Social Environment - Dr. W.A. Kritsonis
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Social EnvironmentSocial Environment
William Allan Kritsonis, PhDWilliam Allan Kritsonis, PhD
Social Environment: Family
• Majority were raised by both parents
• Mothers more than fathers raised the
adolescents
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6.4 pa & mapa onlyma onlypa+otherma+otherother
Social Environment: Family
Living away from home• 45% have experienced living away from home
• 16.3% ever-lived in a dorm or boarding house
Reasons for living away from home
Many young people live away from their families
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to marryto join relativesto studyto work
Social Environment
Parental/Family relationship
Siblings
• 77% get along with all siblings
• 16% get along but not with all siblings
Parents
• 72% get along well with father
• 76.5% get along well with mother
Significant % have problems relating with family members
Social Environment:Family
Parental/Family relationship
Parents get along well
• 72% get along well
• 12.5% don’t get along well
Rating of parents: warm & affectionate
• 70% of fathers scored high
• 80% mothers scored high
Social Environment
Parental/Family relationship
Discuss SEX at home
• 15.6% sex was discussed at home while
adolescent was growing up
• 6.2% discussed with mother
• 3.5% discussed with father
• 4.6% discussed with sister
• 3.5% discussed with brother
Home is not a place where SEX can be discussed
Social Environment: School
68% go to public school
• Feelings about school
• 19.6% would rather not go to sch. many times
• 5.6% think that school is a waste of time
• 87.2% try hard to do good in school
• % think someone at school can help them with sex-related problems
Social Environment: Media
More than half watched x-rated movies/videos : 55%
Where do they usually watch x-rated movies/videos?
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Own home Friends'/Relatives'home
Movie house More than a third had read pornographic materials: 38.4%
Social Environment: Friends
Who adolescents approach when they have problems? Friends are important support system
• Academic problems
• 37.4% teachers
• 44% peers/classmates
• 4.8% none
• Love/relationship problems
• 62.6% friends
• 15.5% self
• 2.1% teachers
• 1.4% counselor
• Family problems
• 64.5% friends
• 11.8% none
• 6.4% teacher
• 2.5% counselor
Social Environment: Friends
B a r k a d a• 97.5% ever had barkada
• 84.6% parents know about barkada
• 76.6% parents aware of barkada activities
• 19.3% barkada with R involved in violent incident
Activities of barkada: %
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Social Environment: Friends
Fraternity/Sorority• 6.2% was ever a member
• 52% of those in frats have been involved in violent
activities
Activities of fraternity: %
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Comm'ywork
Hazing Meeting None Sch act
Social Environment: Friends
Friends having sex
• 39.5% know of unmarried friends who
are having sex
• 23.3% know of unmarried female
friends who have gotten
pregnant
Social Environment : Church/Religion
• 84.6% are Catholics
• 3.4% are Born Again
• 2.9% are INK
Religiosity
• 44% attend at least once a week
• 8.2% have changed religion • 60% of those who changed came from
Catholic religion
Consequences of risk behaviors
• Other risk behaviors
• Accidental, unwanted and unsafe pregnancies
• Maternal mortality rate among pregnant adolescents is 2-4 times higher than for women over age 20.
• Infant mortality rate is 30% higher for infants born to mothers ages 15-19 than for those women 20 years or older.
Consequences of risk behaviors
Young Filipino women are reproductively-challenged
• 162,000 or 10% of all births occur to teenage mothers (15-19)
• at age 18, 10% are already mothers
• at age 20, 25% are mothers
• at age 24, 50% are mothers, and 1/3 of Filipino young women have 2-3 children already
• Young pregnant women are prone to pregnancy complications
Consequences of risk behaviors
• Abortion
• 5% of ever-pregnant adolescent had at least one abortion experience.
Reasons why adolescents engage in risk behaviors
• Adolescents are becoming less & less connected with their families and religion• Families are showing signs of being less helpful to their adolescents• Schools & homes provide venues for sex encounters• Adolescents show signs of confusion • They are doing more experimentation with their peers• Pornograpic media is taking a larger space in their time and attention
Reasons why adolescents engage in risk behaviors
• Adolescents now have more liberal attitudes on sex and sex-
related matters.
Summary
Ill-consequences of risk behaviors are already apparent
• Many are not even aware of the consequences or of the risks
• They are ill-prepared for the consequences
‘Better informed, better equipped’
Summary
There are signs of breaking down of adolescent –protective connections
• Family• School• Church
At the same time, • Closeness to peers• ‘Bad’ media taking more significance
‘transforming risk factors to protective factors, HOW?’
• In view of the foregoing, what kinds of actions are needed to support healthier adolescent development?• Who should be joining the efforts?
• What kinds of strategies are effective?
How can we help the adolescents?
• Level with them, Be honest
• Have clear reasonable limits
• Listen actively to them
• Share plans & schedules
• Respect their privacy and space
• Say things respectfully & with warmth
• Encourage them to discover creative channels of expression
• Encourage them to develop their own interests & discover sources of fulfillment
• Trust them & be happy