Perception of Risks and its Relationship to Thinking Discordant with Ideal Self among Preparatory School Students

Abstract

The preparatory stage represents an important stage in the educational ladder. This stage is considered transitional, whether for an individual or a society. This is because of its effects that remain attached to the individual or society for a period of time and undoubtedly affect his personality and behaviour. The researchers prepared a scale for risk perception based on (So, 2013: 72-83). The scale included (40) items, and the scale of Thinking Discordant with Ideal Self (Szkodny & Newman, 2019) consists of (11) items. Then, they verified its translation's veracity, stability, and suitability to the Iraqi environment. The researchers relied on the descriptive, correlational approach in the current research. The study aimed to identify the perception of risks among preparatory school students. The statistical significance of the difference in risk perception and thinking contrary to the (ideal self) according to the gender variable  (males, females) and the correlation between the two variables. The researchers used the Statistical Portfolio for the Social Sciences (SPSS).