الأمن العاطفي و التدفق النفسي كمنبئين بالاستمتاع بالحياة لدى طالبات الجامعة بمدينة الرياض

Abstract EN

The current research aimed to examine the relation between emotional security, psychological flow, and enjoyment of life.

The research also aimed to define the differences in enjoyment of life according to the increase and decrease of both emotional security and psychological flow, and the differences in psychological flow according to different variants such as; age, social status, and academic degree.

Research sample consisted of (304) female students from Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, (169) female students hold a bachelor’s degree, (77) students hold a diploma, (58) students hold a master’s degree.

Sample age ranged from (19 to 26), (mean age = (22) ; SD= (0.806).

Research sample completed the Emotional Security Scaled by Zoabi & Shawareb (2019), Psychological Flow Scale by (Jackson & Marsh, 1996 translated and validated by Asmaa Mohamed, and the Enjoyment of Life scale by Abd Al-Aal & Mazloom (2013).

Results showed that there is a statistical correlation between emotional security, psychological flow, and enjoyment of life in the research sample.

results indicated statistical differences including increase\decrease in the emotional security and psychological flow regarding enjoyment of life, differences were observed in students with high level of emotional security and psychological flow.

In addition to that, results showed statistical differences between students in all the dimensions of the psychological flow and total score according to age (less that 21 years, more than 21 years), differences were observed in older students, except in two dimensions (clear goals, task concentration), also differences were observed in younger students.

In conclusion, results showed no statistical differences between students in all the dimensions of the psychological flow and total score according to social status and academic level ; results showed an ability to predict enjoyment of life through the levels of emotional security and psychological flow in research sample.