Attitude towards Extremism from the Viewpoint of University Students and Its Correlation with Some Academic Variables

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قسم علم النفس، جامعة أم القرى، مکة المکرمة، المملکة العربية السعودية.

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This research aimed to identify the level of attitudes towards extremism among university students. The research also attempted to specify the extent to which these students are affected by the variables of the students’ specialization, academic year, and academic achievement.  321 first- and fourth-year students from scientific and theoretical colleges at Umm Al Qura University had participated in this research. The research used a scale of attitudes towards extremism(prepared by the researcher) to collect data for the research. The results revealed that the sample members had shown an average level of attitude towards extremism as there were no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the research sample in the attitudes towards extremism according to the specialization of the student. The research also found that there were significant differences in the level of attiudes towards extremism attributed to the variable of the school year, in favor of the fourth-year students. Furthermore, it was found that there were no differences between the mean scores of the sample in the attitudes towards extremism that could be attributed to the academic achievement variable. The research was concluded with a number of recommendations.                                                                  

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