Cultural Intelligence and its Relationship to the Orientation Towards Islamic Culture and Open-Mindedness among University Students “Contemporary Vision”

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the level of cultural intelligence, orientation toward Islamic culture, and open-mindedness among university students, in addition to determining the relationship between cultural intelligence, orientation toward Islamic culture, and open-mindedness among university students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study adopted the descriptive approach, which is concerned with studying the phenomenon as it occurs in reality, describing it accurately, and expressing it qualitatively and quantitatively. The sample consisted of (260) Saudi university students in the academic year 2024-2025, with an average age of (20.47) and a standard deviation of (2.97). It consists of (150) male students and (110) female students. The sample was selected randomly. The tools of the study included the cultural intelligence scale, the orientation toward Islamic culture scale, and the open-mindedness scale. The results revealed that university students have a high level of cultural intelligence, orientation toward Islamic culture, and open-mindedness. There is also a statistically significant correlation at the significant level (0.01) between each cultural intelligence dimension, orientation toward Islamic culture, and open-mindedness among university students. Recommendations and suggestions for further research were also presented.