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British Journal of Social Work 2005 35(5):727-742; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bch201
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Help-seeking among Muslim Arab Divorcees in Israel

Riki Savaya

Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Orna Cohen

Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Correspondence to Riki Savaya, Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, POB 39040, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel. E-mail: savaya{at}post.tau.ac.il

The study investigated the help-seeking of Muslim Arab divorcees living in Israel. Analysis of responses to Veroff et al.’s Patterns of Helpseeking Scale shows low rates of help-seeking by divorcees of both genders, yet higher rates among the female than among the male divorcees. They also show that the propensity to seek help increased with the experience of more stressful events around the divorce. The help-seeking patterns of the men and women were found to be quite similar. Both were more inclined to seek emotional help and advice than instrumental help. Both were more likely to seek help from informal than formal sources. Both were more likely to seek help from their family of origin than from any other source. Relatively few divorcees of either gender sought help from either their extended family or from community or religious figures. The few who sought formal help were more likely to turn to social workers than psychologists. These findings point to the continuing centrality of the family in the support system of Muslim Arabs in Israel, to the decline in the relevance of the community and religious figures who were once an integral part of the Arab support network, and to the fact that professional help has not yet filled in the gaps left in the traditional support system.

Keywords: help-seeking, emotional help, instrumental help, Muslim Arab divorcees


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