Less conducive environment in families may develop violent, risk-taking behaviour in adolescents: Study

Less conducive environment in families may develop violent:  According to a study from the psychology department at Punjabi University, teenagers who live in homes where the atmosphere is not supportive enough because of damaged family ties are more likely to experience aggressive behaviour.

Manmeet Kaur, a researcher from the Psychology Department of the Department of Distance Education at Punjabi University Patiala, carried out the study under the guidance of Prof. Naina Sharma. In the Patiala district, the survey was conducted on teenagers enrolled in both public and private schools.

Less conducive environment in families may develop violent

According to researcher Manmeet Kaur, 946 students between the ages of 15 and 18 were chosen for this study from various Patiala neighbourhoods. “This study comprised about 444 boys and 502 girls in the eleventh and twelfth grades. Approximately 500 kids were identified as victims of health risk-taking behaviours based on the findings.

According to Prof. Naina Sharma, “The family breakdown, conflict situations, stress, etc. emerged as the primary factors for this condition that directly affects the teenagers in a bad way. They act violently in a variety of ways while in this frame of mind, such as speeding, doing drugs, becoming angry or arguing with friends, skipping breakfast, neglecting their health, not wearing a helmet, etc. The behaviour of their peers is the second most important factor in this regard, behind the familial environment. The actions of their classmates have an impact on these teenage kids as well. The fact that these 500 teenagers saw significant behavioural improvements after receiving “Life Skill Education” throughout the following phase is a positive finding.

“Through ‘Life Skill Education,’ all of them participated in different beneficial activities, leading to several positive behavioural improvements. Based on these findings, the study suggests that it is essential to offer “Life Skills Education” in schools so that students who are struggling with mental health issues can gain from it, become mentally healthy in the future, and be able to contribute to society as a healthy person.

Vice Chancellor Prof. Arvind said, “Such study is of tremendous relevance in the current period when the issue of mental health is gaining prominence in the society and professionals from all over the world are working in this area on the basis of priority. The fact that this sort of outstanding work is being done at Punjabi University merits praise since it may be practically applied to produce favourable outcomes for society.