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  • Salwa Abdallah Al-Majali, Ph.D

Salwa Abdallah Al-Majali, Ph.D

Director, Special Education, and Applied Psychology Programs
Associate Professor

Abu Dhabi Campus

Biography

Salwa A. Al Majali is an Associate Professor of Psychological Counseling at college of Education, Al Ain University. Dr. Salwa gained her Ph.D. in Psychological and Educational counseling in May 2011 from University of Jordan. Her academic interest areas are: Behavioral modification, Cognitive psychology, educational psychology, Early Childhood Psychology and distance learning, she has over than 9 Journal articles published in international indexes, 1 book (Arabic) and other national articles.

Education

  • Ph.D. - Philosophy: Educational and Psychological Counseling, University of Jordan - Jordan
  • M.A. Educational and Psychological Counseling, Mutah University. Jordan
  • B.A., Education in pre-School , University of Jordan,

Research Interests

 Behavioral Neuroscience , Health PsychologySocial PsychologySocial CognitionInterpersonal Relationships

 

Selected Publications

  1. Neuropsychological Characteristics of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences, University of Bahrain , Volume 4, No. 4, December 2003.
  2. The Impact of Fun Therapy and Modifying the Negative Thoughts and Attitudes in Reducing the Anxiety of the Exam Among University Students. (2018).Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 13(11), pp. 4173-4179.
  3. Al Jarrah, Hani, Majali, Salwa. (2018). Moral Education. University Book House. First Edition. Arab Emirates.
  4. Creative skills acquired by university students through curricula | [Competencias creativas adquiridas por estudiantes universitarios a través de currículos.(2019).Opcion 35(Special Issue 21), pp. 752-767. 
  5. Factors (family, social, cultural, personal and psychological) affecting the cognitive development of gifted students.(2019). MECSJ , (10). 
  6. The Impact of family violence on the social and psychological developemen of the child. Utopia y Praxis Latinoamericana.Volume 24, Issue Extra5, 2019, Pages 199-207
  7. The digital world for children and the relationship with personal disorders.( 2020)..International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning Volume 15, Issue 1,  Pages 213-221.
  8. Values of Tolerance in Relation to Academic Achievements, Cultures, and Gender among UAE Universities Students.(2020).International Journal of Instruction.Vol.13, No.3. 
  9. Al Majali, Salwa; Ashour, Leana. (2020).The negative consequences of poor emotion management (Anger, Anxiety Frustration).Talent Development & Excellence Vol.12, No.2s, 2020,3410-3419.
  10. Positive anxiety and its role in motivation and achievement among university students.International Journal of Instruction. (2020) , International Journal of Instruction.Vol.13, No.4.
  11. Abuhmaidan, Yousef& Al Majali, Salwa.  The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on mental health among Al Ain university students in light of some demographic variable's.(2020). Psychiatria Danubina, 2020; Vol. 32, No. 3-4,
  12. Salwa A. Al Majali, Emad M. Alghazo.(2021).Mental Health of Individuals who are Deaf during COVID-19: Depression, Anxiety, Aggression and Fear".Journal of Community Psychology,49(6), pp. 2134-2143.
  13. Al Majali, Salwa; Abuhamiadan, Yousef.(2022).THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL EFFECTS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION FROM THE VIEWPOINTS OF STUDENTS’ GUARDIANS.Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE January.Volume:23, Issue1,Pages:1302-6488.
  14. Maadal, A., zadeh, S. N., & Al-Majali, S. (2023). The relationship between identity styles and conformity: perspectives of students at islamic azad university – shahr-e rey branch. An-Najah Univ J Res-B (Humanities), 37(7), 1369-1381. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247.37.7.2069
  15. Majed Saleem El-Saleh, Salwa Al Majali, Munther Balawi, Bayan Habis Alnaimat. (2023)Analytical Study of the Relationship Between Emotional Arousal and Skillful Self of Basketball Players in UAE Universities. Acad. J. Interdiscip. Stud.DOI:10.36941/ajis2023-0095

  16. Alhrahsheh, Rakan, Al Majali, salwa.(2023).Relationship between Social Networking Addiction and Academic Performance in Students of University.INT J INSTRUCTION.10.29333/iji.2023.16241a.

  17. Alamayreh, Esraa Mohammad Rasoul,Almajali, Dmaithan;Alsmadi, Lama Ahmad;Masa’deh;Al-Sherideh, Ala’A Saeb;Majali, Salwa AL.(2023). Antecedents of understanding the investors’ acceptance of artificial intelligence: Perceptions from Jordanian context.International Journal of Data and Network ScienceOpen AccessVolume 7, Issue 4, 1861 – 1874.
  18. Masa’deh, Ra’Ed;Almajali, Dmaithan;Majali, Tha’Er;Salwa AL, Majali;Al-Sherideh, Ala’A Saeb. (2023).An empirical study into the effect of the digital divide on the intention to adopt e-government International Journal of Data and Network Science,Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 1581 – 1594.
  19. Shoqeirat, Moh'd;Almatarneh, Ahmed;Alkhawaldeh, Mohammad;Alzaben, Mamduh; Al Majali,Salwa.;Algaralleh, Abdulnaser. (2023) Married & Wise-A Correlational Study of Wisdom, Well-Being, and Resilience in Relation to Gender, Age and Marital Status. Journal of Social Studies Education Research,Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 145 – 166.  

  20. Romieh, Walaa H., Imbaby, Hend I., Al majali, Salwa.(2023).Improving Social Interaction Among Primary School Students with Stuttering.Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal,Volume 6, Issue2019.
  21. Alamayreh, Esraa Mohammad Rasoul, Almajali, Dmaithan, Alsmadi, Lama Ahmad, asa’deh, Ra’Ed, Al-Sherideh, Ala’A Saeb, Majali, Salwa AL,(2023). Antecedents of understanding the investors’ acceptance of artificial intelligence: Perceptions from Jordanian context. International Journal of Data and Network ScienceOpen Access,Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 1861 - 1874.
  22. Masa'deh, Ra'ed; Almajali, Dmaithan AbdelkarimMajali, Salwa A. L.;Al-Sous, Nida; Almajali, Haya.(2023). The impact of COVID-19 on reading behaviors among high school students through the adoption of mobile learning. International Journal of Data and Network ScienceVolume 8, Issue 1, Pages 7 - 24Winter 2024, DOI: 10.5267/j.ijdns.2023.10.022.


Teaching Courses

Introduction to Applied Psychology, Psychology of Family Problems, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Psychological Measurements and tests Counseling,  Psychology Special Topics in Applied Psychology, Behavior Modification, Psychophysiology, Introduction to Psychological Health, Psychology of Personality, Clinical Psychology, Children's Psychological Problems, Teaching Diverse Students. Cognitive psychology. psychopathology, Psychology of Individual Differences. 

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  

 

Memberships

  • Certified external Auditor- CAA=2022
  • Journals reviewer : Journal of Arts & Social Sciences (JASS) /  Sultan Qaboos Universit   AND: ASJP/ University of Staif - Algeria, SAGE, MethodsX.
  • Member. American Psychhological Association (APA) October 2020.
  • Member. Jordanian Psychological Association, Jordan. 2011.
  • Member.  Karak - Birmingham Sisiter cities. https://birminghamsistercities.com/jordan/
  • Founding member of both The Children’s Club and Young Scientists Project for gifted children in Al Karak, Jordan.

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