Loneliness among Students with Blindness and Sighted Students in Jordan: A Brief Report

Autor/inn/en	Hadidi, Muna S.; Al Khateeb, Jamal M.
Titel	Loneliness among Students with Blindness and Sighted Students in Jordan: A Brief Report
Quelle	In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 60 (2013) 2, S.167-172 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1034-912X
DOI	10.1080/1034912X.2012.723949
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Blindness; High School Students; College Students; Adolescents; Young Adults; Psychological Patterns; Measures (Individuals); Gender Differences; Statistical Significance; Social Isolation; Statistical Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Jordan; UCLA Loneliness Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Blindheit; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Messdaten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Soziale Isolation; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This study investigated loneliness among students with blindness and those who are sighted in Jordan, and examined whether loneliness levels vary according to gender. Students included 90 students with blindness and 79 sighted students selected from high schools and universities in the capital city of Amman. The instrument used to collect information in this study was an Arabic translation and adapted version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale developed by Russell in 1996. The results indicated that students with blindness reported significantly higher degrees of loneliness than sighted students; however, no significant differences were attributable to gender or interaction between visual status and gender. The implications of the findings for families and teachers of students with blindness, and for future research in Jordan, are offered. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10