Psychological Skills Among Postgraduate Students

Abstract

The current research aims to identify Psychological skills among postgraduate students, Statistically significant differences in psychological skills according to the variable (gender/males - females).Statistically significant differences in psychological skills according to the variable of specialization/scientific-humanities). To achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher built a measure of psychological skills. It may be in the final form of (30) items, and each item has four alternatives: It applies to me always - It applies to me sometimes - It applies to me rarely - It applies to me at all. To achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher prepared a scale (skills The psychological questionnaire, in its form, consists of (30) items, and each item has (5) alternatives, which are (always applies to me, often applies to me, sometimes applies to me, rarely applies to me, never applies to me). The researcher extracted the psychometric characteristics of discrimination and validity of its logical, phenomenological, and structural types. As for reliability, it was extracted using the test-retest method and Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The researcher applied the tool to a randomly selected research sample consisting of (300) male and female postgraduate students, with (150) male and (150) female students from the colleges and departments of Tikrit University. The statistical methods used in the research are (Chi-square test, t-test for one sample, t-test for two independent samples, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Cronbach’s alpha equation). The results showed the following: Graduate students have a high level of psychological skills. There are no statistically significant differences on the psychological skills scale according to the variable (gender, specialization). In light of the research results, several recommendations and proposals were crystallized.