The Effects of Building the Ability on Cognitive Analysis of Situation on Selecting Values for Delinquent Adolescents

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the effects of building the ability of cognitive analysis of situations on selecting values for delinquent adolescents. In order to achieve this goal, the study was applied on a group of delinquent adolescents in Jordan aged 12-18 years. The number of persons targeted by this study was 120 juveniles (males and females). This number was divided randomly into two groups: an experimental group and a control group, each consisting of 60 juveniles. Tools included a test for identifying the values and a training program. In addition, a fact-finding (survey) study was implemented, targeting a group of delinquent adolescents and another group of non-delinquent adolescents. Results demonstrated the existence of statistically significant differences in values system between subjects of the experimental group and the control group. The results demonstrated significant differences between males and females in the experimental group in 8 values only; on the other hand researcher’s remarks confirmed that the subjects (Males and Females) acquired skills and knowledge about the concepts of values, and this meant that their perceptions and cognitive abilities had developed.