Table 4.
Negative impacts of Syrian refugees in Jordan from Jordanians' perspective.
| Items | M | S.D | alpha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic impacts | 3.76 | .945 | 87 |
| Competing locals on jobs | 4.07 | 1.180 | |
| Increasing house rents | 4.01 | 1.147 | |
| Pressure on housing | 4.00 | 1.109 | |
| Pressure on the limited national resources | 3.83 | 1.221 | |
| Negative effects on Jordanian labors | 3.81 | 1.224 | |
| Pressure on energy sector | 3.74 | 1.192 | |
| Increasing goods prices | 3.70 | 1.246 | |
| Pressure on security and defense services | 3.63 | 1.252 | |
| Negative effects on Jordanian national economy | 3.56 | 1.187 | |
| Increasing unemployment rates | 3.56 | 1.293 | |
| Increasing prices of lands and real-estates | 3.49 | 1.294 | |
| Social impacts | 3.40 | 1.039 | .84 |
| Increasing crime rates | 3.93 | 1.171 | |
| Pressure on health services | 3.82 | 1.168 | |
| Pressure on educational services | 3.74 | 1.208 | |
| Negative impacts on Jordanian traditions | 3.34 | 1.347 | |
| Increasing drug abuse among youth | 3.25 | 1.186 | |
| Increasing harassments | 3.22 | 1.335 | |
| Increasing spinsterhood rates among Jordanian’s females | 2.98 | 1.253 | |
| Negative effects on life style and social relationships of Jordanians | 2.90 | 1.322 | |
| Environmental Impacts | 3.54 | .989 | .81 |
| Pressure on clean water | 4.01 | 1.142 | |
| Reducing water per capita in Jordan | 4.00 | 1.059 | |
| Pressure on infrastructure | 3.89 | 1.127 | |
| Groundwater pollution due to lack of sewage | 3.54 | 1.260 | |
| Air pollution | 3.40 | 1.281 | |
| increasing solid waste quantities | 3.28 | 1.352 | |
| Increasing noise rates | 2.67 | 1.261 |