scholarly journals A SOCIO-PEDAGOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MINORS’ CAUSAL ATTRIBUTIONS FOR THEIR OWN DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR

2018 ◽  
pp. 231-255
Author(s):  
Izet Pehlić ◽  
Jakub Hasić ◽  
Suad Orlić
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Causal Attributions ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Delinquent Behavior ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
External Causes ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
Antisocial Tendencies

The aim of the research was to make a socio-pedagogical description of the minors’ causal attributions for their own delinquent behavior, based on the attitudes expressed by juvenile delinquents. Moreover, the aim was to reveal whether there is a statistically significant correlation between internal and external factors of delinquent behavior. A method of theoretical analysis and a descriptive-analytical method were employed, while a Delinquent Behavior Attribution Scale (Ricijaš, 2009) was used as an instrument. The current research sample consisted of 205 juvenile delinquents aged 14-18 coming from the Zenica-Doboj Canton and showing some forms of risky and delinquent behavior. The results related to the internal causes of delinquent behavior showed that the young people mostly emphasize the following causes: antisocial tendencies, followed by unthoughtfulness, personal frustration, and susceptibility to peer pressure. The results associated with external causes of delinquent behavior indicated that the young people emphasize poverty and material benefit as causes in most cases, followed by excessive control and supervision by parents, poor family relationships, situation in which the minor is, narcotics, antisocial peers, permissive parents and alcohol. The results pertaining to the relationship between internal and external causes of delinquent behavior revealed that there is a statistically significant correlation between internal and external causes of delinquent behavior. It was concluded that socio-pedagogical preventive acting should include a range of factors exerting an influence on the personality development of young people, and that socio-pedagogical programs for providing support to juvenile delinquents should be created and realized with the aim to reduce and eliminate the causes of their delinquent behavior, and to contribute to their better resocialization.

scholarly journals Evaluarea delincvenței la adolescenți

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14
Author(s):  
Eliza Penelopa Nicolaescu ◽  
Igor Racu
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Delinquent Behavior ◽  
Adolescent Delinquency

This article presents data from the research on the personality development of delinquent adolescents, conducted on a sample of 210 adolescents. Adolescent delinquency comes from a combination of various and varied factors. An effective tool in detecting delinquent behavior and problematic personality traits specific to the criminal pattern streamlines work against the ever-increasing crime among young people. This article presents the results investigated by the Hart and Hare model in 1994. PCL-R provides a dimensional score, which represents the degree to which a particular person fits or does not fit the prototype personality with delinquent pattern. Thus, various correlations can be made with a series of other psycho-social factors that can influence the disharmonious and dysfunctional becoming with antisocial pattern of adolescents.

What Motivates Young People to Attend Music Festivals and What Role Do Peer Pressure and Alcohol Consumption Play in Attendance?

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerryn Gill ◽  
Claudia Ollenburg ◽  
Robert Nash
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Young People ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Music Festivals

Australia is host to over 350 music festivals every year however, it has become apparent that very little work has been done to determine why young people choose to consume large amounts of alcohol at these events and in turn, what role peer pressure plays in their decisions. This study adds to research, investigating the motivations of those who attend music festivals, as well as exploring how peer pressure impacts young peoples choice to attend and consume alcohol. Data was collected from students attending four Queensland Universities and identifies the importance of alcohol consumption to attendees. This study both substantiates previous research, as well as support academic theories.

scholarly journals The Emotional Nature of Birth Family Relationships for Care-experienced and Adopted Young People: A Longitudinal Perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2097843
Author(s):  
Montserrat Fargas-Malet ◽  
Dominic McSherry
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Adoption Research ◽  
Mixed Feelings ◽  
Birth Family ◽  
Theory Research

Research focused on relationships and contact with birth family for children and young people who were separated from them as infants has rarely acknowledged the emotional and dynamic nature of such interactions. Curiosity has been dominant in adoption research. However, in our longitudinal study of young people who entered care at a young age, a range of other feelings and combination of feelings emerged in the youths’ narratives, including contentment and mixed feelings such as anger, affection, loss, guilt, or worry. Type of placement, that is, whether the young people had been adopted, lived with kinship foster carers or non-relative foster parents, did not determine their emotional reactions to their birth family. The young people’s perspectives and emotions often changed over time. In this article, we describe the young people’s emotional responses to birth family, and highlight implications for theory, research, and practice.

scholarly journals Engaging young people in the design of a sexual reproductive health intervention: Lessons learnt from the Yathu Yathu (“For us, by us”) formative study in Zambia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvin Simuyaba ◽  
Bernadette Hensen ◽  
Mwelwa Phiri ◽  
Chisanga Mwansa ◽  
Lawrence Mwenge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Lessons Learnt

