The bio-psycho-social model is not only an important model when studying child risk behavior, but it is the model that most researchers focus on when studying antisocial behavior trajectories. Many children grow up in single parent households, including Nancy a 24-year-old woman who grew up without a father in adolescence, who got pregnant at an early age, and dropped out of high school. With the bio-psycho-social model there are some explanations as to why antisocial behavior is present with many family risk’s and very little, if any, protective factors. Why is Nancy relevant? Throughout this paper, Nancy’s life will be analyzed focusing on the social control theory, risk and protective factors that lead her through this life trajectory.
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MOFFITT LCP. Single parent families have more conflict, less emotional support, cognitive stimulation, less involved parents and less supervision (Jaffee, Moffitt, Caspi, & Taylor, 2003). Children with uninvolved/neglectful parent or parents usually end up acting out for the attention, they want the parent to find a care, set rules, and be punished for the way they were acting out. When the parents don’t react, when they are detached, self-absorbed, the child’s behavior becomes more deviant. Nancy began to skip school, was aggressive when she was there, physically fighting with other girls showing characteristics with the hostile attribution bias. Gerald Patterson discovered familial characterization of antisocial children is harsh and inconsistent discipline, little positive parental involvement with the child, and poor monitoring and supervision of the child (Lecture). Which all characteristics were present in Nancy’s childhood throughout …show more content…
The Labeling Theory becomes a prominent issue. Nancy is in disapproval with almost the entire school, teachers know the reputation she has, many have tried to step in and help, including the principle of her school. In early adolescence Nancy became associated with the wrong crowd, much with characteristics of life course persisters (LCP), adolescents who’ve always been in trouble, who have run into the law more than once, showing consistent aggression throughout school. Moffitt believed that delinquent peers have a huge impact on adolescent peers, teenagers seems to find a common ground, they experience the maturity gap where they have grown biologically, not socially and definitely not psychologically. Walls and Whitbeck (2011) noted that substance abuse and experimentation is normal behavior for the most part, earlier onset before age 14, is associated with my risk factors. Walls and Whitbeck (2011) also unexpectedly found that girls living in single female households that dating was more likely to occur because of the lack of supervision, these females have more opportunities to meet with
MOFFITT LCP. Single parent families have more conflict, less emotional support, cognitive stimulation, less involved parents and less supervision (Jaffee, Moffitt, Caspi, & Taylor, 2003). Children with uninvolved/neglectful parent or parents usually end up acting out for the attention, they want the parent to find a care, set rules, and be punished for the way they were acting out. When the parents don’t react, when they are detached, self-absorbed, the child’s behavior becomes more deviant. Nancy began to skip school, was aggressive when she was there, physically fighting with other girls showing characteristics with the hostile attribution bias. Gerald Patterson discovered familial characterization of antisocial children is harsh and inconsistent discipline, little positive parental involvement with the child, and poor monitoring and supervision of the child (Lecture). Which all characteristics were present in Nancy’s childhood throughout …show more content…
The Labeling Theory becomes a prominent issue. Nancy is in disapproval with almost the entire school, teachers know the reputation she has, many have tried to step in and help, including the principle of her school. In early adolescence Nancy became associated with the wrong crowd, much with characteristics of life course persisters (LCP), adolescents who’ve always been in trouble, who have run into the law more than once, showing consistent aggression throughout school. Moffitt believed that delinquent peers have a huge impact on adolescent peers, teenagers seems to find a common ground, they experience the maturity gap where they have grown biologically, not socially and definitely not psychologically. Walls and Whitbeck (2011) noted that substance abuse and experimentation is normal behavior for the most part, earlier onset before age 14, is associated with my risk factors. Walls and Whitbeck (2011) also unexpectedly found that girls living in single female households that dating was more likely to occur because of the lack of supervision, these females have more opportunities to meet with