Dependence culture and its relationship to self-concept among Adminstrative Workers at Yarmouk University

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the level of dependency culture and self-concept among administrative workers at Yarmouk University. The study sample included 117 male and female administrators, who were selected randomly. A questionnaire was emploed as a tool to collect data, and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was relied upon to analyze the data. One of the most important results is that male and female administrative workers at Yarmouk University suffer from a dependent culture in the social aspect with an average of 1.95, as they find it difficult to trust others, and there is no cooperation in the work environment. In contrast, male and female administrative workers did not suffer from a dependent culture in the psychological aspect; the arithmetic mean was 1.65 for those who did not suffer from a dependent culture at the physical level, the arithmetic mean was 1.66. There are also no statistically significant differences attributable to the educational level or experience in all areas of dependency. The results also showed that the self-concept is considered positive among male and female administrative workers with an arithmetic average of 1.90. They had the ability to self-control and to do what is right most of the time, and they are satisfied with their relationship with their Lord. In addition, of the most important results is the existence of a relationship between the dependent culture at the social and psychological levels and the concept of ‘self’, and the absence of a relationship between the dependent culture in the social aspect and the concept of ‘self’ for male and female administrative workers at the university, as the statistical significance reached 0.052. The most prominent recommendations were the necessity of giving training courses on the importance of work, collective team spirit, as well as supporting, encouraging and motivating male and female workers by enhancing livelihood.