Your son Justin comes home crying from preschool and explains that his best friend Brian teased and hit him today. You later find out that Brian's parents are getting a divorce. The divorce of Brian's parents was an influence on your child. This illustrates which environmental system?

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The exosystem involves links between a social setting in which the individual does not have an active role and the individual's immediate context. Brian's parents' divorce (a situation in which Justin is not directly involved) indirectly affecting Justin through Brian's behavior is an example of how external environments or situations that do not directly involve the child can still influence the child's development or well-being.

Your Son Justin Comes Home Crying from Preschool and Explains