The Influence Of Peer Pressure On Teens

Peer pressure is the influence on a person from a group. Peer pressure has been around for a very long time. A lot of people succumb to peer pressure and do things that they never thought they would. Teens are especially susceptible to peer pressure because of trying to fit in and keep friends around. The “challenge games” are of concern because they can be very dangerous and sometimes deadly. Teens may do these challenges because of the way they think other teens may view them if they do not.
Peer influence has long been proven and recognized to be an important factor in adolescent lives. Influence of one’s peers is important because of the way a lot of people define their lives around what people of the same status of them live. The way a teen lives their life and the things that they participate in depends on what other teens around them are doing. The influence of peers’ increases as the child gets older while influence from other sources …show more content…
Many teens when they get out of school go home to an empty house. Being alone compounded with the access they have to technology they are able to experiment with whatever it is that they please. After school hours and before parents get home from work is when most delinquent behavior occurs among adolescents. The challenge games are in no way delinquent in nature but they do fall into the category of risky behavior which is what delinquent behavior is. Teens have a lot of time on their hands and no one around them so they engage in things that may seem fun to them. Because of the time they spend online with other teens they see things that they think will make them get more followers, likes, and things of that sort they do these challenges not knowing the danger of these different games. Also because many youth have a “that cannot happen to me attitude” they may know the dangers and just feel as though they are invincible to what could