Female Health in Kuwait's Changing Society

 
 
 
 
FEMALE HEALTH AND SOCIOCULTURAL CHANGE IN KUWAIT: STRESS, DEPRESSION, AND LOCUS OF CONTROL

This research study attempted to identify differences emerging in three psychological processes among Kuwaiti adult females who identify with traditional roles prescribed for women in Kuwaiti/Arab society, and Kuwaiti adult females who identify themselves with the more liberal, modern, professionallyoriented concepts of the female role held by Western culture. The three psychological variables studied were (1) the directionality of locus of control (external/internal), (2) levels of depression, and (3) levels of stress. The research question that was investigated through the conduct of this study was as follows: In contemporary Kuwaiti society, may modern Kuwaiti women be expected to have an internal locus of control (as opposed to an external locus of control orientation for traditional Kuwaiti women), and to experience lower leve


     
 
 
 
    

 

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