Research on the Influence of Peer Pressure on Adolescents

Wanzheng Lou

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/8/20230090

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Lou,W. (2023). Research on the Influence of Peer Pressure on Adolescents. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,8,163-169.

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Research on the Influence of Peer Pressure on Adolescents

Wanzheng Lou *^,1,

¹ Keystone Academy at Beijing

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/8/20230090

Abstract

Peer pressure is influential in swaying adolescents’ actions and decisions. To investigate the holistic influence of peer pressure on adolescence, this paper conducts literature reviews on peer pressure’s influence on adolescents regarding risky behavior, romantic relationships, and academic investment. The results show that peers are capable of bringing up and down adolescents’ rate of engaging in risky behavior depending on the quality of the friendship. Peers influence adolescent sexual behavior and partner selection, and they have a high level of intervention in their romantic relationships, presenting both positive and negative influences. Peers influence adolescents’ effort exerted on academic work depending on the type of image that adolescents are trying to maintain and the degree to which an adolescent’s school value hard work. The paper also traces the biological and sociocultural causes of peer pressure’s huge influence on adolescents and provides recommendations for alleviating negative peer pressure.

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peer pressure, adolescents, risky behavior, romantic relationship, academic performances

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Lou,W. (2023). Research on the Influence of Peer Pressure on Adolescents. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,8,163-169.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Psychology and Humanity Studies

Conference website: https://www.icsphs.org/

ISBN：978-1-915371-97-3(Print) / 978-1-915371-98-0(Online)

Conference date: 24 April 2023

Editor：Muhammad Idrees, Faisalabad Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga

Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media

Volume number: Vol.8

ISSN：2753-7048(Print) / 2753-7056(Online)

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