The Role of Family and Peers in Adolescent Deviant Behaviors (Case Study of two High Schools in Hanoi)

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Adolescence is a distressing stage characterized by significant changes, including bodily changes, academic pressures, family dynamics, interpersonal conflicts and the demands of life. These factors can contribute to the occurrence of various deviant behaviors among adolescents if not effective controlled. Deviance in adolescence is often seen as a learning process, where adolescent acquire deviant behaviors from their close and intimate relationships. Family and peer groups are indeed the most influencing factors in adolescent deviance. This study, based on survey data collected in 2023 by the Institute for Family and Gender studies, aims to examine the frequency of deliquent behaviors and explore the association between family, deviant peers and adolescent deviance. The sample consisted of 600 adolescents aged 16-18 from rural and urban areas. Among four groups of deviant behaviors, namely drug assumption, deviance in social order, academic devianceand communicative deviance, communicative and academic deviance are two most populardeviant behaviors. The role of parents and peers in adolescent deviance is analysed through two aspects: the influence of parents/peers and their reaction to adolescent. This findings reveal that the percentage of adolescents having deviant peers is higher than the one of those who do not. Furthermore, in famillies where deviant behaviors occur more, there is a higher percentage of adolescents engaging in deviant behaviors. This study contributes to shed light on the frequency of deviant behaviors among adolescent and emphasize the importance of family and peer’s influences.