Peer Pressure Case Study

This chapter presents the related literature and studies that support the study done regarding the peer pressure as a way to failure.
Adolescents all go through different changes in life and learn to decide by themselves. Making decisions by themselves is tough but when other people get involved and try to pressure them in one way or another it can be even harder. There are people who can help them in deciding what is best for them, like their family, which is the best source of support and also the people who of the same group, like classmates, acquaintances or peers who always understands them in times as well. We often called them friends or so-called, peers.
Friends are peers. Peers are circle of friends who have the same age and share

Positive or negative Peer Pressure defines an individual. As children grow, parents influence will decline and as children are exposed to other individuals, peer pressure takes place because the attachment of children to their parents are unlike before due to the changes in puberty particularly mood swings (Mempin, et al 2003). The difference between negative and positive peer pressure is the result. The result defines what peer pressure is. Because teenagers develop intimate relationships they tend not to share anymore with their parents feelings of intimacy because they believe that only their friends can understand them since they belong in a similar age group (Psychology Today, 2011).
According to Fuhrman (1990), peer pressure produces a wide variety of problems. The negative side of having peers is that they can influence beyond its limitations. They are engaged in unnecessary doings expected with their age levels. Negative peer pressure is the influence others have on their peers that encourages them to engage in detrimental behaviours. The three main effects of negative peer pressure are for a child’s self-esteem; it will negatively influence clear decision-making, and will boost stress among teenagers. These bad effects are demonstrated in

Involved in vices Teens with friends who do drugs and drink alcohol are more likely to convince and to do the same. Many teenagers are being involved in vices because as they it is necessary and if it is missed out, they never completed the stage of life. Having vices can be really dangerous because it concerns more of health. As a teenager, temptation can be a hard thing to reject but come and take a look at those who has their vices, spending a lot of money just for the sake their guilty pleasure. If as early of life teenagers have been involved with any kind of vices, they’ll be the one to bear in the future.
Selfishness
Thinking about what those who have been too selfish and not knowing the worth of what they can do for the betterment of everybody. That was the thing they called “selfishness.” Having peers can be necessary but the characters should also be in the sight. At the end of the day it is all about the self and how one can deal with life and to be in a civilized manner.
Laziness
Laziness is a thing that can never lead to anything. It is one of the most irrational manners in the world. As a teenager one should able to have goals and aspects to have an motivation to walk forward and reach for dreams.
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