First of all I would like to start with a general explanation of ‘peer pressure’.
As Wikipedia says: ‘Peer pressure refers to the influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change his or her attitudes, values, or behavior in order to conform to group norms.’ (wikipedia.org), it is more likely that peer pressure occurs with teenagers than with adults.
It is even clear that any child or teenager will face this sort of pressure.
It all starts when teens spend more time with their friends than they do with their parents (for example when teenagers start shopping with friends instead of with their ‘mom’).
Those young people have a big influence on each other because they’re at an age where they have a need for acceptance and don’t want to end up alone.
As Wikipedia says: ‘Peer pressure refers to the influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change his or her attitudes, values, or behavior in order to conform to group norms.’ (wikipedia.org), it is more likely that peer pressure occurs with teenagers than with adults.
It is even clear that any child or teenager will face this sort of pressure.
It all starts when teens spend more time with their friends than they do with their parents (for example when teenagers start shopping with friends instead of with their ‘mom’).
Those young people have a big influence on each other because they’re at an age where they have a need for acceptance and don’t want to end up alone.
According to the individual characteristics of yourself and your friends and the situation you’re in, there are two types of peer pressure: positive (trying to have good results in school) and negative (encouraging each other to use drugs, smoke, drink…).
Parents are often scared that their child will make bad decisions because of peer pressure, but as Bob Marley once said: ‘Don’t worry about a thing, cause every little thing gonna be alright’. Or almost everything.
Parents are often scared that their child will make bad decisions because of peer pressure, but as Bob Marley once said: ‘Don’t worry about a thing, cause every little thing gonna be alright’. Or almost everything.
Martijn Schelstraete
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