علاقة خداع الذات بالسعادة النفسية و التلكؤ الأكاديمي لدى طلاب الجامعة

Abstract EN

This research aimed at studying self-deception in relation to psychological happiness and academic procrastination among the undergraduates.

The participants were (313) undergraduates.

They completed both scales of self-deception and academic procrastination which were prepared by the researcher.

The psychological Happiness scale (Ryff & Singer, 2008) which was translated into Arabic by (Abu Hashim, 2010) was also administered.

Results indicated that there was a statistically significant positive relationship between the subscale of impression management on self deception scale and psychological happiness (total score - subscales).

There was a statistically significant negative relationship between justification and self - acceptance and total score of psychological happiness.

There was also a statistically significant positive relationship between total score of self-deception and the subscales of positive relationships, meaningful life, self-acceptance and total score of psychological happiness.

Additionally, there was a statistically significant positive relationship between the subscale of impression management on self-deception scale and academic procrastination (total score - subscales).

There was a statistically significant positive relationship between the subscale of justification on self-deception scale and the subscale of lack of commitment and total score of academic procrastination.

There was a statistically significant positive relationship between total score of self-deception and all dimensions of academic procrastination and its total score.

Results also yielded statistically significant differences in impression management and total score of self-deception between those participants with low and high scores of psychological happiness, in favor of those with high scores of psychological happiness.

However, there were no statistically significant differences on the subscale of justification between those participants with low and high scores of psychological happiness.

Also, there were statistically significant differences in self deception (total score - subscales) between those participants with low and high scores of academic procrastination, in favor of those participants with high scores of academic procrastination.