التفكير الإيجابي و الكفاءة الاجتماعية لدى عينة من طلاب و طالبات جامعة حائل في ضوء بعض المتغيرات

Abstract EN

The current study aimed to investigate the differences in positive thinking and social competence in light of (sex, specialization, and residency).

In addition, the study aimed to recognize the role of social competence in the prediction of positive thinking.

The participants of the study comprised of 135 students in Hail University; 85 of them were male and 50 female.

The study utilized the Positive Thinking and Social Competence scales.

Using means, standard deviations, analysis of variance, t- test, Size effect, correlation coefficient and simple regression, for data analysis, the following result were reached.

There were no statistically significant differences in positive thinking related to sex, or specialization while the differences are related only to those residing in Hail.

Moreover, there were no statistically significant differences in social competence in favor of male students while specialization and residence bore no influence.

Finally, there was positive correlation between positive thinking and social competence and the later had noticeable contribution in predicting positive thinking of university students.