Aggressive Behavior among the University Students

Abstract

Aims: This study aimed to identify the degree of aggressive behavior among the university students. Study Design: This study used the analytical descriptive design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Tafila Technical University, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; in the second semester of the academic year 2013. Methodology: The study sample consisted of 690 students who were chosen from 5 colleges at the university. The study sample was selected by randomly stratified depending on gender and college. In order to collect data about the aggressive behavior, the researcher used a questionnaire prepared by the researcher herself to identify the aggressive behavior among the university students. Results: Summing up the findings of this study, a general statement is inferred that the prevalence of aggressive behavior among students was directed against the property of the university, and then towards the workers of it, and finally towards other students, also the result indicated a high male aggressive compared with females, and shows that 3rd and 4th year students were more aggressive compared to the 1st and 2nd year students. From the findings of the study, which conclude that students with low accumulative average were more aggressive compared to high achievers. Conclusion: The aggressive behavior of students at University is low. The most dominated aggressive behavior was towards the university properties.