مستوى النضج الأخلاقي عند الأحداث الجانحين و غير الجانحين في الأردن

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The study purpose was to find out how Jordanian delinquents and nondelinquents distribute among moral development stages according to “Kohlberg theory”, and differences in moral development among them.

The sample consisted of (253) juveniles, of which (135) of them were nondelinquents public school pupils, and (118) delinquents residing in the “juvenile rehabilitation center” in Irbid, both groups were in the age group (13-18) year.

Defining issue test (DIT) in it’s Arabic version was used to measure moral development stages.

Study concluded a higher level of moral development in favor of nondelinquent juveniles.

Findings have not shown significant difference in degree of moral development due to age or interaction between juvenile group and age.

The study findings and discussions supported pervious studies held around the theory, also called for further studies to establish Arabic, Jordanian moral development scales in future.