استراتيجيات التحكم بالتفكير و علاقتها بالتيقظ الذهني

Abstract EN

The current study aims at finding out 1- Thought – control strategies (Distraction/Social control/Worry/Punishment/Re-appraisal) by university students 2- Significance difference in the use of thought – control Strategies according to gender (males – females).

3- University students mindfulness.

4- The correlational relation between thought – control strategies and mindfulness.

5- finally , the study aims of testing the following hypothesis :The possibility of prediction of existanee of each thought control strategies in the presumed of mindfulness the current study determined to the students in Al- Mustansieriya university.

To achieve these aims the researcher translated Wales and Daves 1994 thought Control strategy Scale and it Was submitted to a group of professionals and experts Who Confirmed the scale's validity .

Then it Was applied on a sample of (400) students (males and females) to obtain The Scale's psychometric Characteristics.

Items discriminations face validity , translation validity , factorial validity Construct validity and reliability are computed.

Reliability by Cronbach's Alpha method Was ( distraction 0.38 / social control 0.43/ anxiety o.71/ punishment 0.55/ reappraisal 0.46).

so the scale is ready to be applied, with (30) items and a hypothetical mean of (75) the reaches also adopted mindfulness Scale langer's 1992, with (20) items and a hypothetical mean of (40) witch Was submitted to a group of and experts for validity confirmation .

Then the scale Was applied on the some sample to obtain its psychometric Characteristics.

Items discrimination Difference significance , face validity , translation validity , construct validity and (reliability) are computed .

By the use of split-half method reliability was (0.38) before correcting , (0.55) after correcting with Spearman Brown equation and (0.56) by the using of Cronboach's- Alpha method .

thus , the scale was ready to be applied .