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Parental perspectives on adolescents’ excessive use of technology in Qatar: challenges and coping strategies
This article explores the challenges and coping strategies associated with the excessive use of technology among adolescents in Qatar from the perspective of parents. The article presents the qualitative findings of a 2021-2022 study conducted on the overuse of technology by adolescents in Qatar. The original study followed a mixed-method approach: investigating the experiences of adolescents and their parents and the use of technology in their lives. The study found that the excessive use of technology among adolescents in Qatar is a major concern for the family leading to negative consequences such as isolation poor performance at school health problems and social disintegration. These challenges can cause not only family instability but also further complications in the lives of adolescents in the long run.
Thus some coping strategies need to be developed by parents to mitigate the negative effects of excessive use of technology among adolescents such as control building trust entertainment and discussion. Such strategies encourage alternative forms of social interaction with the family and avoidance of technology. This article provides valuable insights into the challenges negative impacts and coping strategies parents can use to promote healthy well-being among the younger generation. We argue that implementing appropriate educational programs for adolescents and parents would mitigate challenges and promote the development of healthy lifestyles and habits including the creation of leisure activities to reduce reliance on technology.
The balance between work and family among Omani female workers: experiences and challenges
Oman’s economy has grown tremendously in recent decades. Social development and educational progress have both paved the way for greater participation of women in the labor force leading to challenges in the work-life balance. Working women are torn between responsibilities in the home and workplace creating a demand for new social development employment law and work policies and a redefinition of family dynamics. The research project outlined in this paper has sought to highlight each of these issues. Its findings are based on a qualitative study conducted in 2017 on a sample of working Omanis addressing the principal challenges that Omani women face related to achieving their aspirations in regard to work and family life. Based on the data the study concludes that greater flexibility in working arrangements for Omani women would ease the stress and exhaustion that inhibit them from attaining an effective work-life balance within the arena of these activities.