Margaretha, a psychology expert at Universitas Airlangga (Unair), said that one of the causes of juvenile delinquency in Indonesia is the lack of assistance in decision making.
“Indeed, these young people are still vulnerable to making bad decisions. They tend to make decisions without considering the consequences, so they are considered more impulsive, more daring to take riskier actions, “she said during the broadcast. Surabaya Voice RadioWednesday (9/11/2022).
He explained that in general, children and adolescents up to 24 years of age are vulnerable to making decisions because their brains are maturing the connections between nerve cells. However, there are some children who are more capable of making decisions because they are used to being trained in making decisions.
Margaretha said children who are better at making decisions are usually accompanied by mature adults.
“Children who are better at making decisions are usually accompanied by mature adults as well. So it can be role model and can monitor. So if they make the wrong decision, they’re ready to get input or corrections, “she explained.
According to him, not all adolescents receive assistance from parents or close relatives because in their environment they have no experience in making decisions and are responsible for the actions taken.
“What is actually possible is role model who behaves strange or break the rules, until the parents lose interest genk in front of the house, thugs who are more powerful and have money. Ultimately, these children tend to imitate the wrong model, ”she said.
In these teens who lack assistance, they tend to be more impulsive because what is accepted and digested from childhood legalizes these things to happen.
“In several cases that I have encountered at home there have been violence, violations have occurred, it was a natural thing. it’s right to beat, to steal (stealing) is a little natural, so the baby finally is to steal that’s not a big deal, ”Margaretha said.
These things are then performed without parental supervision. In order for children to have no limits on what is good and what is not good, parents also do not have the power to prohibit it.
“Kids can go out from morning to night, so when parents tell their kids to go home and their kids don’t want to go home, the parents feel helpless. So this child feels that there is a lack of figures that provide boundaries or impose the discipline to provide understanding. This causes the child to eventually tend to be inclined to what he sees on the street or outside the home, ”she concluded. (rum / dfn / ipg)
