The Degree of the Contribution of Self-exploration to Technological Well-being  among the Electronic Extortion-victim Students in Karak Governorate

Sami   Khatatneh

doi:10.35516/hum.v50i1.4412

Authors

Sami Khatatneh Mut'ah University, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v50i1.4412

Keywords:

Self-exploration, technological wellness, victims of electronic blackmail, Students, Mutah University

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the level of both self-exploration and technological wellness among a group of Mutah University students who are victims of electronic extortion and to investigate the degree of contribution to self-exploration in their technological wellness. The research included (64) male and female students (26) male and (38) female students. The descriptive and predictive approach was used. The results of the research concluded that the level of self-exploration and technological wellness came to a medium degree and that the dimensions of self-exploration predict technological wellness with an amount of (27%), and there are no differences between males and females in self-exploration and technological wellness. Focus by counselors on improving self-exploration and technological wellness among students who are victims of electronic extortion.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Alder, R. Rosenfield, T. &Towe, N. (1992). Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication (7th.). for worth: Holt Rinehart and Winston, Inc.

Bachiller, R. T. (2001): Technostress among library staff and patrons of the U. P. Diliman libraries. University of the Philippines, Diliman.

Coker, S. (2007). A positive psychological perspective of the direct and indirect influences of gender role schema and the experience of childhood trauma on psychological, physical and social well-being in adulthood. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation), submitted to the Central Queensland University.

Cormier, W. & Cormier, L. (1992). Interviewing Strategies for Helpers Fundamental Skills and Cognitive Behavioral interventions (3rd). California: Brooks / Cole Publishing Co.

Diener, E. and Lucas, R. (2000). Subjective emotional well-being. In Lewis, M. (Ed.). Handbook of emotions, 2nd, ed. (pp. 325–337). Guilford, New York, NY.

Diener, E. and R. E. Lucas (1999). Personality and subjective well-being, in D. Kahneman, E. Diener& N. Schwarz (eds.), Well-Being: The Foundations of Hedonic Psychology (Russell Sage Foundation, New York, 211–229.

Easterlin, R. (2001). Life Cycle Welfare: Evidence and Conjecture. Journal of Socio-Economic, 30(1), 31-61.

Egan, G. (1982). The Skills Helper Model: Skills and Methods for Effective Helping (2nd). California: Brooke / Cole Publishing, Co.

Farber, A. (2006).Self-disclosure in psychotherapy.New York: The Guilford Press.

Kennedy, S. D. (2014). TechnoWellness: A new wellness construct in the 21st century. Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 1(2), 113-127.

Lyubomirsky, S., King, L., &Diener, E. (2005). The benefits of frequent positive affect: Does happiness lead to success? Psychological Bulletin, 131, 803–855

Nadalet, L.; Kohl, F.; Pringuey, D. & Berthier, F. (2005). Validation of a Subjective Quality of Life Questionnaire (S. Q U A. L A) in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 76, 73– 81.

Navarro-Haro, M. V., López-del-Hoyo, Y., Campos, D., Linehan, M. M., Hoffman, H. G., García-Palacios, A.,&García-Campayo, J. (2017). Meditation experts try Virtual Reality Mindfulness: A pilot study evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of Virtual Reality to facilitate mindfulness practice in people attending a Mindfulness conference. PloS one, 12(11), 1-14.

Oishi S. 2001. Culture and memory for emotional experiences: on-line vs. retrospective judgments of subjective well-being. Diss. Abstr. Int. 61(10):5625

Pomputius, A. F. (2018). Mind over Matter: Using Technology to Improve Wellness. Medical reference services quarterly, 37(2), 177-183.

Rizzo, A., Reger, G., Perlman, K., Rothbaum, B., Difede, J., McLay, R. & Pair, J. (2008). Virtual reality Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) exposure therapy results in active-duty Iraq war combatants. ICDVRAT.

Seligman. M. & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An Introduction. American Psychologist.

Young, K. (2004). Internet addiction: A new clinical phenomenon and its consequences. American behavioral scientist, 48(4), 402-415.