Self-Compassion And Its Relationship To Identity Status Among Juvenile Delinquents In Jordan

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify self-compassion and its relationship to identity status among juvenile delinquents drug abusers in Jordan. self-compassion scale (27) items and identity status s[1]cale (26) items were administered to a sample of 94 male juveniles in Jordan. Results indicated a medium level of self-compassion, and the most common identity status among juvenile delinquents is the moratorium identity, the least is the achieved identity, and, no differences appeared in the level of self-compassion due to the variables of monthly income and birth order for juvenile delinquents. Also, there were no differences in identity status according to the monthly income, except for the diffusion identity status in favor of their family's monthly income of less than 500 dinars, as well as the absence of differences in the identity status due to the order of birth, except for the achieved identity and the last son in the family. The results also indicated that there is a positive relationship between self-compassion as a whole and between achieved identity and foreclosure Identity, and kindness with the self and achieved identity. Considering the results, the researchers recommend conducting more studies on juvenile delinquents and linking them to other variables.