Psychological Security and its Relationship with Some Psychological Variables in a Sample of Students of Kuwait University

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Professor at Kuwait University, Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, majoring in clinical psychology

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This study is considered to be unique in Kuwait in investigating psychological security and its relationship to several psychological variables. The study sample was a random sample of (562) students from Kuwait University, College of Social Science. The sample consisted of (297) females and (265) males. The researcher administered the following research tools: Psychological security scale, depression inventory, anxiety scale, fanaticism questionnaire, neuroticism scale, and impulsivity scale. Appropriate statistical analyses were applied to answer study’s questions. The results of the study show statistical difference between both genders with regard to psychological security that in favor of male students. In addition, there is a significant negative correlation between psychological security and all other variables investigated in the study: depression, anxiety, neuroticism, fanaticism and impulsivity. Finally, the study found that both anxiety and depression could significantly predict psychological security.
 
 

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