Self-deception and Its Relationship to Mental Health among University Students
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The current research aims to identify:
- Self-deception among university students
- Mental health among university students
- The correlation between self-deception and mental health among university students
The research was determined by the male students of Al-Mustansiriya University who are enrolled in the morning study for the academic year 2021-2022. The scale of (Tayyiba , 2019) to measure the mental health variable among university students, which consists of (15) items. The validity of the two scales was verified by presenting them to a group of experts and arbitrators. The stability of the two scales was also verified by two methods: test and retest, and the method of Cronbach's Alpha, then the two measures were applied to the basic research sample of (200) students. Then the data was analyzed using the statistical program for human sciences Spss, and the research reached a number of results, and the researcher put a set of recommendations and proposals.
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