Psychological Empowerment and Its Relationship with Life Orientation Among Female University Students in the Liberated Provinces

Authors

  • Lect Dr. Yassin Tarrar Ghand1 College of Education for Girls, University of Baghdad , Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31185/eduj.Vol59.Iss1.4266

Keywords:

psychological empowerment, orientation towards life, liberated governorates.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify the following:

  1. Psychological empowerment among female university students in the liberated provinces.
  2. Life orientation among female university students in the liberated provinces.
  3. The nature of the correlational relationship between psychological empowerment and life orientation among female university students in the liberated provinces.

To achieve the objectives of the current study, the researcher used two scales: the psychological empowerment scale, which included 30 items developed by the researcher, and the life orientation scale by (Rashid, 2012), which also included 30 items. The psychometric properties of the two scales, including validity and reliability, were calculated.

The scales were applied to a sample of 400 female students selected through stratified random sampling from the universities of (Mosul and Anbar). The results of the current study, based on the one-sample t-test, indicated that the psychological empowerment of the sample was low and below the hypothesized average. Similarly, life orientation was also low and below the hypothesized average. Moreover, the correlation results between the two study variables showed a significant positive relationship, with a correlation coefficient of 0.44, and the t-value for the correlation was 9.77 at a significance level of 1.96, which is statistically significant.

Based on the results mentioned, a number of recommendations and suggestions were provided to expand the scope of the study for future research.

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Published

2025-05-10

How to Cite

Lect Dr. Yassin Tarrar Ghand1. (2025). Psychological Empowerment and Its Relationship with Life Orientation Among Female University Students in the Liberated Provinces. Journal of Education College Wasit University, 59(1), 345-362. https://doi.org/10.31185/eduj.Vol59.Iss1.4266