" Self-Defeating Beliefs among Civil Society Organization Employees Dohuk Governorate"

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the level of self-defeating beliefs among employees in civil society organizations and to examine the significance of differences in the level of these beliefs according to some demographic variables. The comparative descriptive method was employed. The study population consisted of (300) male and female employees, selected randomly from staff working in civil society organizations. The researcher adopted the scale developed by Burns (2020) and translated by Shehata (2022). The results indicated that the overall level of self-defeating beliefs among the study sample was low. No statistically significant differences were found according to the demographic variables of nature of work, type of work, marital status, job title, years of service and Blood Type. However, the findings revealed statistically significant differences based on gender, favoring females; on holding an additional job, favoring those with only one job; and on birth order, favoring the middle-born. Participants holding a bachelor’s degree reported fewer self-defeating beliefs. Moreover, the age group of 29–33 years exhibited the highest level of self-defeating beliefs. Finally, regarding working hours, the group working 9–13 hours per day showed higher levels of such beliefs.