Striving for Authenticity among Orphaned Students in the Preparatory Stage

Abstract

        The present study aims to identify the struggle for authenticity among orphan students in the preparatory stage. The study is limited to orphan students enrolled in preparatory schools التابعة to the Directorate of Education in Al-Diwaniyah for the academic year (2025–2026), whose total number بلغ (751) students. The research sample consisted of (300) students. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher constructed a scale of the struggle for authenticity consisting of (20) items with three response alternatives. The researcher used the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to analyze the data. The results indicated that orphan students in the preparatory stage possess a level of struggle for authenticity. Based on these findings, the study presented a set of recommendations and suggestions.