Main description (English)

The present study aims to:‎‏ ‏Develop a counseling program based ‎on cognitive control techniques to enhance cognitive agility ‎among university female students.‎ The research population is limited to the female students of ‎Diyala University in both scientific and humanities disciplines for ‎the academic year 2023-2024, totaling 13,064 students. A ‎statistical analysis sample of 400 students was selected through ‎stratified random sampling, while the sample for the counseling ‎program consisted of 20 deliberately selected students from the ‎Departments of Educational and Psychological Sciences and ‎Geography.‎ The researcher employed the Jamili Scale (2022) for measuring ‎cognitive agility, originally developed by Abd Rih Mohammed in ‎‎2020 and later adapted by Jamili for university students. The scale ‎comprises 20 scenarios. each with four response options. The ‎psychometric properties of the scale were verified, and both face ‎and construct validity were confirmed. For face validity, the ‎scenarios were reviewed by jury members in psychological ‎counseling, educational counseling, psychology, and evaluation, ‎achieving over 80% agreement. Construct validity was confirmed ‎through several statistical indicators. Reliability was verified ‎through test-retest methods. yielding a coefficient of 0.82, and ‎Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency, yielding a coefficient of ‎‎0.79, The researcher employed appropriate statistical methods for ‎data analysis.‎ The study concluded that university female students exhibit low ‎levels of cognitive agility. The counseling program demonstrated ‎a significant positive impact on enhancing cognitive agility among ‎the study sample. The study also provided several ‎recommendations and suggestions for further research.‎