems is instrumental to promoting better academic performance and social well-being among Arab students.

Keywords: Psychosocial problems, Arab students, transcultural, cultural factors