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The Relationship Between Future Anxiety and Academic Performance Among Students of Raparin University
Mohammed Rasul Khadr, Dastan Omar Mahmoud, Basida Haider Anwar
The primary objective of this study is to explore the relationship between future anxiety and academic Performance among students at Raparin University, as well as to examine the role of demographic variables (gender and specialization) on the study outcomes. To achieve these objectives, the researchers employed a descriptive "correlational" methodology. The researchers developed a standardized form consisting of a future anxiety scale with 24 items and an academic achievement scale with 25 items, with complete psychometric properties conducted for both scales. Subsequently, the scale form was distributed using stratified random sampling to )360(students at Raparin University, of which 194 were male and 166 were female. For analyzing the collected data, the researchers utilized the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The most significant findings of this study include: Generally, future anxiety is at a moderate level, while academic Performance is at a low level. Furthermore, it was found that professional and economic future anxiety is higher among males compared to females; however, regarding "health and fear of death" future anxiety, it is higher among females compared to males. Additionally, academic Performance is higher among females compared to males. It was also revealed that students specializing in humanities and social sciences have higher future anxiety compared to students specializing in natural and applied sciences. However, specialization differences had no significant impact on academic achievement levels. Finally, it was found that there is no statistically significant relationship between future anxiety and academic Performance t.
Volume 13 · Issue 1 · March 2026Self-Efficacy and Its Relationship with Problem-Solving Ability Among Student University
Shima Azad Ahmad, Khalid Ismail Mustafa
The aim of this study is to determine the level each of (self-efficacy and problem solving, and to determine difference in the level each of them according to variables (Gender and department satifaction) and also know the relationship between self-efficacy and problem-solving. The research population are koya university student’s for the academic year (2024-2025).the researcher randomly selected the faculty of humanities and social sciences as a sample and the researcher elected 500 students by random proportion sample, for measurement self-efficacy the researcher prepared The scale that consist of (19) items and is divided into four dimensions and the researcher did the psychometric for the scale such (types of validity and relialibility researcher used the scale (Cross, Bacon, Morris) for measure problem-solving which consists of (10) items and is divided into two dimensions the and the researcher did the psychometric for the scale such (types of validity and relialibility. The results of the study showed that the level of self-efficacy among students of Koya University is good and satisfied, so Problem solving among Koya University students is at a good level and they are satisfied with it. There is no statistically significant difference in each of self-efficacy and problem solving according to (gender and department satisfaction). There is also a strong direct relationship between self-efficacy and problem-solving. Finally, in the light of the findings, the researcher presented a number of recommendations and suggestions.
Volume 11 · Issue 2 · April 2024Social Media Addiction and Its association with Depression Indicators among Sulaimani University Students.
Hoshiar Sadiq Sangawi, Farman Zahir Abdulla
University students occupy a significant position in the human science, especially the psychological and educational studies. University students, all over the world, gain a great deal of interest because they are the bases of the future. This requires researchers to deeply dive in this field to serve the Kurdish students and build their future on firm scientific grounds. This research is considered a contribution in the human effort which examines the association between Social Media Addiction and Depression Indications among Sulaimani University students. It also testes the differences in the social media addiction and depression indications according to three variables: College specialty, gender and year stages. The research questionnaires were applied to (480) University students. Results indicate that Sulaimani University students have low level of social media addiction and depression indications. There is also a significant positive relationship (r=0.22 p<0.01) between social media addiction and depression indications among university students. The results also reveal that students in humanity science colleges have high level of social media addiction compared to students in practical/natural science colleges, however; this difference is not the case for the depression indications. In addition, the results show a statistically significant difference between gender in depression indications, suggesting that female students have higher amount of depression indications than male students. Finally, the results demonstrate no significant differences between students in second and fourth stage concerning the research variable of interest. In the light of the present study, the researchers have come out with a number of recommendations and suggestions.
Volume 9 · Issue 3 · June 2022Cognitive Distortions and Its Relation to some Variables of University Students
Zhala Abubakr Hasan Hasan, Muhamad Muhyadin Sadiq
The aim of the current research is to build a scale of cognitive distortions among university students, to identify the level of cognitive distortions among university students, and to know the significance of statistical differences in cognitive distortions according to gender, specialization and stage of study. The current research is limited to students of Salah al-Din University in Erbil governorate in its various faculties and who are continuing in morning studies according to the variables (gender, specialization, academic stage) for the academic year (2020-2021). The current research relied on the following procedures to obtain the scale: 1-A scale of cognitive distortions was developed and built according to the Beak model, consisting of (7) dimensions: (dual thinking, overgeneralization, personalism, compulsions and imperatives, false interpretation, and unfair comparison). 2-Presenting the items (cognitive distortions) to a group of experts in education and psychology to extract the apparent validity of the cognitive distortions scale as well as extracting the construction echo for them. 3-The research sample included (500) male and female students who were chosen randomly. 4- Analysis of the scale items using the upper and lower group method. 5- Extracting the stability of the scale by the re-test method, as it reached on the scale (0.83) and in the half-segmentation method for the cognitive distortions scale it reached (0.93) and by the Cronbach’s Alpha method for the scale reached (0.94) After applying the cognitive distortions scale to the sample members and analyzing their data statistically by using (SPSS), the following results were reached: 1- The sample members had a level of defined distortions. 2- There are no statistically significant differences in cognitive distortions among the university students according to the two variables (gender and specialization), and there are statistically significant differences according to the academic stage variable. In light of the research results, a number of conclusions were reached and a number of recommendations and suggestions were presented.
