Funding for this research was provided by:
University Research Board, American University of Beirut (104514)
Article History
Received: 31 March 2026
Accepted: 3 August 2026
First Online: 12 August 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethical approval: Ethical approval for participant recruitment and data collection was granted by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the American University of Beirut (approval date: December 14, 2023; approval number: SBS-2023-0302). All procedures conformed to the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki. Participation was voluntary, and respondents could withdraw at any time without consequence.