Current situation of extroverted behaviors of students in the early stage of adolescents

In Vietnam, mental health in academic institutes is currently a topical issue that is significantly concerned by parents, schools, educational administrators and management levels. Research objective: To assess the current situation of extroverted behavior of students from 15 to 18 years old. Methodology: The study was conducted on a sample of 251 students in Hanoi, Vietnam, including: 46 15-year-old students, 77 16-year-old students, 34 17-year-old students and 94 18-year-old students. The method was applied is Youth Self Report (YSR) measure which is a part of the ASEBA built by psychologist T.M. Achenbach. Research results: research have shown that students' expression levels of extroverted behavior were quite diverse and mainly focused on delinquent and aggressive behavior. At the same time, there was a significant difference when comparing the delinquent and aggressive behavior with the students' conduct scores, in which for the weak conduct score students have the average score of delinquent behavior higher than the ones in the remaining conduct group (M1>M2, M3, M4; p=0.00).