Abstract Background Meeting the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of adolescents and young people (AYP) requires their meaningful engagement in intervention design. We describe an iterative process of engaging AYP to finalise the design of a community-based, peer-led and incentivised SRH intervention for AYP aged 15–24 in Lusaka and the lessons learnt. Methods Between November 2018 and March 2019, 18 focus group discussions, eight in-depth interviews and six observations were conducted to assess AYP’s knowledge of HIV/SRH services, factors influencing AYP’s sexual behaviour and elicit views on core elements of a proposed intervention, including: community-based spaces (hubs) for service delivery, type of service providers and incentivising service use through prevention points cards (PPC; “loyalty” cards to gain points for accessing services and redeem these for rewards). A total of 230 AYP (15 participated twice in different research activities) and 21 adults (only participated in the community mapping discussions) participated in the research. Participants were purposively selected based on age, sex, where they lived and their roles in the study communities. Data were analysed thematically. Results Alcohol and drug abuse, peer pressure, poverty, unemployment and limited recreation facilities influenced AYP’s sexual behaviours. Adolescent boys and young men lacked knowledge of contraceptive services and all AYP of pre and post exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention. AYP stated a preference for accessing services at “hubs” located in the community rather than the health facility. AYP considered the age, sex and training of the providers when choosing whom they were comfortable accessing services from. PPCs were acceptable among AYP despite the loyalty card concept being new to them. AYP suggested financial and school support, electronic devices, clothing and food supplies as rewards. Conclusions Engaging AYP in the design of an SRH intervention was feasible, informative and considered responsive to their needs. Although AYP’s suggestions were diverse, the iterative process of AYP engagement facilitated the design of an intervention that is informed by AYP and implementable. Trial registration This formative study informed the design of this trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04060420. Registered 19 August, 2019.

scholarly journals Self-reported causes of cancer among 6881 survivors with 6 tumour types: results from the PROFILES registry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Vlooswijk ◽  
Olga Husson ◽  
Simone Oerlemans ◽  
Nicole Ezendam ◽  
Dounya Schoormans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Multiple Myeloma ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Causal Attributions ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Comorbid Conditions ◽  
Prostate Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Types ◽  
External Causes ◽  
Single Question

Abstract Objective Our aim was to describe and compare self-reported causal attributions (interpretations of what caused an illness) among cancer survivors and to assess which sociodemographic and clinical characteristics are associated with them. Methods Data from five population-based PROFILES registry samples (i.e. lymphoma (n = 993), multiple myeloma (n = 156), colorectal (n = 3989), thyroid (n = 306), endometrial (n = 741), prostate cancer (n = 696)) were used. Causal attributions were assessed with a single question. Results The five most often reported causal attributions combined were unknown (21%), lifestyle (19%), biological (16%), other (14%), and stress (12%). Lymphoma (49%), multiple myeloma (64%), thyroid (55%), and prostate (64%) cancer patients mentioned fixed causes far more often than modifiable or modifiable/fixed. Colorectal (33%, 34%, and 33%) and endometrial (38%, 32%, and 30%) cancer survivors mentioned causes that were fixed, modifiable, or both almost equally often. Colorectal, endometrial, and prostate cancer survivors reported internal causes most often, whereas multiple myeloma survivors more often reported external causes, while lymphoma and thyroid cancer survivors had almost similar rates of internal and external causes. Females, those older, those treated with hormonal therapy, and those diagnosed with prostate cancer were less likely to identify modifiable causes while those diagnosed with stage 2, singles, with ≥2 comorbid conditions, and those with endometrial cancer were more likely to identify modifiable causes. Conclusion In conclusion, this study showed that patients report both internal and external causes of their illness and both fixed and modifiable causes. This differsbetween the various cancer types. Implications for Cancer Survivors Although the exact cause of cancer in individual patients is often unknown, having a well-informed perception of the modifiable causes of one’s cancer is valuable since it can possibly help survivors with making behavioural adjustments in cases where this is necessary or possible.

scholarly journals Discriminant Profile of Young Internet Dependents: The Role of Family Relationships

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (62) ◽  
pp. 353-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Terres-Trindade ◽  
Clarisse Pereira Mosmann
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Interparental Conflict ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Paternal Behavior ◽  
The Family ◽  
Parent Child

AbstractInternational studies have shown effects of family relations on Internet addiction in young people. This research aimed to outline a discriminant profile of young people classified as dependent and not dependent on the Internet regarding to socio-biodemographic variables to parenting practices, parent-child conflict and interparental conflict. The sample consisted of 200 students (152 girls and 48 boys), between 15 and 24 years of age, 85.5% reside in Rio Grande do Sul and 14.5% in other Brazilian states. Participants responded individually to the protocol available online. The results showed that interparental conflict, parent-child conflict and the educational practice of supervision of paternal behavior discriminate dependents on Internet. The educational practice of maternal emotional support was the only discriminating variable for non-dependents. These national findings corroborate the international context studies and reinforce the importance of including the family in promotion and prevention of mental health of young people.

