The Relative Contribution of the Dimensions of Hope to Life Satisfaction among the Youth Centers’ Affiliates in Ajloun Governorate

Al-Momani, Nour Nabil; Arabiyat, Ahmed Abdel Halim

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2021.196663

The Relative Contribution of the Dimensions of Hope to Life Satisfaction among the Youth Centers’ Affiliates in Ajloun Governorate

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Guidance and Special Education Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Mu'tah University, Jordan.

10.21608/jsrep.2021.196663

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the predictive ability of the dimensions of hope in the degree of friendship skills and the level of life satisfaction among a sample of youth centers' affiliates in Ajloun governorate. The predictive approach was used to achieve the study aims. The study made use of the hope scale and the life satisfaction scale instruments, and the study sample consisted of (474) affiliates, with (30%) of the study population. The results indicated the presence of a moderate level in the dimensions of hope among a sample of the affiliated youth centers in the Ajloun governorate, and also showed a high level of life satisfaction among the affiliated youth centers in Ajloun governorate. The results also showed that the predictive model for the dimensions of hope of life satisfaction explained a rate of (65.50%). Based on the results of the study, the study recommended the necessity of developing mentoring programs for young people to help them raise the level of hope and life satisfaction, and the necessity of conducting more studies that deal with other variables for this category such as: perceived self-efficacy, social skills, self-management, and psychological resilience.

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