مجلة العلوم النفسية والتربوية
Volume 12, Numéro 1, Pages 141-154
2026-03-30

The Level Of Optimism Among Divorced Women

Authors : Baouni Nadjet .

Abstract

This study investigated the level of optimism among divorced women and examined whether it varied according to age, educational level, number of children, and employment status. The sample consisted of 50 divorced women residing in Algiers.Using the descriptive method . Data were collected through a personal information questionnaire prepared by the researcher and the Optimism Scale forUsing Divorced Women developed by Ensaf Abdelkader Ibrahim Amro and Amina Ahmed Al-Sharif (2018). Statistical analyses indicated significant differences in optimism based on age, with higher scores among women aged 20–30 years. Significant differences also emerged by educational level, favoring university graduates; by number of children, favoring women without children; and by employment status, favoring employed women. Overall, the participants demonstrated a moderate level of optimism, highlighting the influence of sociodemographic factors on the psychological well-being of divorced women.

Keywords

divorced women, optimism,