Using empirical evidence and theory critically evaluate factors which influence antisocial behaviour.
Antisocial behaviour is intended to hurt, cause harm or disregards the safety and well-being of someone or something (Baron & Richardson, 1994; Steinmetz, 1986, as cited in Widom, 1989) and can be expressed verbally, emotionally or physically.
The factors that influence antisocial behaviour are combination of biological factors such as like genetic, neurological, and biochemical influences (Gibson, 2002), as well as environment and experience variables (Shore, 1971).
Both, nature and nurture interact to bring antisocial behaviour, but biological factors that would influence antisocial behaviour persistently through their lifetime apply only for the minority of human population (Moffitt, 1993).
The majority of people are not really aggressive through their lifetime, however during their adolescence many people engage in antisocial behaviour temporarily (Moffitt, 1993).
During adolescence, the biological standards of teens are already as in adults, while by society and law they are still viewed as minors.
Due insufficient understanding of an antisocial behaviour and its consequences (Shore, 1971) teens are driven by an environmental force acting out, risking and being more aggressive.
