Why are adolescents violent?

Garbarino, James

doi:10.1590/s1413-81232009000200021

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“…This explains why the individual who consumes alcohol is more likely to commit acts of violence and also makes him/her more vulnerable to violent conduct of other persons. Although the associations found between alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking with violent behavior give rise to speculations, Garbarino [15] tries to explain the causes of violent behavior among young people from an ecological perspective, arguing that, necessarily, there is no cause and effect relationship to explain violent behavior among adolescents.…”

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“…From this perspective, before conclusions to explain/justify violent behavior, it is necessary to consider variables such as gender, temper, cognitive ability, age, family, neighborhood, country/society, and culture in which the subject is involved; that is, it is not a matter of positive or negative influence, but rather a set of factors that lead young people to have violent behavior [15]. …”

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Factors Associated with Violent Behavior among Adolescents in Northeastern Brazil

Silva

Soares

Oliveira

2014

The Scientific World Journal

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The aim of this study was to identify prevalence and factors associated with violent behavior among adolescents in Aracaju and Metropolitan region. The study included 2207 adolescents (16.03 ± 1.08 years old) enrolled in high schools of the State Public Network. Violent behavior was identified from question 14 of the YRBS-2007 questionnaire with responses categorized as “never” and “one or more times.” Higher prevalence in males in relation to risk factors for adoption of violent behavior was found: cigarette consumption (7.3%), alcohol consumption (39.1%), and marijuana use (3.4%). Data analysis used descriptive statistics and logistic regression with hierarchical model at two levels: (a) sociodemographic variables and (b) behavioral variables. For both sexes, association between violent behavior and cigarette smoking (OR = 3.77, CI 95% = 2.06–6.92 and OR = 1.99, CI 95% = 1.04 to 3.81, male and female, resp.) and alcohol consumption (OR = 3.38, CI 95% = 2.22 to 5.16 and OR = 1.83, CI 95% = 1.28 to 2.63, male and female, resp.) was verified. It was concluded that violent behavior is associated with the consumption of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes among adolescents.

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Factors Associated with Violent Behavior among Adolescents in Northeastern Brazil

Silva

Soares

Oliveira

2014

The Scientific World Journal

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“…Contact with the parents can regulate and be regulated by the development of specifi c beliefs. 6 The belief in violent behavior as an effective and valued alternative for confl ict resolution, for example, is an important part of the phenomena associated with the expression of violent acts.…”

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“…8 The use of these substances is associated with the occurrence of violent behaviors. 3,6 Parent-child cohabitation seems to have an impact on psychosocial vectors of violent behavior in adolescents and non-cohabitation is ever more present in modern times. However, a review of databases in the last ten years did not fi nd studies that assessed the differences in occurrence of violent behaviors in adolescents who live with their parents or not.…”

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Comportamentos violentos de adolescentes e coabitação parento-filial

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OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between violent behavior in adolescents and parent-child cohabitation. METHODS:A population-based cross-sectional study with multiple-stage sampling was performed in the urban area of the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in 2002. A total of 960 adolescents were interviewed using a self-applied questionnaire. The dependent variables (use of weapons and involvement in fi ghts in the previous year were reported by adolescents) and the independent variable (parent-child cohabitation) were analyzed with the chi-square test and prevalence ratios, adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic level and reporting of alcohol, tobacco or illicit drug use, both recently and throughout life. RESULTS:Involvement in fi ghts in the previous year was reported by 23% of participants and use of weapons by 9.6%. Prevalence ratios of occurrence of such behaviors was 1.38 (95% CI: 0.71; 2.68, p=0.34) for involvement in fi ghts and 1.68 (95% CI: 1.06; 2.67, p=0.03) for use of weapons, including "adolescents living with the father, mother or both" as reference. CONCLUSIONS:Parent-child cohabitation must be considered in policies aimed at preventing the use of weapons by children and adolescents, although it is recommended that care should be taken not to stigmatize children and adolescents who do not live with their fathers and mothers.

