Theoretical Framework for Adolescence Rebellion, Anger and Risk Taking Behaviour



Abstract

In today's fast moving and demanding life youth is facing many pressures from which they want to run away. When moving on towards adulthood from teenage, adolescents face many challenges and demands by their surroundings, mostly teenagers can't cope with that and show the rebellious behaviour for freedom and to get away from pressure of demands. These rebellious acts mostly have severe outcomes like drug usage, skipping classes, and expose to other serious risks with life. This paper will thoroughly discuss the sociological factors that results in adolescence's rebellious and risk taking behaviour, its severe effects and the measures to avoid those negative consequences. Theoretical Framework for Adolescence Rebellion, Anger and Risk Taking Behaviour

Introduction

Today many teenagers use rebellious acts as a way to express their freedom and get away from the norms and values that a society wants to infuse in them. Teen's rebel against their authoritative members to gain freedom may include drugs or alcohol usage, bunking classes, or other acts that their parents or caregivers won't approve of. Most teens go through this stage of life and in a way it is very normative behaviour. Many teens make through this tough stage of adolescence, yet teen rebellion has severe effects for some (www.allpsychologycareers.com). As shown in the case study by portraying Roger's condition.

There are several theories that build a conceptual framework for understanding, predicting, and interpreting the development, dynamics, and consequences of adolescent issues. As the case represents the rebellious and risk taking behaviour of the adolescent, there are particular theories that are relevant to understand the factors associated with this type of teen's behaviour: Social learning theory, Problem behaviour theory, Social norms theory (Timken, Wanberg, and Milkman, 2010), Transition teens theory, Cognitive-affective theory, Anomie theory. These theories explain the combined forces that propel youth into deviant activities and thus, represent a proper framework for understanding the necessary components that can be included in effective nursing interventions.

Discussion

Critical Analysis of Theories Based On Literature Review

Substance abuse has become one of the crucial social and health issue worldwide. Many negative consequences of drugs or alcohol usage have been reported on physical and emotional wellbeing (Alameida et.al, 2010). However, drug addiction, when see in a broader term, is itself a severe consequence of teen's rebellious, risk taking or adventurous behaviour. These behaviours are the effect of different sociological factors identified by various theories. As Social Learning Theory (SLT) suggest that environmental factors influence teen's behaviour, not just cognitive or psychological factors. Thus, it assumes that specific behaviours are the combined effect of environmental and psychological factors. This theory can explain the development of deviant behaviour and substance use by the teens. Theoretically, is an adolescent never observe or expose to these behaviours then the teen would never adopt the behaviour. However, once these behaviour are adopted, it will lead to positive consequences e.g. acceptance by peers, sense of power and others (Timken, Wanberg, and Milkman, ...