Adolescent Behavior: Understanding in Relation to Mental Health Issues with Implication in Nursing- Review Article

Abstract

The aim of this review article was to explore the issues and concerns of adolescents with regard to their mental health and this need for implication in nursing practice. The study materials were collected from various sources like books, journals, online data base and news paper cuttings of last ten years 2008-2018. Online search engines were such as PubMed/ Medline, SCOPUS, CINAHL, PsychoINFO, and Google Scholar by search of significant articles with the following key words: "Adolescence", "Adolescent behavior", "Adolescent AND mental health". "Aggression AND Adolescence". Further article revealed about the need of understanding adolescent behavior and its correlates, existing practices, problems and shortcomings in terms of adolescent behavioral issues, strategies to improve the situation and solve issues, nursing implication with available resources to handle the situation at current scenario and to overcome the associated mental health issues among the adolescence. Study concluded that there are various reasons due to which adolescent behavior is affected and it requires a group of strategies to handle and overcome all associated issues.

Effectiveness of aggression management training (AMT) on self‐esteem, impulsivity, and aggressive behavior among adolescents residing in delinquent homes—A feasibility study from east India

“…One study conducted on the effect of aggression management psychosocial interventions on aggression and incarceration among juvenile offenders revealed that 2‐week interventions led to a significant reduction in aggression and incarceration (Kendall et al, 2017). There were many descriptive studies conducted among delinquent adolescents (Srinivasan & Sreevani, 2020) but only limited intervention studies have been undertaken in India (Shalini et al, 2018). These intervention studies were restricted to anger and ignored many associated aggression‐related phenomena such as impulsivity and self‐esteem.…”

“…Such issues broaden the scope of designing and administration of proper counseling and other interventions among these specific groups of vulnerable (Haque, 2019). Single strategies might not work and it requires a group of strategies to handle and overcome all associated issues of adolescents (Srinivasan & Sreevani, 2020).…”

Impulsivity and Aggression Among Male Delinquent Adolescents Residing in Observation Homes—A Descriptive Correlation Study from East India

“…It makes it difficult for adolescents to cope with the drastic changes that happen during this phase which can contribute directly or indirectly to the development of aggression and various psychological morbidities later. 4 It is the stage in which risk-taking and violent behaviors are common where almost not only the perpetrators, even the victims are adolescents. 5 Aggression and crime are connected and highly reported among juveniles in recent times as compared to adults, which ends up in delinquency.…”

“…Hence, there is a need to understand the relationship between these factors and develop strategies for the reduction of impulsivity and aggression among delinquent adolescents. 4 Amongst few studies conducted on impulsiveness in these subjects, one of the older studies which was conducted on the role of impulsiveness in the development of delinquency revealed that behavioral impulsivity contributed to the development of delinquency and that was stable over time. 11 There are various studies conducted to study aggression alone in delinquents but, only a few studies were conducted on impulsiveness among them, whereas correlation studies of aggression and impulsivity among these delinquent subjects are rarely existing in the literature.…”