When should you not worry about an adolescent masturbating?

At times adolescents masturbate both often and a lot, which makes it difficult to say what we definitively think is the correct amount. Therefore, we are the most concerned with whether the masturbation negatively impacts the adolescent’s normal life, like relations with family and friends, school and after-school activities. One also needs to see if the adolescent uses poor technique and becomes unnecessarily sore, or if there is coercion involved. There are some adolescents who masturbate in inappropriate situations and places, and these are important to address.