What cognitive or social factors are influencing adolescents to participate in these activities?

You may have heard about the “Devious Licks” TikTok trend from 2021 – if not, check out a description here – https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/21/tiktok-devious-licks-challenge-schools-police-students-arrests/5797455001/. What cognitive or social factors are influencing adolescents to participate in these activities? Eg, some developmental researchers have argued that some of this behavior is actually developmentally normative for adolescents. What theories/concepts might … Read more