Information Culture And Psychological Empowerment Among Postgraduate Students

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the degree of information culture and the level of psychological empowerment among postgraduate students. It also aimed to reveal any correlation between their information culture and psychological empowerment. In addition, it examined the differences between the study sample’s responses to the scales of information culture and psychological empowerment according to the variables (age, gender, program). The study sample consisted of (85) male and female students of the master's and doctoral programs at the Faculty of Education, King Khalid University in Saudi Arabia. To achieve the objectives of the study, the descriptive method was used. The researcher designed the scales of information culture and psychological empowerment. The results showed that the current research sample enjoyed information culture to a degree ranging from very high to high. Their level of psychological empowerment ranged from very high to high. Also, there was a positive, statistically significant correlation between their information culture and psychological empowerment. In addition, there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the study sample in information culture due to the oldest age, males, and doctorate degrees. Furthermore, the results showed that males were more efficient than females, and Ph.D. students were more efficient than master’s students in psychological empowerment. Finally, no statistically significant differences were found between the mean scores of the sample members in psychological empowerment due to age. In light of the results, the study came out with a set of recommendations.