scholarly journals Young people, family relationships and civic participation

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-98
Author(s):  
Esther Muddiman ◽  
Christopher Taylor ◽  
Sally Power ◽  
Kate Moles
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Civic Participation

scholarly journals Value Orientations of Entrepreneurs Management Activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-112
Author(s):  
D. Seleznov ◽  
V. Kacharova
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Management Activity ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Specific Material ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Internal And External Factors

The article deals with the theoretical approaches and mechanisms of determination of entrepreneurial activity, the formation of individual value orientations of the individual and factors influencing the formation of value and sense of life orientations of entrepreneurs. The analysis of the activity of foreign entrepreneurs shows that among the various personal qualities can be distinguished five of the most important: independence, ambition, perseverance, hard work, stability. The author notes that the increased interest of scientists in the problem of values and valuable orientations is the need for a deeper understanding of the nature of human cognition, which in the process of transformation acquires new characteristics and helps the individual to adapt to qualitatively new socio-cultural living conditions. The work reveals the essence of value orientations of the personality, as those that perform the functions of regulating behaviour and defining its purpose, linking into a single whole personality and social environment. Therefore, at each stage of personality development, the choice of the dominant mechanism of value system formation is determined by a complex set of internal and external factors. Internal psychological factors and factors of the external social environment determine the peculiarities of the development of the system of value orientations, interacting with each other in the implementation of one or another activity. Thus, the article shows that the subject of entrepreneurial activity is characterized by its specific (material, social, spiritual) value orientations, which underlie its activity and determine its structure. Consequently, values that have been identified as specific to entrepreneurial activity are strictly related to the fundamental values of each individual, but have a specific identity to them and determine the direction of the vector-specific business.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ MENTAL HEALTH RISKS REGARDING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO PEER PRESSURE

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Jasna Kudek Mirošević ◽  
Mirjana Radetić-Paić ◽  
Ivan Prskalo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The University

Given that adolescents and young people spend most of their time in the educational system, advancements in neurodevelopmental research emphasize the important and complex role of peers’ influence on adolescents’ behaviour, suggesting that supportive programmes led by peers have a strong potential benefit (King, & Fazel, 2019). In many cases peers are the most important source of social support, and are therefore an important target group to investigate the factors of risk, signs of poor mental health and ways to assess their health behaviour and awareness of the care which should be taken regarding their mental health, as well as the resources and prevention models. The wish is to study whether there are differences regarding the mental behaviour in certain characteristics of susceptibility to peer pressure as a risk for the mental health of students of the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula and students of the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Zagreb, Division of Petrinja (N=440). The set hypothesis states that there is a statistically significant difference among students of the faculty in Pula and those in Petrinja in their assessment of certain features of peer pressure susceptibility as a possible risk for mental health. The results obtained at the x2-test showed a statistically significant difference between certain peer pressure features among students regarding their study environment linked to hanging out with peers who consume drugs and being tempted to try them, getting involved in risky behaviours if their peers ask them to, and betting or gambling because their friends also do that. The results indicate that in smaller communities social control and conformity in the students’ behaviour is more present due to their wish to fit in a peer group as well as possible, suggesting the need for strengthening the positive health behaviour of young people during their whole education in order to secure a healthy and productive adult population.

scholarly journals СОЦІАЛЬНО-ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ ПОКАЗНИКИ ТРИВОЖНОСТІ УЧНІВ ТА СТУДЕНТІВ СУЧАСНИХ НАВЧАЛЬНИХ ЗАКЛАДІВ РІЗНИХ ТИПІВ

World Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4(44)) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Тимощук Оксана Василівна ◽  
Токар Ірина Тадеївна ◽  
Кича Ірина Іванівна
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Work Capacity ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Leading Indicators ◽  
New Work ◽  
Emotional Instability ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Initial Stage

In conditions of modern daily stresses and ecologically unfavorable external factors, the level of anxiety becomes one of the leading indicators of the personality development. Anxiety predominates in the lives of modern students and very often causes a decrease in work capacity, labor productivity, communication problems and can lead to the development of various somatic diseases.At this stage, the level of anxiety becomes one of the driving factors of a number of psychological problems and is considered as an "anterior neurotic condition" and is an initial stage in behavioral disorders. Correction of anxiety and its dispel are very important in preparing students for difficult life and study situations and for learning new work. A present the number of anxious boys and girls has increased; they show signs of anxiety, uncertainty, and emotional instability. The results of recent research indicate both the increase in the number of anxious young people in comparison with the last decade, and the change in the form of anxiety, which seems to be "matured", it has become deeper and more personal.

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