Self-esteem, anxiety level, fatalism tendency and psychological resilience in the trial process of children dragged into crime: Case of Isparta ADM

The aim of this research is to examine the self-esteem, anxiety levels, fatalistic tendencies and psychological resilience of children who are dragged into crime in the trial process.Children being dragged into crime is an important social problem that threatens social order. The number of studies on juvenile delinquency is increasing day by day. However, the number of studies on self-esteem, anxiety levels, fatalistic tendencies and psychological resilience of children who are dragged into crime is small. This study was carried out with 143 children who were dragged into crime, for whom the trial process was ongoing and for whom a measure evaluation was requested from the Criminal Trial Support Bureau of Isparta Directorate of Forensic Support and Victim Services. The research is a field research and is a descriptive study conducted according to the relational screening model. Data collection was followed by the researcher. Personal Information Form, Self-Esteem Scale, Trait Anxiety Scale, Fatalism Tendency Scale and Psychological Resilience Scale were administered to the participants after obtaining explicit consent from all participants who agreed to participate in the study. The data were analyzed with SPSS 29.0 package program. As a result of the statistical analysis in line with the main hypothesis of the study, it was determined that there was a negative and significant relationship between the self-esteem and trait anxiety levels of children dragged into crime, and a positive and significant relationship between their fatalistic tendencies and psychological resilience. In line with the sub-hypotheses of the study, the differences between some demographic characteristics and life experiences of children dragged into crime and their self-esteem, anxiety levels, fatalistic tendencies and psychological resilience were analyzed; statistically significant and non-significant differences were interpreted for each variable. As a result, the study emphasizes the importance of individual and emotional/psychological factors such as self-esteem, anxiety level, fatalistic tendency and psychological resilience in juvenile delinquency and offers suggestions for combating juvenile delinquency.