الخصائص السيكومترية لمقياس اليقظة العقلية لدى طلاب المرحلة الثانوية بمدينة تبوك

Abstract EN

The study aimed to identify the degree of validity of the mental alertness scale among secondary school students in the city of Tabuk, in addition to determining the degree of stability in the mental alertness scale, and to verify the presence of statistically significant differences among secondary school students in Tabuk city.

to achieve the objectives of the study, the study relied on the analytical descriptive approach, and the use of the mental vigilance scale prepared by (Mohammed Ali Salahat), where the study targeted (400) high school students in Tabuk city, and the study reached the following results : the study scale has high validity and stability and achieves the goal for which it was set and can be used directly with the study sample.

there are no statistically significant differences in the degrees of mental alertness scale among secondary school students in Tabuk city with respect to the educational level variable.

there are no statistically significant differences in the degrees of mental alertness scale among secondary school students in Tabuk city with respect to the variable of specialization.

there are no statistically significant differences in the degrees of mental alertness and its axes (observation, behaviour with awareness, lack of interaction with internal and external experiences) among secondary school students in Tabuk city for specialization.

an increase in the level of mental alertness among secondary school students in Tabuk city.

the study reached a set of recommendations as follows : employing mental alertness skills in secondary education to contribute to increasing student ability to think mentally based on scientific grounds, working to apply what has been learned in different situations to improve their mental abilities.

the need to work on providing psychological counselling, especially for secondary school students, and circulating them to protect students from psychological pressure.