Socio – Demographic Factors Predicting Emotional Stability among a sample of Yarmouk University Students

Abstract

The aim of the study was to identify the socio – demographic factors predicting emotional stability among a sample of Yarmouk University students, using descriptive methodology. Sample of the study consisted of (1276) undergraduate students from Yarmouk University selected using available sample sampling procedures. An Emotional Stability Scale prepared (Rubio, Aguado, Houtanges & Hernandez, 2007) was used after verification of the psychometric properties. Results revealed that undergraduates at Yarmouk University reported moderate level for emotionability stability. As for the individual domains of emotional stability, it was found that depression ranked first, followed by aggression, tension, emotionality, respectively. Results of the multiple regression analysis indicated that socio- demographic factors affecting the whole scale of emotional stability were residence; family, monthlu income, and family size. Results pertaining to the residence, it was found that emotional stability level among rural students was higher compared to city students. As for the family monthly income for students, it was found that emotional stability increases as the family monthly income increases. For the results pertaining to the family size, it was found that students with moderate family size reported higher emotional stability levels compared to big family size students. For the remaining demographic variables, it was found that they don’t statistically account for the prediction of emotional stability among students. For the domains of the emotional stability, it was found that rural students were less tense, aggressiveness, depression and emotionability compared to urban students. It was found that tension , aggressiveness, depression and emotionability were less for students with moderate family size reported higher emotional stability levels compared to big family size students. Furthermore, results indicated that as family monthly income increases, depression levels decrease. It was found that older students reported lesser levels of emotionability and that male students reported higher levels of emotionability compared to female students. recommendations were discussed.