Measuring the level of citizenship and its relationship to personal happiness among university students

Measuring the level of citizenship and its relationship to personal happiness among university students

Section: Article
Issue
Vol. 6 No. 22 (2026): issue 22
Pages
394-357

Abstract

The current research aims to know the measurement of citizenship and its relationship to personal happiness among students of Salah al-Din University-Erbil /College of Education-Shaqlawa, according to the variables (gender, academic specialization). The researchers used the descriptive correlational approach. The research community consists of students of Salah al-Din University-Erbil/College of Education/Shaqlawa. The research sample consists of (273) male and female students. The researchers relied on two ready scales for both variables (citizenship, personal happiness). To extract the research results, the researchers used the following statistical methods, including: percentage, t-test for two independent samples, correlation coefficient, t-test for one sample, Spearman-Brown equation, Cronbach's alpha equation, one-way analysis of variance, multiple regression using the (SPSS) program. The study reached the following results: There is a high level of citizenship among university students, There is a high level of personal happiness among university students, There is a very weak relationship between the level of citizenship and personal happiness, as the calculated t-value reached (0.116) at the significance level (0.05). The test results indicate no

Keywords:

citizenship level, personal happiness, university students, gender, academic specialization (scientific or humanistic).

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Authors

Waad Saaed Taha

College of Education, Akre University for Applied Sciences / Duhok - Iraq 1,2

Zubeir Shareef Awla

College of Education, Akre University for Applied Sciences / Duhok - Iraq

Aram Mawlood Taha

College of Education/ Shaqlawa, University of Salahaddin / Erbil - Iraq

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