About

Sahar Obeïd

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Dr. Sahar Obeïd is an assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and Education at LAU.

Fascinated by clinical psychology in its research, teaching and clinical facets, she obtained her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. Dr. Obeïd has been a clinical psychologist and cognitive behavioral therapist since 2009.

She has more than 330 international peer-reviewed published articles so far and had multiple conference papers both as abstracts and oral presentations in local and international conferences.

Research Interests

Dr. Obeïd’s research interests include mental health and wellbeing (mood disorders, substance use disorders, psychosis, etc.). In addition, development and validation of patient-reported measures of symptoms, function, and quality of life; integration of patient-reported measures into clinical practice, decision making, and assessment of treatment outcomes.

SDGs Research Mapping

Dr. Sahar Obeïd conducts research relevant to the following SDGs:

Selected Publications

  1. Sahar Obeïd, Rabih Hallit, Diana Malaeb, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Sami El Khatib, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane. Psychometric properties of the Arabic Stress Numerical Rating Scale (SNRS-11) in adolescents. Scientific Reports. December 2024. Available from: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-81554-0#
  2. Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Rabih Hallit, Diana Malaeb, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Sahar Obeïd, Souheil Hallit. Translation and Validation of the Caffeine Use Disorder Questionnaire in Arabic. Archives of Public Health. November 2024. Available from: https://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13690-024-01447-6
  3. Sarah Gerges, Ecem Yakin, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Sahar Obeïd, Souheil Hallit. Assessing Primary Tokophobia among Lebanese Childless Men and Nulliparous Women: Psychometric Validation of the Arabic versions of the Fathers’ Fear of Childbirth Scale and Tokophobia Severity Scale. BMC Psychology. October 2024. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39427199/
  4. Ali Hemade, Laureine El Hawat, Abdallah Chahine, Diana Malaeb, Sami El Khatib, Mariam Dabbous, Fouad Sakr, Sahar Obeïd, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane. Arabic validation of the parental stress scale (PSS) in a population-based sample of Lebanese parents. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. October 2024. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39396131/
  5. Noad-Maria Azzi, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sami El-Khatib, Diana Malaeb, Mariam Dabbous, Fouad Sakr, Souheil Hallit, Vanessa Azzi, Sahar Obeïd. The moderating effect of insomnia severity in the association between noise annoyance and psychotic experiences in adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. October 2024. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39396203/
  6. Sarah Gerges, Clara Rahme, Souheil Hallit, Marwan Akel, Sahar Obeïd. Exploring the Associations Between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Interpersonal Attraction: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Lebanese Female University Students.  The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied. October 2024. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39413364/
  7. Sahar Obeïd, Ali Hemade, Diana Malaeb, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Jiale Xu, Yiwei Ying, Chen Jiang, Runtang Meng, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Souheil Hallit. Psychometric properties of the ultra-brief self-report Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) to assess anxiety and depression in Arabic-speaking adults. BMC Psychiatry. July 2024. Available from: https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-05978-8
  8. Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Anthony Shebly, Tracy Daoud, Reine Gedeon, Rabih Hallit, Sahar Obeïd, Diana Malaeb, Souheil Hallit. Mediating and moderating factors between economic pressure and turnover intention among school teachers in Lebanon during the ongoing crisis era. Heliyon. July 2024. Available from: https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(24)10474-4#
  9. Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Diana Malaeb, Ecem Yakin, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Sami El Khatib, Sahar Obeïd, Souheil Hallit. Translation and validation to the Arabic language version of the Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS). BMC Psychiatry. July 2024. Available from: https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-05956-0
  10. Michel Sfeir, Suzan Haidar, Nour El Khoury, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeïd. Profiles of university students in terms of sexual dysfunction: The role of anxiety, depression, eating attitudes, and Mindfulness. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. May 2024. Available from: https://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/profiles-university-students-terms-sexual-dysfunction-role-anxiety-depression-eating-attitudes-mindfulness/
  11. Roni Chaaya, Rabih Hallit, Diana Malaeb, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Sami El Khatib, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeïd. Moderating effect of self-esteem between perfectionism and Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder among Lebanese adults. BMC Psychiatry. April 2024. Available from: https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-05762-8
  12. Christian-Joseph El Zouki, Abdallah Chahine, Nathalie El Tawil, Karolina Jaalouk, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeïd. Relationship between a history of child abuse and feelings of entrapment in Lebanese adults: The co-moderating effect of social support and religiosity. Middle East Current Psychiatry. April 2024. Available from: https://mecp.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43045-024-00424-7
  13. Emmanuelle Awad, Nadine Zalaket, Elias Rahme, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeïd. Body appreciation and mindful eating in Lebanese adults: the mediating role of psychological distress. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. March 2024. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38566373/
  14. Joya-Maria Karam, Zeinab Bitar, Diana Malaeb, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeïd. Perceived Social Competencies as Moderators: Examining the Relationship between Psychological Distress and Aggression, Hostility, and Anger in Lebanese Adults. BMC Psychology. March 2024. Available from: https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-024-01694-w
  15. Maya Kfoury, Diana Malaeb, Perla Moubarak, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeïd. Mediating effect of suicidal ideation in the association between child abuse and premenstrual syndrome among female adults. BMC Women’s Health. February 2024. Available from: https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-024-02949-9

Academic Degrees

  • PhD in Clinical Psychology, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon                    
  • Master in Clinical Psychology, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon                   
  • BS in Psychology, Lebanese University, Lebanon