The Effect Of An Educational Program According To Baumeister's Theory On Modifying The Ego Depletion Of Mosul University Students

Abstract

The presents research aims at identifying the effect of the educational program, according to Baumeister's theory, on modifying the ego depletion for the university students. The two researchers built the ego depletion scale, which includes three alternatives (always, sometimes and never) and four dimensions (the physiological depletion, social depletion, psycho-emotional depletion and cognitive depletion). The psychometric characteristics were extracted for the scale and also another program was built as the researchers built (20) lessons that cover the ego depletion dimensions, which are ((the physiological depletion, social depletion, psycho-emotional depletion and cognitive depletion). The validity of the program was determined by submitting the program to a group of experts and referees in the field of educational and psychological sciences. The program was applied to the experimental group, which included (21) individuals and the control group (without an educational program) also included (21) individuals. As for the statistical tools, the two researchers used SPSS software package and results showed that the ego depletion is high for the university students and also showed that the educational program had an impact on modifying the ego in favor of the experimental group.

 The two researchers put forward a set of recommendation, including:

- Calling the University of Mosul teaching staff to get benefit of the educational program that was prepared in this research to modify the ego depletion for the student of the University of Mosul.

-  Paying a good attention to the psychological aspect of students by means of organizing sessions for emotional Abreaction and to make them express their feelings.

 Suggestions:

-  Conducting similar studies using other samples like (University teaching staff in the specialization of education and secondary school students).