Volume 9 · Issue 3 · June 2022Measure Counter-Suggestion at University Students
Omer Yassen Ibrahim, Shawbo Shamsaden Sulayman, Jinan Hadi Khalid
This research aims to measure counter-suggestion students at University and identify its levels according to variable (gender ) ,The study sample consisted of )302( students at Salahaddin University-Erbil who were selected in a random manner in Society different colleges at Salahaddin University namber of (21105) students for the academic year )2020-2021( at morning study , the researchers construction the scale counter-suggestion as composite (62( items, after derivatio the honesty and stability of the construction as well as measuring instrnment, the researchers applied the scale counter-suggestion as composite(62( items at sampling final form of the research, for statistical means of data analysis of usage (Spss) program, showed the following search results: 1- The members of the study sample in general have a good level of counter-suggestion. There are statistical differences between students according to the gender variable and it is more in favor of the male sample. In the light of the results of the study, a number of conclusions and recommendations were reached and the researchers made a number of recommendations and proposals at the end of the study.
Volume 8 · Issue 3 · September 2021Academic Resilience and Relationship with Meaning of Life Among Koya University Students
Bayar Mirza Aziz, Khalid Ismail Mustafa
This study aimed to find out the level of academic resilience (AR), meaning of life (MOL) and the relationship between them among students at Koya University. 740 samples were selected randomly. The researcher used two scales; one scale adapted academic resilience scale by Cassidy (2016), and meaning of life scale was developed by the researchers. Principle Component Analysis (PCA) was conducted to test the validity of the meaning of life items. The validity and reliability of the instruments were at convinced level. The result showed that the students have a low level of academic resilience and a high level of meaning of life; the result showed a statistically positive relationship between academic resilience and meaning of life, also the result showed that the academic resilience was predicted meaning of life.
Volume 8 · Issue 3 · September 2021The Effect of Electronic Advertising in Social Media on University Students in Kurdistan Region
Thahir Hamadamin Sabir, Saman Jalal Mawlood
The Main purpose of this study is to find out the effect of electronic advertising on social Media on university students in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The impact of electronic advertising making a purchase decision. The aim of this research is that it is an attempt to understand the mechanisms of taking information about the impact of electronic advertising for purchase. . Researchers in this research have scientifically demonstrated the effect of electronic advertising on university students. This research relied on survey methods for collecting data and information of the research. The sample of this study were students of Erbil Polytechnic University and 300 students participated the survey. The most important findings of the researcher is that the interaction with the electronic advertising on social media sites has taken a high level, and the models taken from the search sample most of them use social media sites (Messenger, Viber, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook), and the models taken benefit from this network, taking the information and seeing the services available there.
Volume 7 · Issue 4 · December 2020Social Responsibility in University Students
Shno Hassan Abdulsamad, Paiman Abdulqadr Majeed
Social responsibility takes an important role in constancy and tainquility of life in a society, tries to make the system of the society better and protects its roles, at the same time become a factor to perform each one's responsibility toward himself and the surrounding, and also make each individual mature, conscious in terms of rights, responsibilities, roles and comprehended ones about the social, political and general problems of the society and also encourages them to participate in resolving problems. The researcher found it necessary to carry on such a study in order to investigate the level of social responsibility of the university students, and to underline the differences in the level according to variable,academic specialization,and study stages The research population is all the bachelor students of first stage and forth stage of humanity and science academic specialization in the University of Sulaimani in the new camp in ( 2019 - 2020) , but the sample of the study (428) students of the faculties of (College of Humanities, College of Law, College of Science, and College of Engineering )by the way of , the research is a kind of descriptive, and the adopted method is ( social survey), the researcher, for collection data, adopted scale to measure the social responsibility, and used some statistical means such as (coefficient alpha, person correlations coefficient, T,Test, means, standard deviation) The result indicates that the students of University of Sulaimani have a high level of social responsibility, and there are differences statistically concerning the variable of academic specialty ( science and humanity ) in behalf of humanities, and of study stages ( first stage and forth stage ) in behalf of first stage . These results were interpreted in the light of the literature review the researcher shed light on certain recommendations and suggestions .