the main cause for mimicking teen idol is personal insecurity. pre teen are in between child and adult stages. they are no children,............ they ways they behaved in the past are no longer appropriate. ....., they are not yet adults: therefore, they do not know the wat of the adult world. this conflict can .... feelings of insecurity. in contrast, when they were younger, they could cry to get attention from their parents. ...., that kind of behavior would be uncool around their teenage peers. often ...,the preteen do not know how to act his or her age. ..., pre teens do not know what to do, they often turn to copy cat behavior as a way to fit in and be more secure.