عوامل الشخصية الخمسة الكبرى بين الجانحين مرتكبي جرائم السرقة وهتك العرض عند الأحداث في الأردن

Feras Ali Al-Habies; Somaya Abdel-Hameed Al-Ja'afreh; Wafa Ali Alwani; Ahmad Nabeel Abudoush; Ayed Awad Alwraikat; Omar Ismail Alorani; Abdelsalam Fahad Al-Awamrah; Omar Abdallah Khawaldeh

doi:10.35516/Hum.2025.8900

Authors

Feras Ali Al-Habies Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7480-6934
Somaya Abdel-Hameed Al-Ja'afreh Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2692-2025
Wafa Ali Alwani University of Benghazi, Faculty of Education, Benghazi, Libya. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9575-1215
Ahmad Nabeel Abudoush Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7783-0921
Ayed Awad Alwraikat Department of sociology, Faculty of Arts, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6661-8184
Omar Ismail Alorani Department of Special Education and Counseling, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7698-3686
Abdelsalam Fahad Al-Awamrah Department of Educational leadership and fundamentals, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8827-1723
Omar Abdallah Khawaldeh Part-Time Lecturer, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6954-3786

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/Hum.2025.8900

Keywords:

Personality, juvenile offenders, theft, rape, Big Five personality traits

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the five major personality factors among juvenile offenders who committed theft and rape.

Method: The study included a sample of 119 juveniles, with 59 individuals who committed theft and 60 who committed rape. The Costa and McCrae Five-Factor Model of Personality (FFM) scale was used, having been validated for reliability within this context.

Results: Findings revealed significant differences in personality traits between offenders based on crime type. Conscientiousness, extroversion, and openness emerged as the most differentiating factors. Notably, average scores for agreeableness and conscientiousness were higher among rape offenders compared to those who committed theft. Additionally, statistically significant differences were found between repeat offenders and first-time offenders, with first-time offenders scoring higher in openness and conscientiousness.

Conclusion: The study underscores the importance of understanding personality factors in juvenile offenders, which could inform rehabilitative and preventative strategies. Future research should explore the relationships between anxiety, criminal thinking patterns, and the five personality factors across various crime types, including those with histories of multiple offenses.

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