fa عمومى General پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Purpose</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">: The aim of the present study was to compare anger rumination, self-compassion, and unpleasant childhood experiences from the perspective of mothers in adolescents with and without delinquency in Isfahan in 2021.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Methods</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">: The present research method was applied in terms of purpose and comparative in terms of causal method. This study had two statistical populations, as follows: the first statistical population consisted of women with delinquent adolescents aged 15 to 18 living in the Isfahan correctional center in 2021, and the second statistical population consisted of all mothers without delinquent adolescents aged 15 to 18 in Isfahan in 2021. The final sample size was 60 people. The sampling method in this study was non-random and purposive. To collect data, the self-compassion questionnaires of Neff (2003), anger rumination of Sokodolsky et al. (2001), and unpleasant childhood experiences of Bernstein et al. (2003) were used. The hypotheses of this study were examined by multivariate analysis of variance and independent t-test.</span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="FA" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Results</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">: The findings showed that anger rumination was more prevalent in mothers with delinquent adolescents than in mothers without delinquent adolescents. Self-compassion was less prevalent in mothers with delinquent adolescents than in mothers without delinquent adolescents. Unpleasant childhood experiences were more prevalent in mothers with delinquent adolescents than in mothers without delinquent adolescents.</span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="FA" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Conclusion</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">: Emotional, physical, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglect among adolescents with delinquent behavior can be the source of abusive behaviors outside the individual.</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Anger rumination,Self-compassion,Unpleasant childhood experiences,Delinquency, 1 6 http://intjmi.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-678&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Faeze Asadollehzadeh 10031947532846008324 0009-0000-3156-8326 Yes Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran Alireza Molazadeh 10031947532846008325 10031947532846008325 No Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran