التفكير الدوجماتي لدى عينة من المراهقين و علاقته بتقدير الذات

Abstract EN

Study Objectives: This study drives at exploring the nature of relationship between pragmatic thinking and self- esteem in a sample of adolescents; examining the differences between males and females of adolescents that involve in pragmatic thinking as well.

The study compares males to females regarding the self- esteem concept.

Study Sample: It consists of 120 male/ female adolescents aged (15- 18) vrs.

old, divided equally into (60 males- 60 females) selected from secondary (governmental- private) schools.

Study Method: This study relies on the qualitative- correlative- comparative method for examining the relationship between pragmatic thinking and self- esteem in a sample of adolescents and comparing the pragmatic thinking between them.

Study Instruments: This study uses these following instruments: Scale of Dogmatism (by researcher)- Scale of Self- Esteem for Children and Adolescents Aged (15- 18) (by Farouq Abdel Fatah Mousa)- Scale of the Social Cultural Level (by Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim Safaan, 2016)- Primary Data Form (by the researcher).

Statistical Approaches: For achieving study objectives and counting the psychometric efficiency of dogmatism scale, and for checking validity of the study hypotheses and study sample number, these statistical approaches are used: averages- standard deviations- T.

Test, for differences between independent groups- Pearson Coefficient correlation- Alpha Cronbach’s Coefficient for counting reliability of scale of Dogmatism.

Study Results: Results indicate a negative statistically significant difference between average scores of the study sample of adolescents on scale of dogmatic thinking and self- esteem.

There are also significant statistically differences between average scores of the study sample of adolescents on scale of dogmatic thinking, in favor of males and there are also significant statistically differences between average scores of adolescent males and females on scale of self- esteem, in favor of females.

There are also significant statistically differences between average scores of the study sample of adolescents in experimental schools and private schools on scale of dogmatic thinking, in favor of adolescents of the experimental schools.