Some young people who adjust poorly internalize their disappointment and blame themselves, ending up depressed. Some externalize, and blame society, becoming anti-social or even criminal.
調適不好的青少年，部份將挫折內化成對自己的責難，鬱鬱寡歡；有些則外化歸罪給社會，形成敵對或犯罪行為。