Self-realization among Arab university youth: A comparative cross-cultural study between a Kuwaiti sample and an Egyptian sample

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Department of Psychology - College of Social Sciences - Kuwait University

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The current study aims to compare self-actualization between two societies, the Kuwaiti society and the Egyptian society, in light of the gender and culture variables, and the basic study sample consisted of (715) Arab university youth with a rate of (400) Kuwaiti students (236 males) and (164 females) and (315) Egyptian students (178 males) and (137 females). The members of the total study sample responded to the Self-actualization Scale of the Arab University Youth, prepared/ the researcher. The data were collected and analyzed using averages and standard deviations, and the "T" test. The results of the study indicated that the group of Arab university youth, whether Kuwaiti or Egyptian, possesses average levels in the total score for self-actualization or its five sub-dimensions (spontaneity, empathy, fun, innovation, acceptance of self and the other. The results also showed that there are no statistically significant differences between Kuwaiti and Egyptian males in the dimensions of self-actualization and its total degree, as well as the absence of statistically significant differences between Kuwaiti and Egyptian females in the dimensions of self-actualization and its overall degree, in addition to the absence of statistically significant differences between youth The Arab university in the two cultures (Kuwaiti and Egyptian) in the dimensions of self-actualization and its overall degree.

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