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“…We believe in the importance of these factors and processes to study the theme but, like Garbarino (2008), we defend that, to investigate any human phenomenon, the simple cause-and-effect relations need to be questioned in order to understand the wide range of social (context, culture, risk, economic conditions, resources, among others), psychological (temperament, personality, cognition, notion of self, among others) and biological (brain functioning, genetic propensities deriving from the evolution of the species) variables involved in the elaboration process of a subject's goals.…”

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Achievement Goals of Youngsters in Rio de Janeiro in Different Contexts

Ramos

Seidl-de-Moura

Pessôa

2013

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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The priority focus areas are: (a) the combination of specific neural and cognitive processes (D'Argembeau et al., 2010; Ersner-Hershfield, Garton, Ballard, Samanez-Larkin, & Knutson, 2009;Ersner-Hershfield, Wimmer, & Knutson, 2009;Natanzon & Ferguson, 2012;Schacter & Addis, 2009); (b) intrinsic motivational aspects (Carvalho, Pocinho, & Silva, 2010;Jang & Liu, 2012;Lee, McInerney, Liem, & Ortiga, 2010;Peetsma & van der Veen, 2011); (c) variables of the youngsters' proximal relations, with the family, school, teachers and the circle of friends (Black & Deci, 2000;Deci, Koestner, & Ryan, 2001;Deci, Vallerand, Pelletier, & Ryan, 1991;Filak & Sheldon, 2003;Garn, Matthews, & Jolly, 2010;Hill, Jenkins, & Farmer, 2008;Ryan & Deci, 2000;Ryan & Niemiec, 2009;Ryan, Stiller, & Lynch, 1994; In this paper, we depart from an evolutionary perspective of Psychology, through the life story strategies theory (Del Giudice & Belsky, 2011), to investigate the accomplishment goals of youngsters in different contexts in the State of Rio de Janeiro: slum dwellers (Rocinha and Vigário Geral) and college students who do not live in slums.Various studies have been developed about the theme of youngsters' accomplishment goals and their future projects. Abstract: In this study, we compared the Future Goals of 160 youngsters (16-30 years-old; 71 female and 89 male). University students and slum-dwelling youth were compared. Participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, information about their families and two open questions: "What do you expect to do in your life that you consider very important?" and "Do you believe you'll achieve that? Why?" Predicted differences in the participants' answers between the two groups were observed. Favela youth showed higher levels of uncertainty while describing their goals and also presented lower scores of objectives. From an Evolutionary perspective of Psychology, through the Life Story Strategies Theory, we concluded that, for young people from different social contexts, the ways of planning the future tend to vary depending on the adaptability of achievement due to the present constraints in the youth's realities.Keywords: young adults, achievement, future discounting, evolutionary psychology Metas de Realização de Jovens do Rio de Janeiro em Contextos DistintosResumo: Este estudo teve por objetivo comparar as metas de realização de jovens de dois contextos distintos: universitários e moradores de favela. Participaram 160 jovens do Rio de Janeiro: estudantes universitários (n = 80) e jovens moradores de duas favelas cariocas (Rocinha, n = 40 e Vigário Geral, n = 40), de ambos os sexos, com idades entre 16 e 30 anos. Os participantes responderam ao questionário sociodemográfico, questões referentes à família e duas perguntas abertas: "O que você pretende realizar em sua vida que considera muito importante?" e "Você acredita que conseguirá realizar isso? Por quê?". Por meio da análise de conteúdo temático-categorial observou-se uma diferença significativa entre os grupos no número de metas re...

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Why are adolescents violent?

Abstract: Why are adolescents violent?Por que os adolescentes são violentos?

Cited by 11 publications

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Factors Associated with Violent Behavior among Adolescents in Northeastern Brazil

Factors Associated with Violent Behavior among Adolescents in Northeastern Brazil

Comportamentos violentos de adolescentes e coabitação parento-filial

Achievement Goals of Youngsters in Rio de Janeiro in Different Contexts

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