Ecological Model Analysis for Lora Lee Nemeth At the beginning of their textbook, McWhirter, J., McWhirter, B., McWhirter, E., and McWhirter, R. (2016) discuss several organizational structures that are helpful devices for assessing the environment and developmental factors that affect adolescent development. One method is through the use of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model, which suggests that human development is impacted not only by an individual’s inherent characteristics and learned behaviors, but also by many other factors, such as family, peer relationships, school, church, cultural values, and political attitudes within the individual’s society. The level of interconnectedness revealed in the ecological model adjusts throughout each individual’s lifespan. Another method that McWhirter et al. (2016) discuss is the “at risk tree model” (p. 19), which considers protective and risky factors that can impact at-risk young people. Within this analysis, these two ecological systems will be considered as they relate to myself as a teenager. Individual In building my “ecological model,” I considered the trunk level of the “at risk tree,” which includes behaviors, attitudes, and skills. As the second-born, I was a compliant child with an outgoing personality, who consistently strived to live for Christ. As for skills, my participation in …show more content…
10:1-10). Through the encouragement and nurturing of families, schools, churches, and peer choices, strong roots can be developed within the lives of adolescents. In addition, the establishment of solid attitudes and skills can either lead to or discourage later at-risk behaviors, which shows the attention given by the caregivers and support system within every layer of the “ecological model” plays a significant role in the life of a young