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A Comparative Study of Child Abuse, Social Intelligence, and Emotional Maturity among Sexually Delinquent Adolescents in the Khorasan Razavi Juvenile Correction and Rehabilitation Center and Ordinary Adolescents in 2024
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Somaye Rahimi1   , Ali Akbar Samari2 , Zhara Rahimi3 , Nayereh Abedinzadeh Shahri4 |
1- Social Work Specialist, Khorasan Razavi Provincial Judiciary,Mashhad, Iran. (Former Lecturer in Psychology: Imam Reza University & Payame Noor University) , somaye.rahimi1390@yahoo.com
2- Department of Clinical Psychology, Kashmar Branch, Islamic Azad University,Kashmar, Iran.
3- Informatics Specialist,Razavi Khorasan Province Judiciary, Mashhad, Iran.
4- Judicial Science and Administrative Services University,Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran,Tehran, Iran |
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Abstract: (9 Views) |
This study aimed to compare child abuse, social intelligence, and emotional maturity between sexually delinquent adolescents at the Juvenile Correction and Rehabilitation Center of Khorasan Razavi and their non-delinquent peers in 2024.
Methods
A total of 40 adolescents were selected through convenience sampling and completed the Child Abuse Questionnaire, Tromsø Social Intelligence Scale, and the Emotional Maturity Scale (Singh & Bhargava). Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) via SPSS-21.
Results
Significant group differences were found across all variables and subscales (p < .001). Delinquent adolescents reported higher levels of child abuse and lower levels of social intelligence and emotional maturity compared to their peers.
Conclusion
Psychosocial factors such as adverse childhood experiences, low social intelligence, and poor emotional maturity contribute to adolescent sexual delinquency. These findings emphasize the need for preventive interventions, educational strategies, and reform-oriented judicial policies.
Keywords
Child abuse, Social intelligence, Emotional maturity, Adolescents, Sexual delinquency
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| Keywords: Child abuse, Social intelligence, Emotional maturity, Adolescents, Sexual delinquency |
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Type of Article: Research Article |
Subject:
Forensic Psychiatry
Received: 2025/10/23 | Revised: 2026/02/17 | Accepted: 2026/02/17
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