Criminality, Substance abuse and Problematic Family Relations in Adolescence

Abstract

Data on adolescents with risky behavior in consideration of their family structures To begin, an overview about various data collected on adolescents' risky behavior will be given. This will stress the signifi cance of parents' presence and infl uence or lack thereof. Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance [4], report that 11.1% of youths has been in a physical fi ght in school, and 5.6% has carried a weapon at least once in the past month and that one of the signifi cant risk factors in their behaviors is family disruption. Analysing adolescents' focus-group data regarding their perceptions of violence and their coping strategies in managing confl ict, emerged that they were aggressive mostly to protect family. Participants also used terms of endearment and possession to identify family membership, for instance, the term "my princess" referring to a cousin. They described their communities and lives as lacking in supports and safety, affi rming that the use of violence is a strategy to survive. The adults in their lives were perceived as unable to protect and

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