Journal of Humanties and Social Sciences

تخزين المعرفة الصريحة في نظام المجالس واللجان الإلكتروني بالجامعات السعودية

د.نورة الهزاني — 2025-07-06

This study aimed to identify the extent of use of the electronic councils and committees' system at Saudi universities, explore the most discussed topics using this system, and reveal the availability of explicit knowledge storage in the electronic councils and committees' system at Saudi universities. The study also aimed to identify the advantages and obstacles of using the electronic councils and committees' system at Saudi universities. The study adopted the descriptive survey method through a questionnaire distributed to a random sample of 330 administrative leaders and faculty members at an academic institution. The study results showed that 85.25% of the sample agreed on the effectiveness of using the electronic councils and committees' system, and the most discussed topics were related to educational affairs at 91.64% of the total sample. The results also revealed that 76.90% of the sample agreed on the availability of explicit knowledge storage in the electronic councils and committees' system, and the item "explicit knowledge is available in the form of session minutes" had the highest percentage at 81.45% of the total sample. The results further indicated that 87.37% of the sample agreed on the existence of advantages of the electronic councils and committees' system, with the most important advantage being the reduction of paper transactions and their completion through the activation of the electronic system at 90.42% of the total sample. Finally, 63.99% of the sample agreed on the existence of obstacles to the electronic councils and committees' system, with the most important obstacle being the frequent malfunctions of the system at 71.15% of the total sample. The study recommended the need to have an archive for the explicit knowledge stored in the electronic councils and committees' system, as well as the necessity for the university to provide training courses for its members on how to use the electronic system, and the need for regulations that mandate the use of the electronic councils and committees' system at the university, college, and department levels.

جذور الحركة الحوثية وعوامل ظهورها في اليمن

د.علي آل قطب — 2025-07-06

This study examines the roots of the Houthi movement and its intellectual extensions by looking at the dimensions of the Zaidi doctrine and its developments in Yemen, since the Houthi movement poses itself as a historical and intellectual extension of this doctrine, which has been a major position in Yemen's intellectual arena for the past 10 centuries.

This study focuses on the Zaidi Hadawi thought, since the legacy of this thought formed the theoretical framework of the legitimate discourse on which the Houthi movement was based. therefore, it aims, first and foremost, at chronicling the first seeds of the Houthi movement's formation. Second, it seeks to approach the factors and deep causes that led to this movement's emergence in Yemen and how it was able to impose itself as an influential factor in Yemen's political landscape.

البنية العاملية لمقياس الوظائف التنفيذية للتلاميذ ذوي الإعاقة الفكرية بالمرحلة الابتدائية

د.رمضان عاشور — 2025-07-06

The study aims to verify the psychometric properties of the Executive Functions Scale for students with intellectual disabilities. The initial version of the scale, before validation, consisted of (56) items distributed across five core dimensions: Emotional Control, Planning and Organization, Cognitive Flexibility, Working Memory, and Attention Control. The study sample comprised 156 students with intellectual disabilities from intellectual education schools in Cairo and Giza governorates in Egypt. The students' ages ranged from (9 to 11) years, with an average age of (10.06) years and a standard deviation of (0.747), The psychometric properties of the scale were verified as follows: the validity of the scale was assessed using criterion-related validity and factor validity (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), The reliability and internal consistency of the scale were also verified, The results indicated that the items of the scale loaded onto the five factors: Cognitive Flexibility (11 items), Working Memory (11 items), Attention Control (9 items), Planning and Organization (8 items), and Emotional Control (7 items). Consequently, the scale was revised to consist of 46 items. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted, and the fit indices were within the acceptable range. The internal consistency of the scale was confirmed, with high and significant correlation coefficients at the (0.01) level, demonstrating the overall internal consistency of the scale. The reliability of the scale was further verified using Cronbach's alpha and split-half reliability, showing high reliability coefficients across all dimensions.

مقارنة نماذج عاملية مختلفة لمقياس الخوف من الفقد لدى عينة من طلبة الجامعات السعودية

د.عبدالله العنزي — 2025-07-06

A Comparative Analysis of Different Factor Models for the Fear of Missing Out Scale among a Sample of Saudi University Students

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This study aimed to compare different factor models of the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Scale among Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University students. The study employed a descriptive-analytical methodology. A FoMO scale was developed based on previous studies, with items designed to align with psychological theories relevant to the models under comparison. A sample of 629 students, drawn from both humanities and science faculties, was selected using the snowball sampling method. The study's ethical guidelines were announced at the outset of the online survey, and informed consent was obtained from all participants. Statistical analysis was conducted using Jamovi 2.5.6. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed using principal components without rotation, revealing that the three-factor model explained 51.6% of the variance. The number of factors was determined using principal axis factoring in the exploratory analysis, which identified two factors accounting for 37% of the total variance. Similarly, a five-factor model was generated, explaining 48.8% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to evaluate the competing models, and the study concluded that the three-factor model was the most accurate in explaining FoMO, particularly in the context of Self-Determination Theory. The two-factor model was ranked second. The first factor, representing independence and personal autonomy, was consistent and robust in both the three-factor and two-factor models, indicating strong factor cohesion and item quality. However, this same factor was split into two separate components in the five-factor model. The correlation factor (in the three-factor model) and the positivity factor (in the five-factor model) were the most cohesive. The two-factor model outperformed others regarding reliability coefficients, suggesting it effectively captures subtle individual differences in students' performance on the FoMO scale.

المقارنة الاجتماعية واحترام الذات ما بين الواقع ووسائل التواصل الاجتماعي

Mahmoud Mohamed Hamdi Salama Farah — 2025-07-06

The current study seeks to reveal the effect of social comparison on self-esteem between reality and social media. The study relied on the descriptive analysis approach. The case study method was used for 20 cases from two faculties, one scientific (Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences) and the other literary (Faculty of AL- Alsun Languages) at Ain Shams University, to represent the study community. They were selected intentionally, and the study utilized the semi-standardized interview tool to collect data. It is concluded that social comparison is an innate feeling and a biological need, and found that self-respect reflects the Individuals' appreciation and worth, besides their view of themselves in a positive way. The study also showed that the revolution of communication and information technology expanded the concept of comparison after it was limited, and that social comparison in reality is real, limited, tangible, and it is the most influential. On the contrary, social media is fake, wide, and intangible. The study also found that social media played a role in increasing social comparisons with others and affected their respect and self-esteem. It has been summarized that the most common site for comparisons, especially upward, is Instagram, followed by TikTok Tok and that the upward comparisons affect individuals' self-respect positively.