Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Developing a measure of national affiliation on a sample of the Saudisome demographic variables society in light of The current study aims to develop a notational affiliation scale. It determines thepsychometric properties and examine the validity and reliability of the scale ofthe national affiliation to the Saudi environment and to identify its normativedata. In addition, it conducted to know the level of national affiliation and itsdifferences in light of the variables of gender, age, job status, social status,scientific qualification, the level of religiosity, and the level of freedom. Thescale was applied to a random sample of Saudi young men and women at theuniversity level, where the total number of the sample (n = 346, 159 males and187 females)The classical test theory (CTT), the Item Response Theory (IRT) and theDifferential Item Function (DIF) were used to confirm the psychometricproperties of the scale. The estimated value of the internal consistency in theAlpha Cronbach 0.90. The coefficient of correlation between the scale items andthe total score of the scale is greater than 0.3. The validity of the scale wasverified using the sincerity of the arbitrators, and the universal honesty whichshowed three factors for the measure of national belonging is allegiance,protection and preservation of the homeland, and building the nation.The overall results of the study indicate that the measure of national belongingdeveloped in the final version has the correct and appropriate indications ofcredibility and consistency of this kind of measurement, which makes it a validscale for application and use with reliability of its results. The studyrecommended a further examination of the scale on other samples that differfrom the current sample characteristics.In addition, the results of the study showed that the level of national affiliationin the sample of the study was average to high average, with the highest value of3.8497 for items 8, 22, whereas the lowest averages was 3.0462, which meansthat the sample responses to agree and strongly agree when asked aboutindicators of national belonging included in the measure of national belonging.The results of the study showed that the level of national belonging in therespondent sample varies significantly according to the variables of gender, age,job status, social status, and scientific qualification. There were no differences inthe level of national affiliation among the sample members considering thevariables of the economic situation, the type of housing, the level of religiosity,and the level of freedom.The study recommends number of recommendations, including the promotion ofthe concept of citizenship and belonging to the homeland through courses inpublic and university education. And to present the history of the Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia and all its archaeological, tourist and civilization areas in ascientific and informational manner for the citizens so that they can know thehistory of their country and its historical and cultural value in the present and inthe future and recently this is one of the modern trends adopted by the vision ofthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2030. The study also recommended to educatecitizens and citizens about political and social challenges and the economicsituation facing Saudi Arabia, so that citizens can understand the specialcircumstances of the Kingdom towards these issues.
Author: عبد الإله محمد القرنی
Institution: King Abdulaziz University
Language: Arabic
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3041431583