Family as a risk and protective factor for the development of risk behaviours in youth

Cilj ovog rada jest istražiti ulogu obitelji koju ona ima u razvoju rizičnih ponašanja kod mladih. Mladi se tijekom svog razvoja susreću s mnogim izazovima koji u nekim slučajevima mogu dovesti do nepovoljnih ishoda, koji imaju izravan utjecaj na kvalitetu njihova života. Velika važnost pri istraživanju rizičnih ponašanja mladih pridaje se čimbenicima vezanim uz obitelj, za koje se smatra da imaju važan, ako ne i najvažniji, utjecaj na ponašanje mladih. Ti obiteljski čimbenici obuhvaćaju, među ostalim, roditeljska ponašanja, odnose među članovima obitelji te strukturu obitelji. Također, u radu se prikazuju tri važne teorije koje se mogu povezati s razvojem rizičnih ponašanja mladih, a to su teorija privrženosti, teorija socijalnog učenja te teorija obiteljskih sustava. Naposljetku, daje se viđenje uloge socijalnog rada vezanog uz prevenciju razvoja rizičnih ponašanja kod mladih.The aim of this paper is to explore the role that family has in developing risky behaviours of youth. During their development, young people encounter many challenges that can sometimes lead to adverse outcomes and have a direct impact on the quality of their lives. We attribute great importance to the factors linked to family environment when researching risky behaviours of young people, since family has such a high level of influence on young people and their behaviour. These family factors that have a big impact on the behaviour of youth are, among others, parental behaviour, relationships between other family members and family structure. Furthermore, this paper focuses on three important theories that can be related to the development of risky behaviour in youth, Attachment theory, Social learning theory, and Family systems theory. Finally, the role of social work and its’ relation to the prevention of the development of risky behaviour in youth is presented