BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nowadays, young people tend to be easily influenced by the decisions and actions of others especially by their peers. It is what you called Peer Pressure. According to Dr. Casey B. J. (2008), Time is also a huge factor in teen’s decision making. Teens are more accurate in making their decisions when they have more time to think, but when they have to decide in a short period of time, they tend to be easily influenced by others especially with their peers. According to Steinberg, L. (2008) Age is also a huge factor in decision making. Unlike in adults, teens look only at one side, regardless of the possible risks of their chosen decision. They still depend on the decisions and actions of others.
Peer pressure can highly …show more content…
When expectations for academic performances increase, adolescents feel more stress. The reason why they decide to change their minds and do what others say is because they want to ‘fit in’. Fighting the pressure of peers can be challenging but it’s good to know where to stand about certain things.
Then Costanzo and Shaw stated that age is a huge factor when it comes to peer pressure. Peer groups are groups of friends who are all about the same age. The strength of peer influence increases around age nine, peaks at age thirteen and then drops to its lowest level at age seventeen.
Additionally, it is not only the family who was responsible for adolescents’ behaviour but it is also with peers having a more powerful influence. As a person grow older, he; himself will decide who will go to be his friends and what groups he will spend time with. They will play a greater role in the social and emotional development of children and adolescent. Peer really has become "pressure" and you may feel awkward to do something you're uncomfortable
Nowadays, young people tend to be easily influenced by the decisions and actions of others especially by their peers. It is what you called Peer Pressure. According to Dr. Casey B. J. (2008), Time is also a huge factor in teen’s decision making. Teens are more accurate in making their decisions when they have more time to think, but when they have to decide in a short period of time, they tend to be easily influenced by others especially with their peers. According to Steinberg, L. (2008) Age is also a huge factor in decision making. Unlike in adults, teens look only at one side, regardless of the possible risks of their chosen decision. They still depend on the decisions and actions of others.
Peer pressure can highly …show more content…
When expectations for academic performances increase, adolescents feel more stress. The reason why they decide to change their minds and do what others say is because they want to ‘fit in’. Fighting the pressure of peers can be challenging but it’s good to know where to stand about certain things.
Then Costanzo and Shaw stated that age is a huge factor when it comes to peer pressure. Peer groups are groups of friends who are all about the same age. The strength of peer influence increases around age nine, peaks at age thirteen and then drops to its lowest level at age seventeen.
Additionally, it is not only the family who was responsible for adolescents’ behaviour but it is also with peers having a more powerful influence. As a person grow older, he; himself will decide who will go to be his friends and what groups he will spend time with. They will play a greater role in the social and emotional development of children and adolescent. Peer really has become "pressure" and you may feel awkward to do something you're uncomfortable