Public MA Viva-Voce Examination of Ms. Belqees Hamood Al-Sayaghi

The Public Viva-Voce Examination for the MA Thesis entitled, “The Relationship Between Sense of Happiness and Psychological Hardiness Among the Internally Displaced Persons in the Capital Secretariat, Sana’a”, submitted by Ms. Belqees Hamood Al-Sayaghi, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, was held on Saturday 21/01/1446 Hijri corresponding to 27/07/2024. The Viva-Voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Post-Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following:

#	Committee Members	Designation	University	Position
1	Prof. Radhiya Shamsan	Internal Examiner	Sana’a University	Chair
2	Prof. Elham Al-Eryani	Main Supervisor	Sana’a University	Member
3	Assoc. Prof. Taha Al-Awbali	External Examiner	Ibb University	Member

The study aimed to investigate the relationship between the sense of happiness and psychological hardiness among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Capital Secretariat (Sana’a). The study also explored the differences in the level of happiness based on variables such as (gender, age, marital status, educational level, employment, and place of residence after displacement, and during the period of displacement), and the differences in the level of psychological hardiness based on the same variables. The research sample consisted of (515) internally displaced persons, with (244) males and (271) females.

The thesis was examined and recommended by the Viva-Voce Committee for acceptance and approval. Then, the candidate was recommended to be awarded the Master’s Degree, majoring in General Psychology with an overall grade of Excellent with Honors.