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Overview

Sahar Obeid is affiliated with the Lebanese American University in Lebanon. Their research focuses primarily on the field of psychology, with a significant number of publications in clinical psychology, social psychology, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, and applied psychology.

The main topics addressed in their work include eating disorders and behaviors, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, the impact of technology on adolescents, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, COVID-19 and mental health, behavioral health and interventions, and resilience and mental health.

Notable recent papers by Sahar Obeid include:

  • A consensus document on definition and diagnostic criteria for orthorexia nervosa (2022) published in Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity
  • Personality traits, emotional intelligence and decision-making styles in Lebanese universities medical students (2020) published in BMC Psychology
  • Validation of the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and State Trait Anxiety Inventory A and B in Arabic among the Lebanese population (2020) published in Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
  • Problematic social media use and mental health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia) among Lebanese adults: Any mediating effect of stress? (2020) published in Perspectives In Psychiatric Care
  • Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) in Lebanese adults (2022) published in Body Image

Sahar Obeid has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including Souheil Hallit, Diana Malaeb, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Rabih Hallit, and Mariam Dabbous. These collaborations have contributed to a wide range of publications and research projects.

The scientist's work is published across various venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • BMC Psychiatry
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • BMC Psychology
  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Research Square (Research Square)

The research output of Sahar Obeid covers both empirical and psychometric approaches within psychology, often focusing on mental health issues in Lebanese and Arabic-speaking populations. The integration of clinical and social psychological perspectives is notable throughout the work.

Best Publications

  • A consensus document on definition and diagnostic criteria for orthorexia nervosa

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  • Personality traits, emotional intelligence and decision-making styles in Lebanese universities medical students

    Radwan El Othman;Rola El Othman;Rabih Hallit;Sahar Obeid

  • Knowledge, attitude and behaviors towards patients with mental illness: Results from a national Lebanese study.

    Carla Abi Doumit;Chadia Haddad;Hala Sacre;Pascale Salameh

  • Correlates of orthorexia nervosa among a representative sample of the Lebanese population

    Chadia Haddad;Sahar Obeid;Marwan Akel;Karl Honein

  • Validation of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and sociodemographic factors associated with Lebanese depressed patients.

    S. Obeid;C. Abi Elias Hallit;C. Haddad;Z. Hany

  • Validation of the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and State Trait Anxiety Inventory A and B in Arabic among the Lebanese population

    Souheil Hallit;Chadia Haddad;Rabih Hallit;Marwan Akel

  • Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) in Lebanese adults

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  • Problematic social media use and mental health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia) among Lebanese adults: Any mediating effect of stress?

    Diana Malaeb;Pascale Salameh;Sam Barbar;Emmanuelle Awad

  • Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age.

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  • Internet addiction among Lebanese adolescents: the role of self-esteem, anger, depression, anxiety, social anxiety and fear, impulsivity, and aggression-a cross-sectional study

    Sahar Obeid;Sahar Obeid;Sylvia Saade;Chadia Haddad;Hala Sacre

  • Suicidal ideation among Lebanese adolescents: scale validation, prevalence and correlates

    Melissa Chahine;Pascale Salameh;Chadia Haddad;Hala Sacre

  • Construction of the Lebanese Anxiety Scale (LAS-10): a new scale to assess anxiety in adult patients

    Souheil Hallit;Sahar Obeid;Chadia Haddad;Rabih Hallit

  • Violence Against Women During COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Marwan Akel;Marwan Akel;Jana Berro;Clara Rahme;Chadia Haddad

  • Nomophobia in Lebanon: Scale validation and association with psychological aspects

    Youssef Farchakh;Rabih Hallit;Marwan Akel;Clarissa Chalhoub

  • COVID-19 pandemic and mental health in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study.

    Radwan El Othman;Elsie Touma;Rola El Othman;Chadia Haddad

  • Factors associated with restrained eating and validation of the Arabic version of the restrained eating scale among an adult representative sample of the Lebanese population: a cross-sectional study

    Sylvia Saade;Souheil Hallit;Chadia Haddad;Rabih Hallit

  • Validation of the Arabic version of the “12-item short-form health survey” (SF-12) in a sample of Lebanese adults

    Chadia Haddad;Hala Sacre;Sahar Obeid;Pascale Salameh;Pascale Salameh

  • Cross-cultural comparison of mental illness stigma and help-seeking attitudes: a multinational population-based study from 16 Arab countries and 10,036 individuals

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  • Validation of the Arabic version of the Eating Attitude Test in Lebanon: a population study.

    Chadia Haddad;Chloe Khoury;Pascale Salameh;Hala Sacre

  • Factors associated with alcohol use disorder: the role of depression, anxiety, stress, alexithymia and work fatigue- a population study in Lebanon.

    Sahar Obeid;Marwan Akel;Chadia Haddad;Kassandra Fares

  • Factors associated with body dissatisfaction among the Lebanese population.

    Chadia Haddad;Maha Zakhour;Marwan Akel;Karl Honein

  • Attachment style and addictions (alcohol, cigarette, waterpipe and internet) among Lebanese adolescents: a national study.

    Laurette Nakhoul;Sahar Obeid;Hala Sacre;Chadia Haddad

  • Social media use disorder and loneliness: any association between the two? Results of a cross-sectional study among Lebanese adults

    Lara Youssef;Rabih Hallit;Nelly Kheir;Sahar Obeid

  • Validation of the Arabic version of the binge eating scale and correlates of binge eating disorder among a sample of the Lebanese population.

    Rouba Karen Zeidan;Chadia Haddad;Rabih Hallit;Marwan Akel

  • Validation of the Arabic version of the ORTO-15 questionnaire in a sample of the Lebanese population.

    Chadia Haddad;Rabih Hallit;Marwan Akel;Karl Honein

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiorenzo Laghi
Fiorenzo Laghi Sapienza University of Rome

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