The Current Thinking Styles and it's Relationship between Psychology of Optimism, Pessimism for Second Secondary School Students in Jenin Governorate

Year: 
2008
Discussion Committee: 
Supervisors: 
Dr. Abed Assaf
Dr. Salah Yasin
Authors: 
Nawaal Khalid Hassan Nassrallah
Abstract: 
This study aims at recognize the relationship between - current thinking styles and psychology of optimism, pessimism of second secondary school students in Jenin governorate, moreover. To achieve study objectives, the researcher selected a sample of second secondary students in Jenin governorate, a (281) student (female and male) with a percent of (9.4%) of the original society. The sample was selected by the stratified random method .For the purpose of the study, the researcher used two questionnaires; Harrison & Barsson questionnaire for thinking styles, and Seaman optimism and pessimism questionnaire. The study adopted and tested the validity of null hypothesis: -Current Thinking Styles is (Synthesis Thinking, Idealistic Thinking Pragmatic Thinking, Analytic Thinking Analytic Thinking).and There are relation on the level (α=0.05) between current thinking styles and psychology of optimism, pessimism for second secondary school students in Jenin governorate. The study data was collected and analyzed, the following results were found. -The rang of the Optimism, Pessimism for Second Secondary School Students in Jenin Governorate is(21.231) and this is Pessimism behavior . -There are differences statistically significant on the level (α=0.05) between current thinking styles and psychology of optimism, pessimism for second secondary school students in Jenin governorate; and to know the most common thinking style, Sidak post Hoc test was used. - There are no differences on the level (α=0.05) between current thinking styles used by second secondary school students in Jenin governorate; due to the variable of gender. - There are no differences on the level (α=0.05) between current thinking styles used by second secondary school students in Jenin governorate; due to the variable of gender. - There are no differences on the level (α=0.05) between current thinking styles used by second secondary school students in Jenin governorate; due to the variable of place of accommodation. - There are no differences the level (α=0.05) between current thinking styles used by second secondary school students in Jenin governorate; due to the variable of due to student major( literary, scientific). - There are no the level (α=0.05) between current thinking styles used by second secondary school students in Jenin governorate; due to the variable of score in first secondary classes. There are no differences the level (α=0.05) between means of student responses on psychology of optimism, pessimism questionnaire due to the variable of for gender; differences lean toward males; which means males are more optimistic than females. - There are no differences the level (α=0.05) between means of student responses on psychology of optimism, pessimism questionnaire due to the variable of place of accommodation. - There are no differences on the level (α=0.05) between means of student responses on psychology of optimism, pessimism questionnaire due to the variable of student major (literary, scientific). - There are differences on the level (α=0.05) between means of student responses on psychology of optimism, pessimism questionnaire due to the variable of student score; the differences lean to (69-60), (80-89), and (90 and more), the differences were in favor of (70-79) and (90-and more). - There are no relation on the level (α=0.05) between thinking styles and optimism, pessimism psychology for second secondary students in Jenin governorate.
Pages Count: 
170
Status: 
Published