Dalia Bedewy

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor (Associate) at Ajman University

Given the recent resurgence of using psychedelic drugs to treat substance misuse (SM), reviewing the latest information on their current status is essential. Substance use disorders (SUD) are psychiatric conditions that comprise the repetitive use of illicit substances, despite the harmful and damaging ramifications. Current treatment options for S...

The current study provides a comprehensive review and unified framework on emotional and cognitive factors underpinning driving behaviours and errors. T This article provides a conceptual framework that explains the relationship between cognitive, emotional, and personality factors and driving behaviours, including crashes, lane deviation, speeding...

Seasonal influenza is still a challenge in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). There is consensus that the most effective way to address this problem is through yearly vaccination campaigns. Despite governmental efforts to make the influenza vaccine available, there remains some hesitancy among the population. Previous research has focused on the consp...

Introduction: Research on students' attitudes toward inclusive education in the UAE is limited, with a focus on qualitative investigations of parents and teachers. Methods: This study addresses this gap by developing the Students' Attitude Scale to measure attitudes toward inclusive education. We examined the impact of age, grade level, nationality...

Introduction Research on students’ attitudes toward inclusive education in the UAE is limited, with a focus on qualitative investigations of parents and teachers. Methods This study addresses this gap by developing the Students’ Attitude Scale to measure attitudes toward inclusive education. We examined the impact of age, grade level, nationality,...

Introduction Seasonal influenza remains a challenge in the United Arab Emirates, and vaccination is an important preventive measure. However, fear of needles may be an obstacle in vaccination efforts. Objective The purpose of this study was to determine, in a non-clinical sample obtained from the UAE, how much of an impact fear of needles has on t...

In this article, we, for the first time, provide a comprehensive overview and unified framework of the impact of poverty and low socioeconomic status (SES) on the brain and behaviour. While there are many studies on the impact of low SES on the brain (including cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, and even neurotransmitters) and behaviours (including edu...

Although not a prime public health concern, seasonal influenza remains a challenge in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This problem is augmented by the fact that the percentage of the population intending to take the yearly seasonal influenza vaccine is relatively low. The purpose of this study is to assess if vaccine knowledge and just-world belief...

This research examines the factors that influence students' choices to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degrees in the United Arab Emirates. Our study investigates the impact of psychosocial variables, including math anxiety, educational stress, and family expectations, on the decision of 558 children to pursue STEM e...

This research examines the factors that influence students' choices to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degrees in the United Arab Emirates. Our study investigates the impact of psychosocial variables, including math anxiety, educational stress, and family expectations, on the decision of 558 children to pursue STEM e...

Introduction The present research aims to investigate the efficacy of a newly developed memory training strategy on improving the memory capabilities of students with learning impairments. Methods Involving thirty male and female students with learning challenges, the study divided participants into experimental and control groups, with the former...

Xenotransplantation has great potential as an alternative to alleviate the shortage of organs for donation. However, given that the animal most suited for xenotransplantation is the pig, there are concerns that people in Muslim countries may be more hesitant to morally approve of these procedures. In this study, the moral approval of xenotransplant...

Xenotransplantation has great potential as an alternative to alleviate the shortage of organs for donation. However, given that the animal most suited for xenotransplantation is the pig, there are concerns that people in Muslim countries may be more hesitant to morally approve of these procedures. In this study, the moral approval of xenotransplan-...

Previous research has documented that persons with schizophrenia and some forms of brain damage are more likely to offer utilitarian responses in sacrificial dilemmas. At the same time, some studies have also documented that cat ownership may be associated with schizophrenia, possibly with the pathogen Toxoplasma gondii as mediator. This prompts a...

This study delves into the intricate relationship between alexithymia, nomophobia (no mobile phobia), and social phobia among higher education students facing learning difficulties. The researcher employed a descriptive correlational approach to validate a proposed causal model that elucidates the dynamics of this relationship. The study sample com...

Background Previous work has been done on assessing how much psychology students believe myths, as compared to the general population. This study focuses on the mental health myths discussed in the book 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology. Objective This study seeks to investigate if Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae (MBBS, Bachelor...

The extent to which adolescents are influenced by their peers has been the focus of developmental psychological research for over 50 years. That research has yielded contradicting evidence and much debate. This study consists of a systematic review and meta-analysis, with the main aim of quantifying the effect of peer influence on adolescent substa...

Trolley dilemmas have been used to justify the intuitive appeal of the doctrine of double effect. According to this doctrine, if a good action has a harmful side effect, it is morally acceptable to do it, provided the harmful effect is not intended. However, in some variants of the dilemma, most people are willing to forego this doctrine, thus maki...

Background Mental health issues are still stigmatized in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), possibly due to cultural reasons. This implies that some mental health conditions (most notably depression and anxiety) are not properly treated, due to resistance to seek help. It is therefore important to assess attitudes towards mental health in the UAE and...

Background: The United Arab Emirates has set the goal to reduce traffic-related deaths to 3 per 100 000 people by 2021. To do this, authorities must assess the factors related to risky driving behaviour. Aims: To verify if there are any correlations between driving behaviour and certain variables, including years of driving experience, daily hou...

Vitamin D deficiency has been reported in several cultures and regions, including the Middle East, North Europe, and Australia. In this review, we summarize and discuss existing studies on factors underlying vitamin D deficiency across different regions. In particular, we explain key roles played by lifestyle, including sun exposure, season change,...

The United Arab Emirates has been very successful in its vaccination campaign for the COVID-19 injection, and vaccine hesitancy is not currently a major concern. Nevertheless, the motivations of residents in the UAE to receive the COVID-19 vaccine are varied. In this study with 426 vaccinated participants, 55% expressed health motivations to receiv...

While there are many studies on pareidolia in healthy individuals and patients with schizophrenia, to our knowledge, there are no prior studies on pareidolia in patients with bipolar disorder. Accordingly, in this study, we, for the first time, measured pareidolia in patients with bipolar disorder (N = 50), and compared that to patients with schizo...

While there are many studies on pareidolia in healthy individuals and patients with schizophrenia, to our knowledge, there are no prior studies on pareidolia in patients with bipolar disorder. Accordingly, in this study, we, for the first time, measured pareidolia in patients with bipolar disorder (N = 50), and compared that to patients with schizo...

This study aims to examine stress among caregivers of multiple disabled children and to develop and psychometrically assess an instrument to measure the sources of psychological stress among caregivers. The author developed a 24-item scale to measure the sources of stress among caregivers with (6–18) years old intellectually and physically disabled...

Covid-19 pandemic forced extreme shift in life and educational settings. This study aims at investigating anxiety among students of different universities in three regions in Egypt 1-Cairo (the capital).2-Tanta (Lower Egypt, in the river Nile delta). 3-Asyut (Upper Egypt, in the river Nile delta). The sample of the study (n= 604) participated 6 wee...

In response to COVID-19 outbreak, the Egyptian ministry of higher education declared a closure of campuses and shifted to distance learning. This study examines university students' perspectives of distance learning in Egypt. A sample (n=366) of undergraduate students studying at Tanta University took part in the study 10 weeks after the suspension...

The study reported here aimed to develop and psychometrically assess aninstrument to measure examination anxiety among undergraduate universitystudents. Based on empirical evidence and recent literature review wedeveloped a 1 2 item scale to measure the severity of examination anxiety. Theinstrument was administered to students, two weeks before th...