The Effectiveness of a Group Counseling Program Based ‎on Goleman Theory in Developing Emotional Intelligence ‎and Reducing Stigmatization among Juvenile Delinquents ‎

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a group counseling program based on Goleman theory in developing emotional intelligence and reducing  stigmatiza-tion among a sample of juvenile delinquents. The study sample consisted of (30) juvenile delinquents with ages between (10-18) years, who were assigned randomly to two equal group; experimental and control group, each group consisting of (15) juvenile delinquents. To achieve the aim of the study, emotional intelligence scale and stigmatization scale were used. The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups on the emotional intelligence scale and its subscales (emotion awareness, management of emotion, managing emotions of others and using emotions), as well as on the stigmatization scale and its subscales (psychological dimension, social dimension, discriminatory dimension and religious dimension) in the post-test, in favor of the experimental group. The results also showed statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group on the post-test and follow-up test on the stigmatization scale and its subscales (psychological dimension, social dimension, discriminatory dimension, and religious dimension), in favor of the follow-up test. However, the results revealed no statistically significant differences between mean scores of the experimental group on the post-test and follow-up test on the emotional intelligence scale and its subscales