The level of psychological security among the students of the Faculty of Education at Misurata University according on some variables

Abstract

The study aims to measure the level of psychological security among a sample of students from the Faculty of Education at the University of Misurata, as well as to measure the differences in the level of psychological security according to the variables of sex, age and specialization. A descriptive study is undertaken in order to achieve the objectives of the research. The sample includes 125 male and female students, who are chosen randomly. The method used in the study is the psychological security measure used by Zainab Shuqair (2005) . The results of the study show that about 70% of students in the Faculty of Education in Misurata University have a high degree of psychological security. The results reveal that  there are statistically significant differences among the students regarding the variable of gender in favour of female students. However, there are no statistically significant differences in the psychological security among the samples regarding the variable of age. In addition, the results show that there are differences regarding the variable of specialization in favor of students majoring in mathematics, followed by students majoring in classroom teaching, then students of psychology.