The Differences in Delay of Gratification among Pupils at the First Cycle of Basic Education According to gender and cultural background

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قسم الصحة النفسية ، كلية التربية، جامعة الأزهر

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  The current study aimed at identifying differences in delay of gratification (food, play, social, material and achievement), according to some demographic variables, namely gender (males - females), residence (rural - urban) among a sample of pupils at the first cycle of basic education within Al-Azhar institutes. The study included a sample of (170) male and female pupils of the first cycle of basic education in some Al-Azhar primary institutes in Cairo and Assiut governorates. The participants were divided according to gender (80 males – 90 females) and residence (80 urban residents – 90 rural residents), Their ages ranged between (6-9) years with an average age (7.55) years and a standard deviation (1.13). the delay of gratification scale (prepared by the first researcher) was applied to them. Results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between males and females in both total score and subscales of the delay of gratification scale, in favor of males. There were also statistically significant differences between rural and urban residents in both total score and subscales of the delay of gratification scale, in favor of the rural.
 

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