Pressures: Impact on Health of Adolescents

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 263-264
Author(s):  
Wendy Neal ◽  
Elizabeth Alderman
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Somatic Complaints ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

Adolescents experience a variety of daily pressures from various facets in their social environment. Their ability to deal with these pressures and the resulting stress depends on individual coping mechanisms. Stress that is induced by pressures can manifest itself as participation in risk-taking behaviors and development of poor self-concept, leading to an overall poor self-assessment of health and somatic complaints. Recent data evaluating the impact of stress on adolescents have focused on the influence of the adolescent's social environment, specifically peer and family relationships. Metzler et al studied risky sexual behavior in a group of adolescents as a consequence of associations with peers engaging in risk-taking behaviors.

Individuality and habits in institutional economics

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 791-809
Author(s):  
Heath Spong
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Institutional Economics ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Structure Framework ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

AbstractIn this paper a sophisticated conception of individuality is developed that extends beyond simple heterogeneity and is consistent with the approach of institutional economics. Studies of human biological and psychological development are used to illustrate the foundations of human individuality and the impact of the social environment on individual development. The link between the social environment and ongoing agential properties is established through the role of habits, which provide some continuity to individual personalities over time and assist them in navigating the social context they inhabit. Reflexivity is established via an agency-structure framework that endows individuals a changeable self-concept and an ability to interpret their relationship to the social context. The coordination of different individuals is explained not simply through reference to institutional structure, but also through the agent-level properties of shared habits. While reducing differences between individuals to one of degrees, shared habits are shown to be particularly important in the context of agent-sensitive institutions. Finally, the potential for different institutional experiences to impact the reflexivity of individuals is explored.

Paranoid Schizophrenia and Projective Distortion - an Evaluation of Self-concept Disturbance in Paranoid Schizophrenics and Projective Distortion in the Family

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
G. Canta
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Mental Representations ◽  
Paranoid Schizophrenia ◽  
The Self ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

The research main goal is to study patients diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia, more specifically the impact of projective distortion in the self description, and the self-concept disturbance, personality traits and family dynamics, also evaluating the influence of mental representations from both the patient and parents.It is essential to describe the semiology and phenomenology of Paranoid Schizophrenia in adults, the mental representations of these patients and their family psychodynamics. Special attention will be given to self-concept and the representation of family interactions, which several investigations mention as very relevant in Schizophrenia.Projective Distortion is considered to be the result of the interplay of defence mechanisms inside family relationships, conceptualized as an interactional and interpersonal phenomenon.Although there are some studies on the disturbances of self-concept in patients with Paranoid Schizophrenia, it has not been usual to simultaneously analyse both the Projective Distortion operating in the family and its impact on the patient mental representations, something that can be very relevant to therapeutic interventions.There will be presented 5 case studies, using interviews with patients diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia and their parents. These interviews will be conducted and analyzed using the Grounded Theory Method. That analysis aims to isolate significant conceptual categories, and to build a theoretical model which allows the understanding of Projective Distortion.

scholarly journals Women entrepreneurs’ progress in the venturing process: the impact of risk aversion and culture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Gimenez-Jimenez ◽  
Linda F. Edelman ◽  
Alexandra Dawson ◽  
Andrea Calabrò
Keyword(s):  
Risk Aversion ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Student Entrepreneurs ◽  
Supportive Culture ◽  
Global University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

AbstractWe explore the gendered impact of risk aversion and country-level culture on nascent student entrepreneurs’ progress in the venturing process. Combining country-level cultural normative variables from the 2004 Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) survey with data from the 2013/2014 Global University Entrepreneurial Student Spirit Study (GUESSS), our sample consists of 1552 nascent student entrepreneurs from 11 countries. We start with the assumption that perceptions of risk-taking behaviors are not gendered. We then split our sample, finding that, for women, perceptions of risk-taking behaviors are associated with less progress in the venturing process; however, starting a new venture in a socially supportive culture moderates that relationship. For men, neither risk-taking behavior nor country cultural variables are related to their progress in the venturing process. Our study highlights both the importance of country-level contextual variables in entrepreneurship and the need to employ a gendered perspective when studying nascent entrepreneurship.

Risk-Taking Behaviors in Adolescents

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin M. von Ranson ◽  
Susan L. Rosenthal
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

ADOLESCENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF STRESSORS CONTRIBUTING TO SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-213
Author(s):  
Henriëtte Van den Berg ◽  
Hester Tancred ◽  
Dap Louw
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
The Impact

South African adolescents show increased levels of suicidal behaviour. This article explores the perceptions of adolescents at risk of suicide regarding the psychosocial stressors they believe contribute to suicidal behaviour among South African adolescents. This study was conducted on 214 adolescents from the Western Cape Province with a high suicide risk. The group was selected on the basis of their high scores on the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. A qualitative content analysis was performed with their responses on a question about the reasons for adolescent suicide. The analysis highlighted risk factors relating to substance abuse, negative emotional experiences, lack of self-esteem, problem-solving ability and hope for the future; negative family environment and conflict in family relationships; peer group and romantic relationships; stressful life events; and socioeconomic factors. Guided by the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory suggestions were made for adolescent resource development to counter-act the impact of the various stressors they experience.

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