Causes of Violence among the Students of Jordan Univesity of Science and Technology in the Light of some Variables

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the causes of violence,of

students at the Jordan University of Science and Technology; the study has

used the descriptive analytical method, where the researchers developed a

scale for causes of violence, which is composed of (52) items.The sample

consisted of 2000 male and female students.The results indicated that the

most violence- causing factors are family factors, followed by educational

factors, media factors, and psychological factors.The results showed a

statistically significant difference in the rates of violence attributed to sex

and was in favor of males, as well as the presence of statistically significant

differences in the causes of violence depending on the variable of place of

residence and was in favor of the residence of the desert.The study also

demonstrated the presence of significant differences in the factors causing

the violence variable depending on the level of income and was in favor of

low income.The results indicated that the most violent students are fourth

year students, followed by the third, second and the least were first- year

students and students of the fifth year.Results did not show the presence of

statistically significant differences attributed to the academic achievement

and variable of college.