Adolescence is the transitional period wherein a young person is expected to mature into a healthy adult. A young person may face several obstacles to learning the socially-responsible behaviors that go along with healthy, well-adjusted adulthood. These obstacles can include antisocial behavior. You can consider adolescent antisocial behavior in two ways: The presence of antisocial behavior and the absence of behavior that can be deemed prosocial. Examples of antisocial behavior include aggression, destruction of property and major rule violations. Most children exhibit some antisocial behavior during their development with some exhibiting higher levels than others. Some will exhibit high levels of both prosocial and antisocial …show more content…
Antisocial adolescents can become adults who are more likely to be divorced, unemployed and have psychiatric disorders as well as substance abuse problems. Causes The factors that can influence or contribute to antisocial behavior in adolescents are highly variable; however, they typically result from a range of issues. Those issues can include family problems such as discord in their parents' marriage, substance abuse by parents or physical abuse. Other factors include inconsistent discipline, frequent changes in their primary caregiver as well as in their housing. Factors like the inconsistent discipline can result in an adolescent not being exposed to consequences for their behavior. Inconsistent discipline can result from parents with substance abuse issues and who exhibit other antisocial behaviors. Note that substance abuse can correlate with financial stress; this often accounts for inconsistent primary caregivers and the need to change housing frequently. Antisocial behavior may be demonstrated in response to specific situations. Those situations can include the divorce of their parents or the death of a parent. If a child is exposed their caregiver's antisocial behavior, this also results in an increased risk of future antisocial behavior. Children who are exposed to this type of upbringing may develop a sense of injustice that causes them to identify themselves
Finally, bad parenting. Usually, an adolecent grows up, learning from how their parents or gaurdian raises them. Teens who experienced unsignificant guidance, are prone to making bad choices, which can lead to criminal
Lifestyles also play an important part in youth violence. Growing up in a divorced family as well as the way your parents raised you are major aspects that effect youth today. When children go through a divorce they experience tremendous pain and go through a lot of changes in their life.(chapter 9 impact of divorce) They experience behavioral problems, and less academic achievements. Adolescents in this stage can also experience aggression toward their parents as well as their friends and other family members due to the divorce. Every parent had there own parenting styles of raising their kids, however, some ways can lead to corrupt behavior. There are the authoritative parents whose children tend to be moody, aggressive, and have poor communication skills. Then there are the permissive and authoritative parents who are generally caring and sensitive towards their children.(chapter 9 parenting styles) Studies have shown that if you grow up in a family that shows aggression towards one another, then it is more likely that you as a young adult will be aggressive as well. However in recent studies,
Sadly, there are millions or children from around the world who encounter some form abuse. The abuse Dave encounter was physical, emotional abuse, and neglect from his mother. It is currently believed that factors that may increase the likelihood of developing antisocial behavior are child abuse and having an alcoholic parent. These factors are considered to be independent of each other, but may also be interactive in their effect on behavioral development (Pollock).
In this paper I plan to discuss the developmental stages of adolescence. Adolescents are also referred to as "teenagers" or "young adults." Adolescence begins after the childhood stage and ends right before adulthood. The years of adolescence range from 12 years old to 21 years old. The years of adolescence can be quite a roller coaster ride. Young people in this stage encounter a great deal of changes in their life as they prepare for adulthood. I will discuss emotional, intellectual, physiological, and social domains of development and how it relates to adolescents. I will also discuss some helpful tips for teachers to aide in communicating effectively to adolescents and understanding their
One of the main, big key factors is bullying. Bullying has been known to cause teenagers and young children to go down the wrong pathways, leading to aggression, mental health related problems, ie. Anxiety and Depression. This can carry on into their late 20’s (Bruce Bover), social withdrawal and other changes in habits. Teens who are bullied who end up becoming faced with aggression is due to the gradual build in sensitivity over time. The heavy burden that is weighted on teens who are bullied, commonly end up facing mental health problems which lead to stress, Anxiety and Depression. Depression showing links to aggression as it can cause irritability and sensitivity to violence (Bullying worse for…) in some teens. This can lead to breakouts in fights. Teens who have also been faced with bullying tend to fall into a social withdrawal. Social withdrawals are apart of Anxiety which again, can be caused by bullying. Social withdrawal includes pulling back from partaking in socializing and engaging in any kind of enjoyable activity, this is caused by an upheave or loss of the genetic expression of the dopamine pathway (Choi, Charles Q). When corrupted/tampered, the persona is no longer able to feel any joyus feeling or any form of emotion associated with joy, pleasure and happiness. This can lead to substance abuse, because teens cannot find pleasure in what was once considered joyus
When it comes to juvenile delinquency an adolescent personality is usually impacted from different factors such as early child hood experiences of witnessing a crime, seeing a violent act, being the victim of a crime, or being around others or family who engaged in criminal activity, these factors can either create an adolescent with a positive or negative attitude, or an anti-social behavior which could create a path for a delinquent behavior (Wilson, p. 34). A study has shown that family interactions accounts for about 40 percent of the cause of an adolescent with an anti-social behavior, the study also shown that aggressiveness which is a common trait of adolescent who engage in delinquent acts is usually created from peer influences (Wilson, p. 34).
