Mental Health among a sample of Divorced Jordanian Women

Abstract

This study aimed at exploring the level of mental health among a sample of divorced women in Irbid and its suburbs. In addition the study aimed at exploring the effect of some variables like: the professional status, the educational level, residence place of women after divorce, and the residence place of their children after divorce on the mental health level of the sample subjects. The sample consisted of (210) divorced women. The researcher developed and applied a scale for measuring the mental health level. The result showed that the mental health level among those women was moderate and that there was a significant effect of the educational level, professional status and the residence place of the children after divorce on the women's level of mental health where there is no effect of the divorced women residence place on their mental health level. Some recommendations were offered in light of these results.

Keywords: Mental Health - Woman - Divorce