Developing a measure of contentment in an Arab Muslim country: implications for cross-cultural research in social work.

A study was conducted to develop a scale that would accurately measure the levels of contentment among Kuwaitis in the aftermath of Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Data were obtained using a multi-method approach administered to a convenience sample of 560 undergraduate students. Findings revealed...

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Publicado en:European Journal of Social Work Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 459 - 468
Autores principales: Ridha, Hadi, Al Naser, Fahad, Figley, Charles R.
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd December 2008
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        Contentment
        Cross-cultural studies
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        Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991
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          Contentment
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