Classroom Environment and Self-Control Skills and Their Relationship with Adolescents Violence in the Arabic Community of Israel

Qutaiba Agbaria^1, and Almaza Atamna²

¹Educational Research and Development Authority, Al-Qasmie College, Baqa el Gharbieh, Israel

²Learning & Instruction Department, Al-Qasmie College, Baqa el Gharbieh, Israel

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Qutaiba Agbaria and Almaza Atamna. Classroom Environment and Self-Control Skills and Their Relationship with Adolescents Violence in the Arabic Community of Israel. American Journal of Applied Psychology. 2014; 2(2):42-52. doi: 10.12691/ajap-2-2-3

Abstract

This research aims to examine the relationship between classroom environment and self-control skills, and the prevalence of violence among Arab adolescents in Israel. The sample included 200 pupils with ages ranging between 13-15 from seventh to the ninth grade. Research hypotheses predicted that there was a statistically-significant inverse correlation between classroom environment and physical violence, and between self-control and physical violence; and that there is a statistically-significant positive correlation between age and self-control and between physical violence and classroom environment. Finally, the hypothesis predicted that there were statistically significant differences in physical violence, self-control and classroom environment that can be attributed to gender. The results of the research showed that there was an inverse correlation between the classroom environment and between self-control and violence. The more self-control pupils have, the lower the level of violence would be, which supports the hypothesis. The findings also revealed that there was no statistically-significant correlation between age, anger and physical violence. The results also reflected a positive correlation between age and classroom environment, and an inverse correlation between age and self-control, that is, growing in age leads to lowering the level of self-control, and these results supported the hypothesis on this regard. Finally, the research concluded a number of recommendations that will be discussed.

Keywords:
classroom environment Self-Control arab adolescents violence

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