Relationships among negative and positive behaviours in adolescence (original) (raw)

Risk and Promotive Factors in Families, Schools, and Communities: A Contextual Model of Positive Youth Development in Adolescence

Pediatrics, 2007

OBJECTIVE. Emerging evidence about optimal youth development highlights the importance of both reducing negative behavior and promoting positive behavior. In our study we tested a contextual model derived from positive youth-development theory by examining the association of family, school, and community risk and promotive factors, with several outcome indices of both positive and negative adolescent development.METHODS. A sample of 42305 adolescents aged 11 to 17 (51% girls) was drawn from the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health. Survey item composites were formed representing promotive and risk factors in the family (eg, closeness, aggression) and school and community (eg, community connectedness, school violence). Outcome composites reflected positive (social competence, health-promoting behavior, self-esteem) and negative (externalizing, internalizing, academic problems) developmental outcomes. Ordinary least squares regression was used to test the overall model.RESULT...

High risk behaviour in adolescents

International journal of health sciences

Background: High-risk behaviours are a set of behaviours which pose an increased risk of physical, social or emotional problems to an individual and society at large. These behaviours manifest as violence, substance use, risky sexual behaviour, suicide, and eating disorders. Adolescence is the age group that has the highest propensity for detrimental impact by the adverse consequences of such high risk behaviours. The available literature in related fields bears extensive information regarding the factors leading to high risk behaviours in adolescents. In spite of these in depth studies and well explored facts, there is a lack in required interventions at a grassroots level to contain this issue. The aim of this article is to review the literature in this area and provide comprehensive insights pertaining to the factors contributing to high risk behaviour in adolescents. It also looks at suggesting a way forward. It provides comprehensive insights pertaining to the factors contribut...