Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between thinking styles and academic delay of gratification among a sample of (381) male and female students from Yarmouk University for the 2015 – 2016 academic year. Results showed a high level of academic delay of gratification among study sample. Results also showed no statistical significant differences in the academic delay level due to student's gender and specialization. As for preferred thinking styles, they were as follow: legislative, hierarchic, external, liberal, monarchial, local, executive, oligarchic, judicial, anarchic, global, internal, and conservative. Results also showed no statistical significant differences in thinking styles due to students' gender or specialization. Finally, results showed a predictive power for each of the following thinking styles: (executive, local, liberal, hierarchical and external) on academic delay of gratification.
Recommended Citation
Al-Rababah, Hamzeh
(2017)
"Predictive Ability of Thinking Styles on Academic Delay of Gratification among Yarmouk University Students,"
An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities): Vol. 31:
Iss.
5, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/anujr_b/vol31/iss5/2