Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies (JHSSS) ISSN: 2663-7197 DOI: 10.32996/jhsss Journal Homepage: www.al-kindipublisher.com/index.php/jhsss Page | 44 Externalizing Behaviors and Family Influences on Filipino Urban Adolescents Joseph David H. Melliza 1 , Renzo O. Pocsidio 2 , Joaquim O. Rizal 3 , Josef Angelo Tagupa 4 , Andre Elijah B. Techico 5 and Wilfred Luis Clamor 6 12345 Researcher, Behavioral Sciences Department, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines 6 Assistant Professor and BSD-SHS Coordinator, Behavioral Sciences Department, De La Salle University, Philippines Corresponding Author: Joaquim O. Rizal, E-mail: joaquim_rizal@dlsu.edu.ph ARTICLE INFORMATION ABSTRACT Received: April 04, 2021 Accepted: May 24, 2021 Volume: 3 Issue: 5 DOI: 10.32996/jhsss.2021.3.5.6 This study will look through Bandura’s Social Learning Theory perspective on how parental influence predicts Filipino adolescents' externalizing behaviors. As children are impressionable, they observe their parents as role models; their behavior develops from childhood to adolescence is dependent on parental influence. With this in mind, the study’s research objectives aim to understand how parental influences, such as abusive and antisocial behavior, affect the adolescent’s externalizing behavior and the level of externalizing behaviors among Filipino adolescents living in Metro Manila, Philippines. The researchers then surveyed 202 Filipino adolescents residing in Metro Manila, answering a questionnaire that measured family characteristics, perceived abusive and antisocial behavior of parents, and self-assessed level of externalizing behaviors. The data gathered was processed through descriptive and inferential statistics, and the results concluded that family influence does have significance in the adolescent's externalizing behavior. In conclusion, through the Social Learning Theory and the data collected, the adolescent's externalizing behaviors are due to family influence. KEYWORDS Adolescents, Externalizing Behaviors, Family Influence, Social Learning Theory, Perceived Abusive Behaviors of Parents 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Externalizing Behaviors among Adolescents: Concept and Trends Adolescents worldwide, more often than not, exhibit externalized behaviors. Common intuition dictates that externalized behaviors stem from the adolescent’s emotions caused by an imbalance of hormone production within the brain. But we can see that family influences, hereditary or genetic influences, and the adolescent’s environment can cause adolescents to manifest these externalized behaviors. (Bishop, Okague, and Odukoya, 2002). Reviewing the trends of adolescent externalized behaviors will significantly impact psychiatry and mental health nursing as adolescent externalized behaviors strongly predict a later life of disruptive behavior towards people, which may result in violence, substance abuse, or crime. (Perry & Price, 2018) Externalized behaviors are defined as a group of behavior problems directed to an external environment. (Externalizing Behaviors: Examples & Definition, 2015). These behaviors are generally regarded as negative behaviors as they may be disruptive towards others and toward the external environment (Campbell, 2000) (Bishop et al., 2002). This study refers to destructive behaviors or conduct manifested by the respondent. In this study, Externalized Behaviors are dimensionalized into two domains; Delinquency and Aggressive Behavior. According to Liu (2004), aggressive behavior is a form of externalizing behavior that can be defined as verbal or physical behaviors that harm or threaten to harm others. This usually includes behaviors such as attacking others and being involved in fights. In this study, delinquency will refer to non-violent forms of antisocial behaviors instead of the violent acts within the scope of the earlier concept of aggressive behavior. Delinquent behaviors include minor forms of misconduct such as disrespecting authority, lying, bullying, skipping school, and more (Liu, 2004). Published by Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development. Copyright (c) the author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license