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Rp-The Relationship between Moral Relativism and Rational Egoism among Students in University Dormitories.pdf

This scientific research aimed to identify:
1- To identify the moral relativism among students of dormitories.
2- To identify the statistically significant differences in moral relativism among students of dormitories according to the variable (gender).
3- To identify the rational selfishness among students of dormitories.
4- To identify the statistically significant differences in rational selfishness among students of dormitories according to the variable (gender).
5- To identify the correlation between moral relativism and rational selfishness.
6- To identify the difference in the correlation between moral relativism and rational selfishness according to the variable (gender).
7- The extent of the contribution of moral relativism in rational selfishness among students of dormitories.
The research sample was limited to (330) male and female students from the dormitories at the University of Karbala, selected randomly with equal distribution for the academic year (2024/2025).
To achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher:
1/ Adopted the Moral Relativism Scale by (Coller, 2017), and after translating it, the researcher verified the psychometric properties of the scale, extracting face validity and construct validity. The reliability coefficient was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha and reached (0.74) on the statistical analysis sample (330).
2/ The researcher built the Rational Selfishness Scale based on the theory of (Ayn Rand, 1964), consisting of (20) items, and the psychometric properties of the scale were extracted. The reliability coefficient was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha and reached (0.86).
The researcher used appropriate statistical methods for the analysis and used the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). After completing the application of the two scales, the results showed the following:
1/ That students of dormitories possess moral relativism according to (gender).
2/ That students of dormitories possess rational selfishness according to (gender).
3/ There is a positive correlation between moral relativism and rational selfishness.
4/ There are differences in the correlation between moral relativism and rational selfishness according to the variable (gender) in favor of males.
According to the analytical and statistical results, the researcher recommended the following:
1- Emphasizing the need to raise awareness about the concepts of moral relativism and rational selfishness within educational programs for students of dormitories, through workshops or regular seminars focusing on developing critical moral thinking and analyzing self-behavior in light of changing social and cultural contexts.
2- Working on including the topic of moral relativism and rational selfishness within university educational curricula, especially in the departments of psychology, philosophy, and education, to enhance students’ awareness of their behavior and increase their ability to make rational ethical decisions.
3- Encouraging supervisors in dormitories to support students in facing psychological and behavioral challenges by following counseling strategies based on respecting moral diversity and understanding the self-motives of behavior.
The researcher suggested the following:
1- Conducting future studies that address the relationship between moral relativism and other psychological and social variables such as value conflict, moral identity, and cognitive flexibility.
2- Studying the relationship between rational selfishness and aspects of psychological and social adjustment among students of dormitories, to determine the extent of the impact of this thinking style on the quality of university life.
3- Conducting comparative studies between dormitory and non-dormitory students in terms of levels of moral relativism and rational selfishness, to understand the impact of the living environment on value formation.
4- Expanding qualitative research to understand students’ personal representations of moral relativism and how they justify their behavior according to this principle in daily situations.