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The current study primarily focused on the “multidimensional personality assessment of male juvenile inmates in Prisons at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”. The purpose of the study was to assess the differences between juvenile delinquents and non-delinquent on the levels of problem solving ability, aggression and life satisfaction. The study presumed that juvenile delinquents would be showing high prevalence of independent problem solving skills, aggression and low psychological well-being. The sample of the study consisted of juvenile delinquents (n=100) and comparison group of non-delinquents (n=100). Age of the sample consisted of 12 to 18 years. Instruments used in the study included Independent-Interdependent Problem Solving Scale, Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire and the Flourishing Scale. Chi square was calculated to find out the differences between juvenile delinquents and non-delinquents on Independent-Interdependent Problem Solving Scale; results confirmed that juvenile delinquents show high level of prevalence of independent problem solving than interdependent problem solving (χ2=20.29**). The results of t-test also confirmed that juvenile delinquents show high scores on sub scales of Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire as physical aggression (t=9.01, p=0.000), verbal aggression (t=4.98, p=0.000), anger (t=10.16, p=0.000), hostility (t=4.43, p=0.000), and over all aggression (t=9.44, p=0.000) and low scores on the Flourishing scale (t=-2.81, p=0.005) as compared to non-delinquents. The major implication of this study is on the Juvenile Justice System for the assessment and rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents, as the results can help in policy making to prevent the delinquents from becoming adult criminals.

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