Nicknames of Kuwaiti Teenagers

Bibliographic Data

ID10305462
AuthorsMadeline Haggan (corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume56
Issue2
Pages81-94
Publication date2008-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNames (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0027-7738 • E-ISSN: 1756-2279
PublisherUniversity Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1179/175622708x302368
OpenAlexW2056328972
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

Although nicknaming among teenagers and nicknaming among Arab adults has been studied, nicknaming among Arab teenagers has not. Nicknames of their peers were collected from Kuwaiti teenagers, and Kuwaiti undergraduates judged the nicknames as derogatory, affectionate or neutral. In spite of religious injunctions against the practice, hurtful nicknames were the most common and females were as likely as males to receive uncomplimentary nicknames. Nicknames were also classified as based on appearance or on personality/behaviors, and how they reflected local or western culture. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and practices arising out of rapid oil-funded development are presented as possible explanations for some of the results

Developmental psychology · Personality · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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