he crisis of identity and its relationship to psychological masculinity and femininity among some Arab culture

Abstract

The research aimed to study the general characteristic of identity crisis and psychological masculinity and femininity among some young people of Arab cultures, and the nature of the correlation between the two variables. The research also studied the differences in identity crisis that can be attributed to the country type variable. The descriptive method was used in this research. The sample consisted of (618) young people, including (317) males and (301) females, whose ages ranged between (19 - 39) years old, and they were chosen by the simple random method. Identity Crisis, and Psychological Masculinity and Femininity measures were applied on the study sample, and the results were treated with the following statistical methods: Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, T-test, and one-way Anova. The research reached the following results: The general characteristic of each of the identity crisis, and psychological masculinity and femininity is high. There was a positive correlation between the identity crisis, and psychological masculinity and femininity among young people. There were no differences in identity crisis among some youth of Arab cultures due to the variable of country type. There was a statistically significant interaction between the identity crisis and the type of country that has effect on psychological masculinity and femininity among some youth of Arab cultures. In conclusion, some recommendations were made, the most important of which were: raising children on authentic values and consolidating societal customs and traditions in their minds so that they have a fortress of values that protect them against invading cultures.