Political Attitude Among University Students in Jordan: A Statistical Field Study

Abstract

This is a statistical research that aims at measuring and exploring political attitude among university students in Jordan. 467 questionnaires were analyzed from 9 different universities, which should indirectly cast light on the role of universities as a political socialization tool in the society. The research tried to assess the role of the sample's overall economic, social and educational description in shaping its political attitudes and orientation. Political attitude was explored through three main dimensions: political knowledge, efficacy and confidence. The study intended to investigate the statistical correlation effect between economic, social, educational and gender variables with the political efficacy, trust and knowledge of the students. The statistical results indicate that the sample had low degree in all three dimensions using the tests of mean and standard deviation.