Psychosocial Determinants of Antisocial Behavior among Young Adults in Kuala Lumpur
- DOI
- 10.2991/iciap-18.2019.8How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- antisocial behavior, psychosocial determinants, adolescent behavior, intrafamilial relationships.
- Abstract
The current research focuses on the antisocial behaviors which lead to juvenile delinquency. The current study looks at young adults in Kuala Lumpur and their perceptions of the typical characteristics of conduct disorders, substance abuse, and thought and attention problems commonly found among juvenile delinquents. This qualitative research study is aimed at investigating the psychosocial determinants of antisocial behaviors. After a purposive sampling procedure, a semi-structured interview was conducted with two young adult females. In-depth analysis was used to explore their narratives of lived experience. Themes were generated and analyzed through the procedure of thematic analysis. The findings revealed that major psychosocial factors that lead to young people’s antisocial behaviors include 1) aggressive behavior, 2) poor psychosocial growth, 3) societal negligence, 4) grandiose thinking, 5) dysfunctional thoughts, 6) compromised intrafamilial relationships, 7) encouragement of violence by peers, and 8) repression of individuals’ inner emotional expressions antisocial. Implications of the current research are discussed in terms of producing early identification of antisocial behaviors for the purpose of developing appropriate interventions.
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- © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Mimi Fitriana AU - Nur Hamizah Hj. Ramli PY - 2019/08 DA - 2019/08 TI - Psychosocial Determinants of Antisocial Behavior among Young Adults in Kuala Lumpur BT - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Intervention and Applied Psychology (ICIAP 2018) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 101 EP - 110 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/iciap-18.2019.8 DO - 10.2991/iciap-18.2019.8 ID - Fitriana2019/08 ER -