المعتقدات الخرافية لدى تدريسي الجامعة

الملخص EN

The aim of the present study is to identify superstitious beliefs among Baghdad university instructors and recognize the differences between males and females, and scientific specialization.

a random sample of (100) university instructors has been selected (47 males and 53 females), and (62-scientific, 38 humanitarian) specialization.

the superstitious beliefs scale developed by the authors to measure this construct, consists of (26 items), responding according to 5-Likert scale ranging from (strongly agree-5 to strongly disagree-1).

the results of the research showed that the research sample are characterized by a low level of superstitious belief, and that there are no statistically significant differences between males and females in superstitious beliefs, and there are no statistically significant differences between scientific and humanistic disciplines in superstitious beliefs.