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Introduction Current study is in public frame of political psychology, as the researcher tries to study some international political tendencies (liberalism, radicalism, conservatism and fascism) with political affiliation and some personality traits represented in the five great factors of personality for Palestinian youth from universities students in Gaza strip, the researcher chose this sample due to its important and effective role in Palestinian political life, they are from activists in political work through student unions organizational efficiencies and other political activities with their different types as considered affiliated to Palestinian political organizations on earth. Study Significance It lies in trying to identify relation between all political tendencies and their relation to political affiliation and five great factors of personality for youth in Gaze strip; it is an important sample in Palestinian community, difficult political conditions reprinted in Israeli occupation, the trial to get rid of it imposes effectiveness and participation extent research of community individuals in facilitating their matters, value of every person in his community is identified through respecting his view and his contribution in facilitating his community matters, studies in field of political psychology in which few studies occur in frame of this study, the researcher hopes that this study contributes in putting small brick in political psychological edifice. Study Objectives Current study aims at the following: • Completing researchers work in field of political psychology, which represents a new addition for scientific researcher to identify relation between study variables. • Uncovering levels of political tendencies, political affiliation and five great factors of personality for Palestinian youth. • Identifying relation nature and its role between political tendencies, political affiliation and five great factors of personality for Palestinian youth to identify psychological case of owners’ different political tendencies and also affiliation and its relation to study variables, current study is new according to researcher knowledge on study sample in Palestinian community. • Uncovering differences and relations between (age, academic level, gender and political affiliation) and study variables. Study Hypotheses 1. There are no statistically significant relation between political tendencies and level of political affiliation for sample subjects. 2. There are no statistically significant relation between political tendencies and five great factors of personality for sample subjects. 3. There are no statically significant differences in political tendencies according to classifying variables. 4. There are no statistically significant differences in the five great factors of personality according to social type for sample subjects. 5. There are no statistically significant differences in political affiliation according to taxonomic variables for sample subjects. Study Sample The researcher chose study sample randomly from original study community, scales were applied on a sample consisting of 400 students of main Palestinian universities in Gaza governorates. Study sample were chosen from bachelor students in the four main universities in Gaza, which are (Al-Azhar, Al-Aqsa, Islamic and open Jerusalem universities) according to gender, educational level, age category, political affiliation of organization. Study Tools The researcher used the following tools that are appropriate with study variables: • Political tendencies test, prepared by the researcher • Political affiliation test, prepared by the researcher • The five factors of personality test prepared by Kosta and Mackry) translated and prepared by the researcher Statistical Methods The researcher used SPSS version II for data dump and treating them as what follow: A. Statistical methods used in ascertaining tools validity and reliability: • Pearson correlation coefficients • Spearman – Brown coefficient and Guzman equation. B. Statistical methods used in answering study inquiries: • Pearson correlation coefficients • T. test • Uni-variance analysis • Shefih test Study Results • There is a relation between liberalism and fascism radicalism and political affiliation • There is no statistically significant relation between conservatism and political affiliation • There is a relation between fascism and affiliation to organization and political affiliation for males. • There is a relation between radicalism and political affiliation for females sample • There is a relation between conservatism and neuroticism and meekness dimension of personality factors for total sample subjects. • There is a relation between conservatism and extension dimension for male sample subjects. • There is a relation between conservatism and extension dimension for male sample subjects. • There is a relation between conservatism and clarity/openness dimension for female sample • There are no differences between average degrees of students group of both sexes in political tendencies (conservatism – radicalism – liberalism). • There are no differences between average degrees of sample on political tendencies (conservatism – radicalism – liberalism). • There are no differences between average degrees of political tendencies groups (conservatism – radicalism – liberalism) according to academic level variable. • There are no differences between average degrees of students group of both sexes in great factors of personality (extension, neuroticism). • There are no differences between average degrees of great factors groups of personality (extension, clarity/ openness, conscience awakening) according to age variable. • There are no differences between average degrees of great factors groups of personality (neuroticism, kindness/ meekness) according to school level variable. • There are statistically significant differences in personality two factors (extension, kindness/ meekness) according to party affiliation of sample subjects, differences in (kindness/ meekness) factor between Islamic jihad and Hamas two groups from side and Fateh movement in favor of Islamic jihad and Hamas two groups from sample subjects. • There are no differences between average degrees of students groups of both sexes in national affiliation dimension. • There are no differences between average degrees of political affiliation dimensions (affiliation to organization, political affiliation in the university, total degree of the scale) according to age variable. • Differences in national affiliation dimension were between Fateh movement and Islamic Jihad two groups in favor of Islamic Jihad group.