الفروق في سمات الشخصية بين الأحداث الجانحين وغير الجانحين باستخدام اختبار كاتل ذي العوامل الستة عشر للشخصية

Abstract

The study seeks to define personality differences between juvenile delinquents and nondelinquent juveniles according to Cattell’s 16-factor model of normal personality structure.

For achieving the study objective, the researcher applies this model on a sample including 40 male and female juvenile delinquents equally divided between the Education and Rehabilitation House for Juveniles and the Center for the Reform and Rehabilitation of Girls in Amman. The study also randomly selects a sample of 60 nondelinquent juveniles including male and female students from secondary schools in Amman.

The study indicates differences with a statistical significance between delinquent male juveniles and nondelinquent male juveniles. These differences target two personality traits: warmth and tension. Warmth is in favor of delinquent juveniles, while tension is in favor of nondelinquent juveniles. That means delinquent juveniles have more warmth than nondelinquent juveniles, while nondelinquent juveniles have more tension than