Comparison of Excitement and High-Risk Behaviors in Delinquent and Normal Children and Adolescents

Human emotions sometimes affect human decisions and cause behaviors on his part. Emotions are expressed positively and negatively, and some of these negative forms are manifested in the form of delinquency. The aim of this study was to determine and compare emotional and risky behaviors in delinquent and normal children and adolescents.

The present descriptive-analytical study of comparative type was conducted in 2018 on 160 children and adolescents of the Welfare Organization, the Center for Correction of Education and Schools of Yasuj in two groups of 80 people (Case, Witness), by sampling in The goal-based access was selected and evaluated with Demographic and Emotional Questionnaires for Rousseau Children and Adolescents. Due to the fact that the control group had to be consistent with the experimental group, therefore, the control group was randomly selected from the middle school students and the high school of Yasuj city. Data were analyzed using Spearman correlation statistical tests, variance analysis, and chi test.

The results of the present study indicated that the highest number of crimes committed by children and adolescents were robbery with 41.2%, quarrel and conflict with 32.6% and other crimes with 26.2%, respectively. Correspondingly, in the present study, there was a significant difference between delinquency of delinquent children and adolescents with normal children (p<0.05) and between the components of emotional excitement, i.e. excitement, adventure and social deterrence, meaningful existence (delinquent children and adolescents) (P<0.05).

Considering that the present study presented a positive and significant relationship between the sensation seeking behavior of normal and delinquent children and adolescents and related components (adventure and social deterrence), therefore, life skills training for children, adolescents and providing appropriate backgrounds, It is recommended to evacuate them by trainers and community administrators.