In addition, chronic drug abuse by teenagers during a time of development it is a particular concern because, it can interfere with normal socialization and cognitive development and thus frequently contributes to the development of mental disorders. Violence has become more prevalent among the diagnosed population of drugs and mental disorders. Domestic violence and suicide attempts are more common of the mentally ill who end up incarcerated; there is
Based on this perspective, it has also been theorized that some parents teach their children antisocial behavior unintentionally by rewarding bad or aggressive behavior. Parents who “spoil” their children or fail to discipline them when they display antisocial behavior such as aggression or violence set their children at higher risk of later developing antisocial personality disorder. (Kantor, 2006) Findings that the rate of antisocial personality disorder is higher in adults whose parents also had antisocial personality disorder provide evidence for the behavioral theory. (Comer, 2012) The cognitive perspective of psychology explains the development of antisocial personality disorder theorizing that people with antisocial personality disorder hold attitudes that trivialize the importance of other’s needs and emotions.
Some causes for conduct in adolescents are no discipline, unstructured discipline and a broken home. A broken home is one of the factors that can produce a delinquent child. A broken home reduces the opportunity for creating a strong attachment between child and parents and that reduces the parent’s ability to condition the child. Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile crime focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories centering on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior because they were not sufficiently penalized for previous delinquent acts or that they have learned criminal behavior through interaction with others.
Research and etiology on the problem behaviors in childhood and adolescence often focus on the role of the family on the development of antisocial behavior. An important factor examined in past studies has been family structure, and this research has shown that youth from single parent families often have higher
There are many reasons why juveniles become delinquent. Stress is a huge factor when dealing with juveniles. The Strain Theory suggests that strain/stress and negativity may directly and/or indirectly lead to delinquency. Stain/stress lead to negative emotions which can fuel delinquency including violence, vandalism, truancy, illegal drug use, and theft. According to Sickmund & Snyder, males tend to be more aggressive and involved in violent crimes than females. A 2003 survey suggests that 33 percent of high school students have admitted to being involved in one or more physical altercations within the past 12 months. Of the 33 percent of students, males were substantially more likely to fight than females, and more likely to commit a violent act (Sickmund & Snyder, 2006).
Characteristically, juvenile delinquency follows a similar path just like normal adolescent development and children tend to follow delinquent and criminal behavior rather than engaging in it randomly. Research has shown that there are two types of delinquents, those in whom the onset of severe antisocial behavior begins in early childhood, and those in whom this onset coincides with entry into adolescence. With either type, these developmental paths give families, communities, and systems the opportunity to intervene and prevent the onset of antisocial behaviors and justice system involvement (APA, 2017).
Bad behavior in children may be due to other factors. Examples may be socioeconomic status and home life, which can only feed bad behavior due to violent games, and this can sometimes cause children
Adolescence is a period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to maturity. The adolescent is no longer a child, but they haven’t yet reached adulthood. Adolescence is considered people between the ages of 13 and 21. Puberty is the physical maturing that makes an individual capable of sexual reproduction. Puberty is important to adolescence because when a child hits puberty, that’s when the child is becoming an adolescent. Puberty is a big part of an adolescent’s life.
Adolescence is the period of development from ages 10-21, it is the period between childhood and adulthood (McGraw Hill Education, 2015) It is a time of confusion and exploration. This stage continues until a person is holding a full time job, economic independence, and taking responsibility to oneself (Santrock, 2011, p. 344). As a 16 year old female I am in the midst of all these changes and can relate many themes to myself and my own experiences.