Learned Helplessness and Its Relationship with Mental Health and Certain Demographic Variables Among a Sample of Students at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Al-Marj

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the levels of learned helplessness and mental health among a sample of students from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Al-Marj, and to examine differences in these variables based on gender and specialization. It also sought to determine the correlational relationship between learned helplessness and mental health. The study sample consisted of 120 male and female students selected via random sampling, and the researchers employed a descriptive-correlational approach. The instruments used were the Learned Helplessness Scale (developed by Youssef, 2023) and the Mental Health Scale (developed by Khalil, 2006). Statistical analysis revealed the presence of high levels of learned helplessness and mental health among the study sample; the absence of statistically significant differences in learned helplessness and mental health levels attributable to gender or specialization; and the absence of a correlational relationship between learned helplessness and mental health—both in terms of total scores and specific dimensions—across the study sample as a whole.