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The article by Tynan, Somers, Gleason, Markman, & Yoon (2015) investigates the role of external influential factors on the risky behaviours and goal-oriented habits of adolescents in 9th and 12th grades. The authors identify the various factors that influence adolescents’ behaviours including biological, peers, family and political factors. One of the variables considered for the study include parental monitoring; according to the authors, when parents are less involved in monitoring and observing the adolescents, there is a resulting increase in risky behaviours such as smoking, sexual engagement, drug use, and criminal activities. Parental involvement, another key factor, in the adolescents’ homework and extracurricular activities does not only improve the performance of such a child, but also decrease aggressive and poor behaviours such as smoking and drinking. Parental communication which entails parents discussing moral and sexual topics with the children will influence the adolescent development. Tynan, Somers, Gleason, Markman, & Yoon (2015) also highlights that peers are key influences in adolescent behaviours; those who interact with friends that indulge in bad activities such as smoking also end up …show more content…
The authors involved 124 males and 148 females. The goal oriented behaviours were measured in terms of grades of the students through their GPA while the risky activities were measured using different variables including religion participation, parental engagement and communication, social media, and parents’ participation in adolescents’ extracurricular activities. In Quintana and Vera’s theoretical concepts, it was noted that parental involvement has a lot of influence in children’s understanding of ethnic prejudice; this is a similarly an important factor in influencing the goal orientation behaviours. Risky behaviour indulgence is always much influenced by