Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping workplaces, influencing how employees think, feel, and perform. While it streamlines tasks and boosts efficiency, its psychological effects remain uncertain. This study explores how AI impacts young corporate employees, uncovering both its advantages and challenges. Through qualitative interviews across various industries, findings reveal a dual reality—AI reduces workload stress yet fuels anxiety over job security and technological dependence. Employees with deeper AI knowledge adapt more easily, while others struggle with uncertainty. The study underscores the need for balanced AI integration, fostering both innovation and emotional resilience in the modern workplace.

This qualitative study investigates the views of older male adults in Saudi Arabia regarding lifestyle factors that contribute to healthy aging. With an aging population facing increased rates of cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases, understanding these perspectives is vital for promoting cognitive health. We conducted semi-structured interviews with participants aged 60 and above, employing thematic analysis to identify key themes related to lifestyle factors such as physical activity, mental engagement, and social interactions. The findings reveal that participants emphasized the importance of regular physical exercise, engaging in cognitively stimulating activities like games and reading, and maintaining strong social connections for enhancing their well-being and cognitive function. Participants reported that these lifestyle factors not only contributed to their physical health but also improved their emotional well-being and cognitive capabilities. This study provides valuable insights into the perceptions of older males in Saudi Arabia, informing targeted interventions that promote healthy aging within this demographic.

We aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Ostracism Experience Scale (OES) for adolescents. A total of 505 high school students participated in this study (mean age = 16.66 ± 1.10 years, 52.7% females). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) provided support to the two-factor model originally proposed. All indices suggested that the configural, metric, and scalar invariance were supported across gender. Composite reliability of scores was adequate in the total sample for the total scale (ω = .89/α = .89), as well as the ignored (ω = .89/α = .89) and excluded (ω = .91/α = .91) subscales. Ostracism total scores were associated with more physical and verbal aggression, anger, and hostility, as well as lower self-esteem. The findings of this study give credence to the use of the Arabic version of the OES-A short form among Arabic-speaking adolescent boys and girls and support its use as a self-report screening tool for ostracism.

The wide use of social media platforms brought significant changes in communication and social interactions, specifically among young adults. While these platforms offer many benefits for connections and sharing Information, they also could pose risks to user's mental and physical well-being. This study is designed to determine whether there is a group difference between those who spend more time on screens than others in terms of their self-esteem, Orthorexia (obsession with healthy eating), and Healthy eating habits among adult males and females living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It also aimed to understand how social media use and the content it contains can influence users to undertake unhealthy weight-loss techniques. A review of the literature shows a significant relationship between the use of social media and disordered eating patterns, with frequent usage of social networking sites associated with a higher risk of these behaviors. Additionally, excessive social media use has been linked to low self-esteem. However, research findings on the relationship between self-esteem and disordered eating behaviors have been mixed. To address the gap in this paper, this study uses a quantitative approach, employing online surveys to collect data from 80 participants. The surveys measure participants' orthorexia (obsession with healthy eating) using ORTO-15, healthy eating habits using the Binge Eating Scale, and self-esteem using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The analysis includes Pearson's correlation coefficient to examine the relationships between the study variables and independent samples t-tests. The results showed a significant correlation between binge eating, self-esteem, and orthorexia scales. As for the results of the independent samples t-test, it showed that there was no group differences between low and high social media users in terms of their self-esteem and orthorexia habits, however, a group differences were observed between low and high social media users in terms of their healthy eating habits, with low social media users exhibiting higher healthy eating behaviors and less binge eating tendencies. Additionally, the paper showed that people could be influenced by social media influencers to use the promoting self-injectable weight loss medications without a prescription, which could lead to harmful side effects. Overall, this study emphasizes how important it is to address the relationships that exist between social media, self-esteem, and eating habits in promoting the well-being of individuals. To reduce the potential risks connected with excessive social media use, future research should investigate the procedures through the way social media influences behavior in more detail along with developing appropriate interventions.

Although the positive association between impairments in metacognitive capacity and negative symptoms in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders is widely evidenced in the literature, the explaining mechanisms of this association are still less known and poorly understood. This study aims to bridge this knowledge gap by testing the hypothesis that COMT rs4680 variants will act as moderators in the relationship between certain metacognitive domains and negative symptoms’ severity. Method A cross-sectional study was carried-out during the period between February and March 2024. A total of 115 biologically unrelated Arab (Lebanese) patients with schizophrenia were included. Results After controlling for sex and duration of illness as a potential confounder, moderation analyses showed that the AG genotype of the COMT rs4680 served as a significant moderator between maladaptive metacognitive beliefs about cognitive confidence (i.e. lack of confidence in memory) and negative symptoms. In non-carriers of the COMT rs4680 AG genotype, lower cognitive confidence (i.e., more “lack of cognitive confidence”) is significantly associated with greater negative symptoms. Conclusion Findings suggest that metacognition may be a relevant treatment target in the management of negative symptoms particularly in non-carriers of the COMT rs4680 AG genotype. Therefore, genetic testing could potentially be used to match patients with metacognitive interventions that are more likely to be effective in supporting recovery from negative symptoms.

