Does genetic or environmental factors predict the development of adolescent risk behaviors? Using data to form ideas and make decisions

Effects of Genetic and Environmental factors on the development of adolescent risk behaviors

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In this , genetic factors will refer to those aspects or traits that are inherited from the parents by the children . This may be for example , violence , attitudes among others . Environmental factors will be considered as the physical , social , economic , cultural and political attributes which occur or are prevalence during ones development Adolescent risk behaviors are those traits evident in the lives of adolescent children that pose a threat to their present or future

br productivity . They include alcoholism , sexual immorality , violence robbery , addiction to watching eating among other things . An adolescent in our case will be any child below the age of 18 years and above 11 years . We shall consider the likelihood of these genetic or environmental factors causing adolescent risk behaviors

According to a , Risk Factors Predicting Changes in Marijuana Involvement in Teenagers by Marianne B . M Wallace B , environmental factors could actually influence the behaviors of adolescents . The study took a sample of 13 718 middle schools and high school students aged 11-21 years . The study measured marijuana use in schools , cultural influences , level of drop out due to marijuana use and pastime activities for students , peer influence among others . This was done through computer -assisted personal interview , observation , school records , criminal records and secondary literature

It was found that three risk factors own and peer involvement with substances , delinquency , and school problems were the strongest predictors of marijuana use...