Saudi Youth University Graduates and Their Worries about the Future: A Field Study on Students of Saudi Universities in Riyadh

Abdulqader Abdullah Al-Orabi,Maysoon Alfa'Iz

doi:10.13189/ijrh.2017.050302

Abstract

Worrying is a part of human nature and stems usually from personal, cultural, economic, and social reasons. This research is an attempt to examine the future worries of the students (both males and females) pursuing graduate studies in different universities of Saudi Arabia— King Saud University, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, and Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh during the academic year (1436-1437 H, that is, 2014-2015). Using a questionnaire survey and based on cluster sampling and psychological analysis, the research was conducted amongst 872 students out of 5486 students. The findings suggest that graduates of both genders suffer from future worries arising from fear of unemployment, socio-cultural and personal failure, which might bear detrimental effects on their health.

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These pressures increase gradually starting from early college years, where a distinct gap becomes visible between the academic style of high school and college
The central aim of this research revolves around our everyday observations of the amount of pressures—academic, economic or socio-mental that the graduates go through, while performing their roles as students and simultaneously worrying for their futures
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These pressures increase gradually starting from early college years, where a distinct gap becomes visible between the academic style of high school and college. A female graduate as she grows up usually suffer from the built-in worries based mainly on societal expectations of playing multiple overlapping roles It is usually the woman, who remains at the center of society's judgment. This largely affects the academic performance of a female graduate and social relationships and future worries. Hejazy (2008) goes on to argue that an employment is a road to self-worth and belonging, which making the individual feels socially and mentally secured It is the transitional phase of the youths, in which the particular youth moves from a supported atmosphere to a culture of open competitions and accomplishments while entering into a mysterious future are somewhat worrisome (Hejazy, 2008).

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