بناء مقياس التشوهات المعرفية لدى طلاب المرحلة المتوسطة

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Building a Scale of Cognitive Distortions among Intermediate School StudentsAn M.

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CandidateOmar Mohammed Najim AlluhaibiSupervisorProf.

Adnan Mahmoud Abbas Al Mahdawi (Ph.

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)University of DiyalaCollege of Education for HumanitiesThe current study aims at investigating the level of Cognitive Distortions among Intermediate School Students.

The researcher used descriptive research methodology.

The research community consisted of intermediate school students in the 17 public schools affiliated to the Directorate of Education in Diyala in the center of the district of Baqubah with (7513) students.

The scale was applied to a sample consisting of (400) students out of (4) schools selected by a random class method.

To achieve the goal of the research, the researcher built a measure of cognitive distortions, which are (32) items.

The validity of the scale has been verified by face validity and indicators of the statistical analysis of the items.

Stability was obtained by retesting (0.80) and Cronbach (0.78).

Statistical methods were used in the treatment of the data (T-test - Pearson-Cronbach correlation coefficient - Chi square-retest) For the research sample, the researcher came up with a number of recommendations, and suggestions.