Cultural Invasion and Its Relationship to Psychological Alienation among Students of the Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences

Abstract

The present study aims to identify the following: 1. The level of cultural invasion among students of the Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences. 2. Statistically significant differences in the level of cultural invasion among university students according to the gender variable (male–female). 3. The level of psychological alienation among students of the Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences. 4. Statistically significant differences in the level of psychological alienation among university students according to the gender variable (male–female). 5. The correlational relationship between cultural invasion and psychological alienation among students of the Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers adopted the Psychological Alienation Scale by Al-Kubaisi (2002), which consists of (26) items, and the Cultural Invasion Scale by Al-Tamimi (2024), which consists of (19) items. The psychometric properties of both scales were established, including face validity and construct validity, as well as reliability using the test–retest method and Cronbach’s alpha. After establishing the psychometric properties, the two scales were administered to the final research sample, which consisted of (130) male and female students. Following data collection and analysis, the researchers reached the following results: 1. There is a level of cultural invasion among students of the Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences. 2. There are no statistically significant differences in the level of cultural invasion among university students according to gender (male–female). 3. There is a level of psychological alienation among students of the Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences. 4. There are no statistically significant differences in the level of psychological alienation among university students according to gender (male–female). 5. There is a positive (direct) correlational relationship between cultural invasion and psychological alienation. The researchers concluded the study by presenting a set of conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions.