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Journal of Educational Research and Reviews
Research Article | Published March 2024 | Volume 12, Issue 3, pp. 55-63.
 doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jerr_v12i3.23.140

 

A Comparison between Saudi and Jordanian University Students' Warmth of Feelings in Reporting the Death News of a Friend to Their Bereaved Parents

 

 

Mohammad Ahmed Al-Jabali



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Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

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 Citation: Al-Jabali MA (2024). A Comparison between Saudi and Jordanian University Students' Warmth of Feelings in Reporting the Death News of a Friend to Their Bereaved Parents. J. Edu. Res. Rev. 12(3):55-63. doi: 10.33495/jerr_v12i3.23.140.
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 Abstract 

 

This study investigated how Saudi and Jordanian university undergraduates reported the death news of a friend to their bereaved parents. The sample of the study consisted of 64 volunteer students; 35 Jordanian students majoring in English Language, and 29 Saudi students majoring in Tourism Guidance. The researcher used a DCT to collect the data necessary for the study. Mean scores and t-test were used to analyze the data and answer the questions of the study. The findings of the study revealed that both Saudi and Jordanian undergraduates employed nine strategies to report the death news of a friend. The researcher ascribed the employment of such strategies to various factors which might help report the death news successfully.

 

Keywords  Death   religious   Jordan   Saudi   greetings   news   arabic   university 

 

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