Prevention of risky behavior in adolescents is currently a hot topic in our society. There are many studies and investigations that help scientists and theorists explain why adolescents take the risks they do. It has always been known that teenagers behave in a way that could be seen as risky by the rest of society, and many people have made it their mission to find different ways of prevention. Most teenagers in today's society are faced with a completely new situation of risks and dangers compared to previous generations. It can almost be said that nowadays there is no safe place for teenagers among all the new technologies and society as a whole. There is a very wide range of dangers and risks that teenagers can engage in, and in most cases, if a teenager engages in one, they will also engage in others. According to the textbook, the top five risk behaviors of adolescents are “antisocial behavior, cigarette smoking, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and sexual behavior that puts pregnancy or disease at risk.” I believe that antisocial behavior in adolescents is one of the biggest problems in our adolescent society. Having antisocial behavior covers a very broad spectrum of actions and feelings. The two main parts of antisocial behavior would be aggressive and criminal acts. These behaviors largely depend on a variety of factors. Some of these factors would be race, economic status, gender, and age. Research from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System helps add to this idea that several environmental factors contribute to an adolescent's likelihood of engaging in these behaviors. According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System adopted in 2011, "16.2% of students have been victims of electronic bullying, in...... middle of paper...... part of growing up and transitioning into puberty is that it is difficult to discourage teenagers from having sex. Then there is the effect that the media has on the idea of being sexually active, it is difficult to make teenagers understand that i risks are very high. With all the risky behaviors that teenagers engage in, it affects our society and communities as a whole. Every risk that a teenager takes does not affect them alone. It will most likely contribute to a negative effect on the community. If society does not continue to offer ways of prevention and education, it will seem as if these risks and behaviors are being condoned and turned into social norms Teenagers these days have a lot to contend with, and it takes a lot more to overcome the temptations that arise from being part of this generation.
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