The multifaceted nature of risk behaviour among adolescents—A document analysis of patient and aftercare service providers' records

• DOI: 10.1111/jan.15715
• Publication Date: 2023-05-22T05:36:07Z
• Authors: Ulla‐Kaarina Petäjä; Anja Terkamo‐Moisio; Arja Häggman‐Laitila
• Keywords: Challenging behaviour

The aim of this study was to describe the forms and prevalence risk behaviour among adolescents in aftercare services, as well identify associated factors use services by adolescents.Adolescents represent a vulnerable group that struggles with several aspects life. challenges they face are known accumulate certain individuals, problems relevant for tend have an intergenerational nature.The research applied retrospective document analysis, analysed data comprising information on 698 one large Finnish city from fall 2020.The were using descriptive statistics multivariate methods.Risk identified 616 studied (88.3%), manifested substance abuse, reckless sexual and/or money, nicotine use, self-destructive behaviour, delinquency functional dependencies. Regarding associations between background variables, adolescents' child's clientship child protection or placement foster care, adolescent's need support parenting, daily rhythm studying found influence behaviour. Forms also be each other. Adolescents displaying commonly did not social counsellor, psychiatric outpatient care counselling even if would needed them.The interconnections different mean issue should prioritized when developing services.This is first time has been comprehensively examined. Understanding phenomenon key identifying future topics, guiding decision-making helping stakeholders truly understand needs these adolescents.No patient public contribution based analysis.