مستوى كشف الذات لدى طلبة جامعة السلطان قابوس في ضوء بعض المتغيرات الديموغرافية

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the effect of gender and specialization (scientific, literary) upon self-disclosure for each, the father, mother, brother and sister, also friends from the same gender, and the academic supervisor. The study sample consists of (462) students (235) males and (227) females) distributed on all university faculties, and from different levels. The subjects were randomly selected. A self-disclosure questionnaire consisting of (50) sentences measure the degree of self-disclosure for father, mother, friends from the same gender, and the academic supervisor was applied. The results showed that there is a significant difference in the average of the degrees of self-disclosure for mother, friends from the same gender and brother and sister in favor of females. On the other hand, there is no difference; although the gender according to the father and the academic supervisor in terms of self-disclosure. The results also revealed significant statistical difference due to the effect of specialization for the mother, friend from the same gender, and the academic supervisor, in favor of literary stream. Furthermore; there is no effect for specialization on the average of self-disclosure on the brothers and sisters and the father. Finally, the results showed significant effect in terms of interaction between gender and specialization in the average of self-disclosure for the father, the friend from the same gender, the brother, sister, and the academic supervisor in favor of males from literary streams. There is a significant effect in interaction between gender and specialization regarding the average of self-disclosure for the father, the friend from the same gender, the brother, sister in favor of the females from the scientific streams. In conclusion, there is no effect for interaction between gender and specialization in terms of the average of self-disclosure for the mother. The results were discussed and recommendations were made.