Spiritual Intelligence and Juvenile Delinquency of Students in Salatiga: A Study of the Rasch Model

Abstract

: This study examines the students’ level of spiritual intelligence and juvenile delinquency and their relationship. The sample of this research was 348 senior high school students from Salatiga. They were selected randomly. It employed the spiritual intelligence modified by Danah Zohar and Marshall and delinquency instrument modified by Kartono. The data analysis used Winstep version 3.73 for the Rasch model and the IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 23. The results showed that the logit value that the majority of the students experienced a moderate level of spiritual quotient and juvenile delinquency. The independent sample t-test result revealed that female students had higher spiritual intelligence than male students. In addition, male students had a higher juvenile delinquency tendency than female students. The correlation test result indicated a significant correlation between spiritual quotient and juvenile delinquency (r=-.386, n=348, p.000). Abstrak dibanding laki-laki. siswa laki-laki memiliki kenakalan remaja dibandingkan korelasi negatif antara kecerdasan nilai (r=-.386, n=348, p.000). tersebut jika tingkat maka kenakalan remaja akan menurun. The results of Yonker’s study illustrate an exciting study on the relationship between spirituality and religiosity. She probed spiritual and religious using meta-analytic techniques in adolescents and adults, showing the relationship between spirituality and religiosity in adolescents and adults. The results of this study include; Depression (-11), social relationships (18), individual well-being (14), and risky behavior (-7). 32 It indicates that spirituality and religiosity affect personality development in adolescents and adults. Kermen conducted another study 33 in Turkey with the title “Spiritual Interventions in Juvenile Delinquency.” This study, Kermen reviewed that spiritual and religious intervention on delinquent children negatively correlated (-9). This research was initiated by recognizing the types and causes of delinquency committed by research subjects. From the beginning, it explains that spiritual action can be applied to deal with child delinquency. It is because spirituality has a significant negative effect on child delinquency.