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Character and Emotional Intelligence Impact on Juvenile Delinquency: The Mediating Role of Interpersonal Intelligence

Journal of Nonformal Education · Vol. 11 No. nformal (2025) · pp. 125–139

DOI
10.15294/jone.v11i1.19379
ISSN
2528-4541, 2442-532X
Published
2025-02-15
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Abstract

This study explores the role of interpersonal intelligence in mediating the influence of character strength and emotional intelligence on juvenile delinquency. Using a quantitative survey method, data were collected from 250 vocational high school students in Cianjur City through a validated questionnaire and analyzed using the SEM-PLS approach. The results showed that character strength had a negative and significant effect on juvenile delinquency, with a coefficient value of -0.321, indicating that increasing character strength can significantly reduce juvenile delinquency. In addition, emotional intelligence also showed a negative and significant effect on juvenile delinquency. This confirms that increasing emotional intelligence also contributes to reducing juvenile delinquency. Interpersonal intelligence negatively and significantly impacts juvenile delinquency, with a coefficient value of -0.161, indicating that better interpersonal skills can reduce the tendency for delinquent behavior. Furthermore, character strength and emotional intelligence were found to have a positive and significant effect on interpersonal intelligence, with coefficient values ​​of 0.370 and 0.484, respectively. Another important finding is the significant negative indirect effect of character strength and emotional intelligence on juvenile delinquency through interpersonal intelligence. This shows that increasing character strength and emotional intelligence can reduce juvenile delinquency by improving interpersonal intelligence. This study concludes that strengthening students’ character and emotional intelligence and increasing interpersonal intelligence are essential strategies for reducing juvenile delinquency

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  • Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
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  • State University of Malang
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Ani RindianiAffiliation unknown4
Ihat HatimahAffiliation unknown2
Faridah Hanim YahyaAffiliation unknown2
M. S. KamarudinTun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia1
Nor Akmal Mohd JamailTun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia1
Nordiana Azlin OthmanTun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia1
Zainab ZainalTun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia1
Rahisham Abd RahmanTun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia1
Mohd Fairouz Mohd YousofTun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia1
Matiullah AhsanTun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia1
Md Nor Ramdon BaharomTun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia1
Omar Abu HassanTun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia1
Ali HamzahAffiliation unknown1
Joni Rahmat PramudiaAffiliation unknown1
Khemaradee MasingboonAffiliation unknown1
Iip SaripahAffiliation unknown1
Viena Rusmiati HasanahAffiliation unknown1
Elih SudiapermanaAffiliation unknown1
Novi WidiastutiAffiliation unknown1
Yusmanto YusmantoAffiliation unknown1
Uyu WahyudiAffiliation unknown1
Ace SuryadiAffiliation unknown1
Froilan Delute MoboAffiliation unknown1
Budi SantosoUniversity of Mataram1
Uyu WahyudinAffiliation unknown1
Hiromu InoueAffiliation unknown1
Ahmad HamdanState University of Malang1
Lulu YulianiAffiliation unknown1
Oong KomarAffiliation unknown1
Lilis KarwatiAffiliation unknown1
Yanti ShantiniAffiliation unknown1
Ida Nur’aini NoviyantiAffiliation unknown1
Uyu Wahyudin2 Uyu WahyudinAffiliation unknown1
Eko SulistionoAffiliation unknown1
Imbar NovansyahAffiliation unknown1

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