Abstract

This study aimed to recognize the relationship between control center and psychological happiness. The study sample consisted of faculty members at Buraydah governorate, Al-Qaseem university, who numbered (99) professors, (50) of the scientific faculties' members, and (49) of humanity faculties' members. So, for the purposes of this study; control center scale and psychological happiness scale were used. The results showed that the internal control center came at the first place, among faculty members in Buraydah governorate, Al Qaseem University, and the level of psychological happiness among faculty members was moderate, also; there were statistically significant differences at the significance level (α≤0.05) due to the impact of educational specialization in the external control center, and the differences were in favor of faculty members of humanity specializations. But according to the internal control center, the differences were in favor of scientific specializations. The results also showed that there were not any statistically significant differences due to the impact of educational specialization in the psychological happiness level. Furthermore, statistically significant correlative relationship between the internal control center and psychological happiness level was revealed. However, there was no statistically significant correlative relationship between the external control center and the feeling level of psychological happiness