Marwan Akel, PhD

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About

Marwan Akel, PhD, is affiliated with the School of Pharmacy at Lebanese International University in Beirut, Lebanon. Between 2022 and 2023, Akel published extensively on topics including anxiety, neurodevelopmental disorders, addiction, child and adolescent psychiatry, COVID-19, patient care, phobic disorders, and sleep. The research covers diverse areas such as emotional regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health correlates of technology use, and the impact of psychological factors on quality of life among Lebanese populations. Frequent collaborators include Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit, Chadia Haddad, Diana Malaeb, and Pascale Salameh.

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Emotion Regulation, Fear of COVID, and Quality of Life
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Emotion Regulation, Fear of COVID, and Quality of Life

November 16, 2023

Those providing mental health services during pandemics should bolster their patients’ use of cognitive reappraisal rather than expressive suppression and positive affect rather than negative affect to improve their...
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Quality of Life of Caregivers of Patients With Mental Illness
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Quality of Life of Caregivers of Patients With Mental Illness

July 18, 2023

The care of a person with mental illness involves multiple challenges, leading to negative impacts on the caregivers’ mental health.
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Early Maladaptive Schema Domains and the Menses
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Early Maladaptive Schema Domains and the Menses

May 30, 2023

Early maladaptive schemas are among the most important factors that can influence women’s psychological well-being, especially when overlapping with the biological, mental, and social variations of menstruation.
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Cyberchondria, Quality of Life, and the Moderating Effect of Emotions
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Cyberchondria, Quality of Life, and the Moderating Effect of Emotions

April 27, 2023

Excessive exposure to copious amount of information, whether of verifiable sources or not, can instigate anxious symptoms in individuals lacking adaptive emotion regulation ability.
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Computer Vision Syndrome and Mental Health
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Computer Vision Syndrome and Mental Health

January 19, 2023

In this study, computer vision syndrome was associated with depression, anxiety, and insomnia.
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Violent Video Games and Adolescents
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Violent Video Games and Adolescents

December 22, 2022

This study evaluated the association of different attachment styles with violent video game use among Lebanese male adolescents.
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Boredom, Loneliness, and Smartphone Addiction Among Young Adults
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Boredom, Loneliness, and Smartphone Addiction Among Young Adults

November 8, 2022

In this study, smartphone addiction was significantly associated with higher boredom proneness, anxiety, and loneliness.
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Social Media Use Disorder and Emotional Intelligence
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Social Media Use Disorder and Emotional Intelligence

October 4, 2022

The objective of this article was to investigate the impact of problematic social media use on emotional management, emotional awareness, social emotional awareness, and relationship management.
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Personality Traits and Nomophobia
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Personality Traits and Nomophobia

September 13, 2022

Nomophobia is the fear and anxiety associated with being without digital devices. This study assessed nomophobia and its relationship with personality traits and other sociodemographic factors.
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Computer Vision Syndrome, Insomnia, and Migraine
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Computer Vision Syndrome, Insomnia, and Migraine

August 11, 2022

This study assessed the correlation between computer vision syndrome, insomnia, and migraine, using stress as a mediating factor.
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Problematic Social Media Use and ADHD
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Problematic Social Media Use and ADHD

February 24, 2022

This study investigated the association between problematic social media use and ADHD and the role of anxiety and depression as mediators.
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Social Anxiety and Its Correlates Among Lebanese Adults

January 13, 2022

This study evaluated factors associated with social anxiety disorder, mainly emotional intelligence, alexithymia, alcohol consumption, depression, anxiety, stress, and self-regard, among a Lebanese sample.
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