Psychological alienation as an indicator of aggressive behavior in adolescents

Abstract

The present study aimed to highlight the role of psychological alienation in the aggressive behavior among adolescents, which has become a real truth in society. Several factors contribute to the spread of this phenomenon, one of the most significant reasons is the material conditions, as it is the factor of the adolescent’s adaptation to his peers with what society imposes and its technological requirements, which teenagers consider necessary and parents must provide. Thus, adolescents develop a kind of psychological struggle, and here he either isolates himself from others or confronts them with aggression and violence in an attempt to express himself.

Psychological alienation is one of the psychological concepts related to the personality of  individuals. Psychologists, sociologists and researchers have been interested in this concept and affirmed its existence as a psychological and social phenomenon that has negative effects on individuals.Because of the importance of the phenomenon, those interested in this field study this phenomenon, which has many manifestations of impotence, lack of strength, isolation, loss of standards and meaning for life, ambiguity of the future, in addition to rebellion.Therefore, in this article, we will try to answer the following questions:

What is the concept of psychological alienation? How do theories explain psychological alienation? And how does psychological alienation interfere in the emergence of aggressive behavior in the adolescent individual?