The Predictability of Self-concept, Psychological Hardness, and Psychological Security Associated to Social Behavior Among Hearing- Impaired Secondary School Students in Palestine

Abstract

Abstract: The study aims to identify the predictability of self-concept, psychological hardness, and psychological security associated to social behavior among hearing impaired secondary school students in Palestine, investigate the level and differences of each  variable due to the gender. The study uses the descriptive and predictive approach, on a random sample of 135 students enrolled in Palestinian schools for hearing impaired students in the year 2019/2020, representing .57% of the study population. The results shows that the level of self-concept, psychological hardness, psychological security, and social behavior are moderate. The results also shows  that there are no significant differences in the averages of self-concept, psychological hardness, and psychological security among hearing- impaired students due to gender,  while the differences in social behavior are in favor to males. The results shows a statistically significant positive correlation between social behavior and each of self-concept,  psychological hardness, and psychological security among hearing-impaired students. Moreover, the results indicate that there is a statistically significant effect for self-concept and psychological hardness in predicting the level of social behavior, where the self-concept explicates 37.0% of the total percentage of the variation level of social behavior, while both self-concept and psychological hardness together sort out 40.1% of this percentage, while psychological security don’t contribute statistically to predicting social behavior. The remaining  59.9%  attributed to other variables that  aren’t  included in the regression model, which means that there are other independent variables that may play a fundamental role in explaining the level of social behavior. The regression equation is as follows: y =.668+.572 x1+.259 x2, which  explains that, whenever the self-concept changes by one degree, a positive change occurs in social behavior by a value of .572, and whenever the psychological hardness changes by one degree, a positive change occurs in social behavior by a value of .259.