Life Management Strategies among Mosul University Academics

Abstract

The study aims to measure life management (in its various approaches) among   university academics and to identify the differences among life management strategies (in its various approaches) in regard of gender (male, female), field of education (scientific, humanitarian) and title (assistant lecturer, lecturer, assistant professor, and professor). The study sample consisted of (246) male and female academics from four colleges (Arts, Science, Science education, and Humanitarian Science Education). To achieve the goals of the study, the researchers used the Freund & Baltes (2002) life-management strategies scale after translating it and determining its parameters of reliability and validity. The statistical analysis of the collected data showed that Mosul University academics have effective life management strategies. No significant differences were found in using these strategies according to gender and the scientific title whereas significant differences according to the type of education were found in favor of humanitarian studies. Based on the results, the researches set a number of recommendations.