The study aims to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and bullying behaviour, as well as to explore gender differences in both variables among high school students in Pakistan. A total of 313 high school students—143 men and 170 females—were chosen from the cities in Pakistan's Punjab region using a convenient sampling technique. The participants' emotional intelligence was evaluated by the researchers using the emotional intelligence scale, and their bullying conduct was examined using the illusion bullying scale. The results showed a strong negative association (r =-0.267, p < 0.05) between bullying and emotional intelligence, especially when it came to the bullying's victimization and 􀅫ighting subscales (p< 0.05). Additionally, there were statistically signi􀅫icant gender differences in emotional intelligence, the 􀅫ighting subscale, the victimization subscale, and the bully subscale (p > 0.05), with the exception of the bully subscale. Additionally, the study showed that male students performed better than the score of female students (p < 0.05). The study 􀅫indings also show that emotional intelligence plays a safeguarding role in certain facets of violence among students. The study main objective is to investigate the emotional intelligence and its effect on bullying, including sub-factors of bullying among high school students. Therefore, designing more effective strategies to enhance emotional intelligence, thereby handling aggressive behavior, is important.

ABSTRACT Background: no arabic validated scale is available to date to measure ai literacy. the current study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of a first arabic translation of the artificial intelligence literacy scale (ails) among university students from four arab countries (i.e. lebanon, saudi arabia, Morocco and Palestine). Methods: online cross-sectional data collection took place in July 2023 among university students (N = 1849, mean age of 21.37 ± 3.84 years, 74.3% females). Results: the arabic version replicated the original four-factor structure of the ails. internal consistency reliability coefficients were excellent (cronbach α = .92). Moreover, scalar, metric and configural invariance was supported across sex and country. Finally, concurrent validity was established through significant negative correlations of the ails scores with levels of fear of autonomous robots and artificial intelligence. Conclusion: Making an arabic version of the ails available can guide course designs and development at the higher education system, to include ai in both curricula and assessment settings.

Background: The current study examined the psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Adolescent Distress-Eustress Scale (ADES) in Saudi Arabia. It assessed the factorial structure through a confirmatory factor analysis, composite reliability through Cronbach alpha and McDonald’s omega scores, gender invariance, and convergent validity through its correlation to resilience. Methods: A total of 505 high school students from 21 randomly selected schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (mean age of 16.66±1.10 years, 52.7% females) participated in the study. The questionnaires were translated using the forward and backward technique. Results: Findings revealed good internal consistency of the Arabic ADES (McDonald’s ω being 0.82 for distress and 0.79 for eustress). Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the two-factor structure of the scale and demonstrated measurement invariance across gender at the configural, metric, and scalar levels. Girls had higher Distress scores, while boys reported higher eustress scores, which was consistent with previous studies. Finally, the ADES distress and eustress scales were significantly correlated to resilience supporting convergent validity. Conclusion: The present study supports the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the ADES as a self-report method to assess Eustress and Distress in adolescents. Pending further validations to support the present findings, this measure can be utilized by schools, mental health providers, and researchers to support Arabic speaking adolescents globally.

Background: Although the co-occurrence of psychotic experiences (PEs) and psychological distress symptoms is growingly recognized in several previous studies, there is still a lack of literature, which clearly outlines how these two psychopathological entities affect each other over time. This study is intended to add to the literature by examining: (a) the longitudinal, bidirectional associations between PEs and psychological distress in a sample of Tunisian adolescents, and (b) whether these associations are moderated by sex. Methods: 510 adolescent students (mean age of 16.05 ± 1.01 years, 61.2% females) took part in a prospective longitudinal study. PEs and psychological distress were measured at three occasions over a one-year period. The cross-lagged panel modeling approach was adopted. Results: The current results showed that the experience of PEs at baseline tended to temporally precede prospective increases in psychological distress (at 6 months), which had in turn led to further exacerbation of psychological distress at 12 months of follow-up. Temporally primary psychological distress symptoms were not a significant predictor for the development of later psychotic symptoms in the whole sample. However, temporal patterns between adolescent distress and psychotic symptoms differed for girls and boys. Endorsing PEs at baseline was followed by greater psychological distress at 6 months, which was in turn associated with a significant increased risk of subsequent exacerbation of PEs at 12 months in boys, whereas psychological distress at 12-month follow-up was significantly predicted by pre-existing PEs in girls. Conclusion: These findings suggest that clinicians and support workers are recommended to take into account different social risk profiles for boys and girls when considering interventions to address PEs and distress in adolescents.