RELATIONAL COURTESY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RESEARCHER
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https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v23.8514Keywords:
Relational Etiquette, University StudentsAbstract
YThe research aimed to identify the level of relational courtesy among students at Kirkuk University, and to reveal differences in it according to the variables of gender and academic specialization.,The researcher adopted the descriptive approach, and the research sample consisted of (200) male and female students who were selected using stratified random sampling from the student population of Kirkuk University for the academic year (2025–2026).,To achieve the research objectives,buildingRelational courtesy scale according to the model(Di Fabio & Kenny, 2018))In its final form, it consists of (26) items distributed across three dimensions, and the scale has shown good psychometric properties in terms of validity and reliability. The results showed that university students possess a high level of relational courtesy, and also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in relational courtesy according to the variables of gender and academic specialization.,In light of the results, the research recommended enhancing students’ relational tact through guidance and training programs, and suggested conducting future studies linking relational tact to other psychological and academic variables.
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