Risky Behaviour Among Adolescents
Abstract
Background/Aim: Nowadays, adolescents are exposed to some negative challenges. Bullying is one of the horrible phenomena that can be seen in the physical and mental harassment of children and teenagers. Another challenge is addiction to computer games as well as writing on social networks. Gambling addiction, habituation and exposure to psychostimulants are also a trap for causing severe pathology. The aim of this study was to present an insight into the possible challenges of nowadays to which adolescents are exposed and how they affect their personality and maturation.
Methods: The authors collected data and materials on the mentioned topics from their daily medical work. They also used articles in professional magazines and newspapers and television shows.
Results: Society must make efforts to eradicate such events in schools. We are witnessing various challenges and pitfalls that affect youth, society, culture and civilisation. Among the bad things, drug addiction, alcoholism, smoking, addiction to the Internet and computer games are in the first place.
Conclusion: Due to negative challenges, the youth neglect their schoolwork and duties. The school environment can be a place for violent behaviour, brachial attacks (bullying and harassment). Recognising social interactions, family relationships and understanding the underlying psychiatric conditions which may be associated with risky behaviour in adolescents could be essential for treatment planning.
References
Selestrin Z. [The relationship between the prevention of mental, emotional and behavioural problems and the promotion of mental health]. Kriminologija i socijalna integracija 2021;29:248-67. Croatian.
Kušević Z, Melša M. [Aggression in children and adolescents]. Soc psih 2017;45:105-16. Croatian.
HejrGasht H, MousaviPanah SM, Rezaei S, Amini I. Social factors young people turn to the crime of theft: A case study of criminals accused of robbery confined to prisons in Tehran and Alborz provinces. Crime Prev Appr 2021;4(3):91-118.
Zalewski M, Stepp SD, Whalen DJ, Scott LN. A qualitative assessment of the parenting challenges and treatment needs of mothers with borderline personality disorder. J Psychother Integr 2015;25(2):71–89.
Pejnović Franelić I. [Affinity of first year university students towards gambling and betting] [dissertation]. Zagreb: Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu; 2013. Croatian.
Bilić V, Opić S. [Adolescent gambling: the role of sex, some family and school factors]. Šk vjesn 2013;62(4):455-78. Croatian.
Torre R, Zoričić Z, Škifić B. [The phenomenon and the legislative regulations on gambling]. Med Jadert 2010;40(1-2):27-31. Croatian.
Miliša Z, Tolić M. [The crisis in upbringing and expansion of contemporary addictions]. Medianali 2010;4:135-64. Croatian.
Mavar M, Vučenović D. [Tendency to addictive behavior and school problems in adolescents]. Klin psih 2014;7:5-21. Croatian.
Kryszajtys DT, Hahmann TE, Schuler A, Hamilton-Wright S, Ziegler CP, Matheson FI. Problem gambling and delinquent behaviours among adolescents: A scoping review. J Gambl Stud 2018;34(3):893–914.
Hopwood CJ, Kotov R, Krueger RF, Watson D, Widiger TA, Althoff RR, et al. The time has come for dimensional personality disorder diagnosis. Pers Ment Health 2018;12(1): 82–6.
Duval J, Ensink K, Normandin L, Fonagy P. Mentalizing mediates the association between childhood maltreatment and adolescent borderline and narcissistic personality traits. Adolesc Psychatry 2018;8(3):156–73.
Floros, G. Gambling disorder in adolescents: Prevalence, new developments, and treatment challenges. Adolesc Health Med Ther 2018;9:43–51.
Yalch M, Levendosky A. Influence of betrayal trauma on pathological narcissism. J Aggress 2020;29(9):1035–46.
Zhang GB, Wang GF, Han AZ, Xu N, Xie GD, Chen LR, et al. Association between different stages of precollege school bullying and murder-related psychological behaviors among college students in Anhui Province China. Psychiatry Res 2019;282:112593. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112593.
Bagley SM, Hadland SE, Schoenberger SF, Gai MJ, Topp D, Hallett E, et al. Integrating substance use care into primary care for adolescents and young adults: Lessons learned. J Subst Abuse Treat 2021;129:108376. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108376.
