تطوير مقياس الأنتماء الوطني علي عينة من المجتمع السعودي في ضوء بعض المتغيرات الديمغرافية

Abstract EN

Developing a measure of national affiliation on a sample of the Saudi
some demographic variables society in light of
The current study aims to develop a notational affiliation scale.

It determines the
psychometric properties and examine the validity and reliability of the scale of
the national affiliation to the Saudi environment and to identify its normative
data.

In addition, it conducted to know the level of national affiliation and its
differences in light of the variables of gender, age, job status, social status,
scientific qualification, the level of religiosity, and the level of freedom.

The
scale was applied to a random sample of Saudi young men and women at the
university level, where the total number of the sample (n = 346, 159 males and
187 females)
The classical test theory (CTT), the Item Response Theory (IRT) and the
Differential Item Function (DIF) were used to confirm the psychometric
properties of the scale.

The estimated value of the internal consistency in the
Alpha Cronbach 0.90.

The coefficient of correlation between the scale items and
the total score of the scale is greater than 0.3.

The validity of the scale was
verified using the sincerity of the arbitrators, and the universal honesty which
showed three factors for the measure of national belonging is allegiance,
protection and preservation of the homeland, and building the nation.

The overall results of the study indicate that the measure of national belonging
developed in the final version has the correct and appropriate indications of
credibility and consistency of this kind of measurement, which makes it a valid
scale for application and use with reliability of its results.

The study
recommended a further examination of the scale on other samples that differ
from the current sample characteristics.

In addition, the results of the study showed that the level of national affiliation
in the sample of the study was average to high average, with the highest value of
3.8497 for items 8, 22, whereas the lowest averages was 3.0462, which means
that the sample responses to agree and strongly agree when asked about
indicators of national belonging included in the measure of national belonging.

The results of the study showed that the level of national belonging in the
respondent sample varies significantly according to the variables of gender, age,
job status, social status, and scientific qualification.

There were no differences in
the level of national affiliation among the sample members considering the
variables of the economic situation, the type of housing, the level of religiosity,
and the level of freedom.

The study recommends number of recommendations, including the promotion of
the concept of citizenship and belonging to the homeland through courses in
public and university education.

And to present the history of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia and all its archaeological, tourist and civilization areas in a
scientific and informational manner for the citizens so that they can know the
history of their country and its historical and cultural value in the present and in
the future and recently this is one of the modern trends adopted by the vision of
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2030.

The study also recommended to educate
citizens and citizens about political and social challenges and the economic
situation facing Saudi Arabia, so that citizens can understand the special
circumstances of the Kingdom towards these issues.