Delinquent behavior of adolescents in Kyrgyzstan as a socio-pedagogical problem

Abstract

Social changes in Kyrgyzstan have exacerbated such social problems as poverty, crime, ethnic conflicts, unemployment, and other negative social phenomena. Delinquent phenomena are unique and are the subject of special discussion during the period of transformation. Delinquent behavior of teenagers has a negative impact on the development of society. Changes in society create not only positive, but also negative phenomena in human and family relations. Various social pathologies (drug addiction, prostitution, alcoholism, etc.), criminalization of the social sphere, and other negative trends in its development represent a serious problem for sociological science. In 2020, the authors conducted an online sociological study (through Google Forms) with the participation of schoolchildren aged 14 to 17 years old. The geographic coverage of the survey included the city of Osh; 400 schoolchildren from two secondary schools took part in the survey. According to the results of the study, one of the main problems that parents face when raising teenagers is insufficient attention to children from parents. The main reasons for the delinquent behavior of adolescents, according to the respondents, are stressful life situations, an unfavorable situation in the family, and increased excitability, inability to control oneself.