According to the ecological perspective, factors at different ecological levels influence adolescent development. Although some factors shelter adolescents from heightened risks (i.e., protective factors), other factors increase the probability of occurrence of problem behaviors (i.e., risk factors). In this article, we focus primarily on the ecological risk factors that contribute to negative adolescent development in Hong Kong. Although some of them show similarities to other parts of the world, some are unique to the Hong Kong context.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 1054-139X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.01.007 ID - ref1 ER -