Mental and emotional changes during puberty in boys

1. Anxiety - for the following reasons :

• Anxiety and worry about puberty symptoms
• Fear of failure in education
• Fear of school
• Fear of diseases
• Fear of being lonely and losing friends

2. Anger, unsociability, and aggression in adolescence may be due to the following reasons:

• Confronting obstacles and problems
• Experiences of being judged in adolescents
• Limitation or deprivation of freedom
• Poverty and deprivation
• Being repeatedly blamed
• Discrimination in the home and school environment
• Parental criticism and intervention

3. Depression due to:

• Failure to reach academic goals
• Social unacceptability
• Psychological vacuum
• Decreased school interests
• Feeling worthless