Volume 12, Issue 2 (February 2025), Pages: 80-90

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 Original Research Paper

Professional competencies of family mediators in Jordanian family reform offices and their impact on job engagement

 Author(s): 

 Shooroq Maberah *

 Affiliation(s):

 Department of Psychological and Educational Counseling, College of Educational Sciences, Jadara University, Irbid, Jordan

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7085-4541

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.02.009

 Abstract

This study aimed to identify the professional competencies of family mediators and examine the relationship between these competencies and job engagement. A descriptive, correlational approach was used, employing two scales: the Professional Competencies Scale and the Job Engagement Scale. The sample included 237 individuals working in mediation and family conciliation offices within Jordanian courts in 2023. The findings showed that family mediators had moderate levels of professional competencies, while their job engagement was rated as high. No significant differences in professional competencies or job engagement were found based on gender, experience, or educational level. Additionally, the study revealed positive correlations between job engagement and the sub-dimensions of professional competencies. Based on these findings, the study offers several recommendations.

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 Keywords

 Family mediators, Professional competencies, Job engagement, Mediation offices, Correlational study

 Article history

 Received 28 August 2024, Received in revised form 20 December 2024, Accepted 22 January 2025

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

This study was conducted in accordance with ethical research guidelines. Participants provided informed consent before participation, and their responses were anonymized to ensure confidentiality. No personal or sensitive data were collected that could identify individuals.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Maberah S (2025). Professional competencies of family mediators in Jordanian family reform offices and their impact on job engagement. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(2): 80-90

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