SHAME, GUILT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AMONG JUVENILE DELINQUENTS

Abstract

The present research aims to study the well-being of juvenile delinquents. Further, the research investigated the role of PWB in predicting shame and guilt in juvenile delinquents. Cross cross-sectional survey method was used for data collection. The sample consists of two hundred participants, juvenile delinquents (n =200) Sample was collected from different jails, child protection bureaus. Demographic questionnaire, Psychological Wellbeing scale by Ryff (1989), Urdu translated by Rehana Manzoor (2014), Shame and Guilt (TOSCA 3) scale by Tangnay (1994), Urdu translated by Sehrish Shah Nawaz, were employed for data collection from participants. Multiple correlations were employed to find out the relationship between psychological well-being and shame and guilt. An independent sample t-test procedure was employed to search for differences in psychological well-being and shame and guilt in juvenile delinquents. Results also suggest that overall shame and guilt were high in adolescent delinquents.