Assignment: Adolescent risk behavior

Assignment: Adolescent risk behavior

Assignment: Adolescent risk behavior

Summary

Adolescents look to their peers as a source of “support, social comparison, and imitation or identification” in which they are able to relate to (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). John has clearly chosen the wrong group of friends to attach his self to, and this choice has caused him and his family great devastation. The facts will remain the same unless the necessary steps are chosen in order to assist John with making the right decisions for his life moving forward. Risky behavior is common in adolescents who also help them create a sense of identity, but illegal behaviors involving robbery and assault are beyond risky. The proper guidance and correction will help John make correct decisions and hopefully change his choice of friends and his new-found family.

References

Broderick, P. C., & Blewitt, P. (2015). The life span: Human development for helping professionals (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Jaccard, J., Blanton, H., & Dodge, T. (2005). Peer influences on risk behavior: An analysis of the effects of a close friend. Developmental Psychology, 41(1), 135–147.

Sullivan, C. J., Childs, K. K., & O’Connell, D. (2010). Adolescent risk behavior subgroups: An empirical assessment. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39(5), 541–562.

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Readings

· Broderick, P. C., & Blewitt, P. (2015). The life span: Human development for helping professionals (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

o Chapter 9, “Physical, Cognitive, and Identity Development in Adolescence” (review pp. 324-367)

o Chapter 10, “The Social World of Adolescence” (pp. 368-407)

Bessant, J. (2008). Hard wired for risk: Neurological science, ‘the adolescent brain’ and developmental theory. Journal of Youth Studies, 11(3), 347–360.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., Dittus, P., & Bouris, A. M. (2006). Parental expertise, trustworthiness, and accessibility: Parent-adolescent communication and adolescent risk behavior. Journal of Marriage and Family, 68(5), 1229–1246.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Jaccard, J., Blanton, H., & Dodge, T. (2005). Peer influences on risk behavior: An analysis of the effects of a close friend. Developmental Psychology, 41(1), 135–147.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Kuss, D. J., & Griffiths, M. D. (2011).Excessive online social networking: Can adolescents become addicted to Facebook? Education and Health, 29(4), 68–71.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Reich, S. M., Subrahmanyam, K., & Espinoza, G. (2012). Friending, IMing, and hanging out face-to-face: Overlap in adolescents’ online and offline socialnetworks. Developmental Psychology, 48(2), 356–368.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Strasburger, V. (2010). Children, adolescents, and the media: Seven key issues. Pediatric Annals, 39(9), 556–564.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Sullivan, C. J., Childs, K. K., & O’Connell, D. (2010). Adolescent risk behavior subgroups: An empirical assessment. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39(5), 541–562.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Media

· Laureate Education (Producer). (2013a). [Video file]. Retrieved from CDN Files Database. (COUN 6215/COUN 8215/HUMN 8215)
In this media piece, you will continue your examination of the client family assigned to you by your Instructor. This week, you will focus on the adolescent, aged 11–18.
Note: Please click on the following link for the transcript: .

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013i). Perspectives: The adolescent world [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.