Patrick ME, Rhew IC, Lewis MA, Abdallah DA, Larimer ME, Schulenberg JE, et al. Alcohol motivations and behaviors during months young adults experience social role transitions: Microtransitions in early adulthood. Psychol Addict Behav 2018:32(8):895–903.
Vergara A, Stewart G, Cosby A, Lincoln H, Auerbach RP. Non-suicidal self-injury and suicide in depressed adolescents: Impact of peer victimization and bullying. J Affect Disord 2019;245:744-9.
Kernberg OF. Some implications of new developments in neurobiology for psychoanalytic object relations theory. Neuropsychoanalysis 2022;24(1):3-12.
Jellinek EM. Phases of alcohol addiction. Quarterly JSAD 1952;13:673-84.
Kyroglou G, Henn M. Political consumerism as a neoliberal response to youth political disengagement. Societies 2017;7(4):34. doi: 10.3390/soc7040034.
Khan J. European academic brain drain: A meta‐synthesis. Eur J Educ 2021;56(2):265-78.
Beckman K, Lindh AU, Waern M, Stromsten L, Renberg ES, Runeson B, et al. Impulsive suicide attempts among young people–A prospective multicentre cohort study in Sweden. J Affect Disord 2021;243:421-6.
Shapero BG, Farabaugh A, Terechina O, DeCross S, Cheung JC, Fava M, et al. Understanding the effects of emotional reactivity on depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors: Moderating effects of childhood adversity and resilience. J Affect Disord 2019;245:419-27.
Delanty G. The future of capitalism: Trends, scenarios and prospects for the future. J Class Sociol 2019:19(1);10-26.
Cavanagh C. Healthy adolescent development and the juvenile justice system: Challenges and solutions. Child Dev Perspect 2022;16(3);141-7.
Thota S, Baireddy R, Changalasetty B, Pemula R. Juvenile crime categorization with EM clustering. In intelligent systems and sustainable computing. Singapore: Springer; 2022. p. 39-48.
Lugonja L, Keleman A, Sarić M. [Review of research on the connection between socio-emotional competences and peer violence among students]. Synesis: Int J Humanit Soc 2021:2(2):19-33. Serbian.
Abramovitch, H. When is it time to stop? When good enough becomes bad enough. J Anal Psychol 2021;66(4):907-25.
Van Den Heuvel W, Stikkelbroek A, Bodden H, Van Baar L. Coping with stressful life events: Cognitive emotion regulation profiles and depressive symptoms in adolescents. Dev Psychopathol 2020;32(3):985-95.
Hardy SA, King PE. Processes of religious and spiritual influence in adolescence: Introduction to a special section. J Adolesc Res 2020;29(2):244-53.
Fang N. Depression reconsidered in Fairbairn’s object relations theory. Psychodyn Pract 2020;26(1):20-33.
Lin S, Yu C, Chen J, Zhan W, Cao L, Liu L. Predicting adolescent aggressive behavior from community violence exposure, deviant peer affiliation and school engagement: A one-year longitudinal study. Child Youth Serv Rev 2020;111:104840. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104840.
van den Bedem P, Dockrell JE, van Alphen M, Kalicharan SV, Rieffe C. Victimization, bullying, and emotional competence: Longitudinal associations in (pre) adolescents with and without developmental language disorder. J Speech Lang Hear Res 2018 Aug 8;61(8):2028-44.
Moore CC, Hubbard JA, Bookhout MK, Mlawer F. Relations between reactive and proactive aggression and daily emotions in adolescents. J Abnorm Child Psychol 2019;47:1495-1507.
Jackson KM, Rogers L, Sartor E. Parental divorce and initiation of alcohol use in early adolescence. Psychol Addict Behav 2016;30(4):450–61.
Olver ME. Treatment of psychopathic offenders: A review of research, past, and current practice. Psych Crim Behav 2022;469-81.
Romer D, Duckworth AL, Sznitman S. Can adolescents learn self-control? Delay of gratification in the development of control over risk taking. Prev Sci 2010;11:319–30.
Greš A, Esapović Greš N. [The relation of secondary profit to progressive gratification]. Soc psihijatr 2015;43(3):151-5.
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).