Hmoud S Olimat

Biographic Data

ID1147572
NAMEHmoud S Olimat
GIVEN NAMESHmoud S
FAMILY NAMEOlimat
SIGNATUREOLIMAT H S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Jordan
ORCID0000-0001-6835-6618
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS52
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • Factors Associated With Vaccination Refusal Among a Sample of the Jordanian Population

    Open AccessReham Abu Ghaboush, Hmoud S Olimat et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2024

    Using a questionnaire, this study investigated the numerous factors affecting the Jordanian population’s rejection of COVID-19 vaccines. The data were collected in 2020 to 2021. Using the chi-square test, t-test, Cramer’s V-test, and analysis of variance, we found that most of the Sample (72.6%) obtained information on COVID-19 and its vaccines from social media, radio, and television. In comparison, 31.1% and 35.4% of the Sample obtained from go…

  • Social Avoidance and Stigma Among Healthcare Workers Serving Covid-19 Patients in Saudi Arabia

    Open AccessAbduruhman Fahad Alajmi, Hmoud S Olimat et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2022References: 34

    This study investigated the social impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers and their relationships with their families and relatives. Data were collected from a sample of 226 healthcare workers (HCWs) using an analytical cross-sectional design. The data extracted three factors: communication impairment, social avoidance, stigma, and personal deprivation and distress, rated as severe, moderate, and moderate, respectively. The results showed that …

  • Child Poverty and Youth Unemployment in Jordan

    Open AccessHmoud S OlimatARTICLEPoverty & Public Policy2018References: 2

    The main purposes of this article were to investigate the extent and depth of child poverty and youth unemployment in Jordan. In addition, it investigates the sociocultural connotation of child poverty and youth unemployment and the roles of state, society, and civic organizations in responding to these twin problems; as Syrian refugees currently constitute around one‐fifth of Jordan's population, the plight of Syrian children and youth is also a…

  • Adaptation and translation of mental health interventions in Middle Eastern Arab countries

    Open AccessR E Gearing, Craig S Schwalbe et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2013

  • Depressive Symptoms Among Jordanian Youth

    Open AccessLeyla Ismayilova, Hmoud S Olimat et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2012Cited by: 2References: 34

  • Jordanian parental efficacy about the reduction of adolescent behavior problems

    Open AccessFayez A Simadi, Hmoud Olimat et al.ARTICLESocial Behavior and Personality…2009

    Parenting beliefs about efficacy in the prevention of adolescent problem behaviors in Jordan in terms of some sociodemographic factors are examined in this study. A group of 171 parents to adolescent children was randomly selected from several areas in northern Jordan. ANOVAs were used to examine the role of sociodemographic variables in explaining parents' beliefs about their efficacy in preventing such problems. Predictor variables included par…

  • Breaking ground in cross-cultural research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia)

    René T Proyer, Willibald Ruch et al.ARTICLEHumor - International Journal of…2009Cited by: 8References: 1

    The current study examines whether the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) can be assessed reliably and validly by means of a self-report instrument in different countries of the world. All items of the GELOPH (Ruch and Titze, GELOPH〈46〉, University of Düsseldorf, 1998; Ruch and Proyer, Swiss Journal of Psychology 67:19–27, 2008b) were translated to the local language of the collaborator (42 languages in total). In total, 22,610 participants …

  • Patterns and Universals of Adult Romantic Attachment Across 62 Cultural Regions

    Open AccessD P Schmitt, Lidia Alcalay et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…2004Cited by: 42References: 47

    As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, a total of 17,804 participants from 62 cultural regions completedthe RelationshipQuestionnaire(RQ), a self-reportmeasure of adult romanticattachment. Correlational analyses within each culture suggested that the Model of Self and the Model of Other scales of the RQ were psychometrically valid within most cultures. Contrary to expectations, the Model of Self and Model of Other dimensions …