Comparison of resiliency, optimism and social selfefficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents / Fahime Rajabi and Sedigheh Salmanpour

The presentstudy aimed to examine and compare resilience, optimism, and self-efficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents in Fars Province, Iran. The statistical population comprised 100 delinquent adolescents in Shiraz Juvenile DetentionCentre and 100 normal adolescents. Research hypotheses were i...

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Main Authors: Rajabi, Fahime, Salmanpour, Sedigheh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UiTM 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27559/
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Salmanpour, Sedigheh
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description The presentstudy aimed to examine and compare resilience, optimism, and self-efficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents in Fars Province, Iran. The statistical population comprised 100 delinquent adolescents in Shiraz Juvenile DetentionCentre and 100 normal adolescents. Research hypotheses were investigated in this descriptive-analytical study using Scheier and Carver’s Life Orientation Test, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Sherer’s Self-Efficacy Scale and statistical analysis was conducted using independent samples t-test. Results showed that there was a significant difference between two groups of adolescents in terms of the optimism, resilience and self-efficacy. The optimism in adolescents had a significant impact on the mental health and behaviour of them and plays an important role in the personal and social life of individual. Furthermore, the resilience and self-efficacy have crucial roles in the life of adolescents. Having any of these traits and enhancing and improving them play important roles in the life of adolescents.
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spelling uitm-275592020-03-19T09:03:01Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27559/ Comparison of resiliency, optimism and social selfefficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents / Fahime Rajabi and Sedigheh Salmanpour smrj Rajabi, Fahime Salmanpour, Sedigheh Personality The presentstudy aimed to examine and compare resilience, optimism, and self-efficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents in Fars Province, Iran. The statistical population comprised 100 delinquent adolescents in Shiraz Juvenile DetentionCentre and 100 normal adolescents. Research hypotheses were investigated in this descriptive-analytical study using Scheier and Carver’s Life Orientation Test, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Sherer’s Self-Efficacy Scale and statistical analysis was conducted using independent samples t-test. Results showed that there was a significant difference between two groups of adolescents in terms of the optimism, resilience and self-efficacy. The optimism in adolescents had a significant impact on the mental health and behaviour of them and plays an important role in the personal and social life of individual. Furthermore, the resilience and self-efficacy have crucial roles in the life of adolescents. Having any of these traits and enhancing and improving them play important roles in the life of adolescents. Penerbit UiTM 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_sa_4 https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27559/1/AJ_FAHIME%20RAJABI%20SMRJ%2019.pdf Rajabi, Fahime and Salmanpour, Sedigheh (2019) Comparison of resiliency, optimism and social selfefficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents / Fahime Rajabi and Sedigheh Salmanpour. (2019) Social and Management Research Journal (SMRJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Social_and_Management_Research_Journal_=28SMRJ=29.html>, 16 (2). pp. 107-118. ISSN 1675-7017 https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/ https://doi.org/10.24191/smrj.v16i2.7066 https://doi.org/10.24191/smrj.v16i2.7066
spellingShingle Personality
Rajabi, Fahime
Salmanpour, Sedigheh
Comparison of resiliency, optimism and social selfefficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents / Fahime Rajabi and Sedigheh Salmanpour
title Comparison of resiliency, optimism and social selfefficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents / Fahime Rajabi and Sedigheh Salmanpour
title_full Comparison of resiliency, optimism and social selfefficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents / Fahime Rajabi and Sedigheh Salmanpour
title_fullStr Comparison of resiliency, optimism and social selfefficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents / Fahime Rajabi and Sedigheh Salmanpour
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of resiliency, optimism and social selfefficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents / Fahime Rajabi and Sedigheh Salmanpour
title_short Comparison of resiliency, optimism and social selfefficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents / Fahime Rajabi and Sedigheh Salmanpour
title_sort comparison of resiliency, optimism and social selfefficacy in delinquent and normal adolescents / fahime rajabi and sedigheh salmanpour
topic Personality
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27559/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27559/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27559/