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THE PEDAGOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF CONTEMPORARY ADOLESCENT RISK BEHAVIORS

This paper explicates results of a cross- sectional study on internalized and externalized disorders conducted in 2014 with 314 adolescents from Croatia. The results show multiple significant differences with boys reporting more physical (p<, 001) and verbal aggression (p<, 01), delinquent (p<, 001) and drug abusive behavior (p<, 01), while girls report higher depression levels (p<, 05). Older adolescents reported significantly higher physical aggression (p<, 01) and delinquency (p<, 05). For academic success, lower achieving participants reported higher rates of physical (p<, 001) and verbal aggression (p<, 001), delinquency (p<, 001) and drug abuse (p<, 05). There were significant differences in physical aggression between participants from comprehensive and vocational schools (p=, 000), and between comprehensive and secondary commerce schools (p=, 017). Students from comprehensive and vocational schools differed in delinquency (p=, 000). Students with admonitions or disciplinary warnings reported higher aggression, delinquency and drug abuse (p<, 001), emphasizing school commitment and academic success as important protective factors. Results show a high positive correlation between verbal and physical aggression, delinquent behavior and drug abuse (p<, 001), with a positive correlation between reticent and depressive behavior (p<, 001). There was a negative correlation between the quality of peer relations with both depression and reticent behavior (p<, 01).

adolescence, risk behavior, pedagogical prevention, internalized and externalized conduct disorders

Rad objavljen u međunarodno recenziranom zborniku radova s konferencije SGEM Social Sciences & Arts 2014.