30 Apr, 2011
Adolescent Psychology
- ISBN13: 9781606236475
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Scientists, educators, and parents of teens have long recognized the potency of peer influences on children and youth, but until recently, questions of how and why adolescents emulate their peers were largely overlooked. This book presents a comprehensive framework for understanding the processes by which peers shape each other’s attitudes and behavior, and explores implications for intervention and prevention. Leading authorities share compelling findings on such topics as how drug use, risky sexual behavior, and other deviant behaviors “catch on” among certain peer groups or cliques; the social, cognitive, developmental, and contextual factors that strengthen or weaken the power of peer influence; and the nature of positive peer influences and how to support them. (20100201)
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Peer pressure said,
Wrote on April 30, 2011 @ 11:34 am
Peer pressure,
Peer pressure can be both negative and positive although most commonly associate peer pressure as negative. Peer pressure can encourage positive and negative behavior among adolescents. Positive effects of peer pressure are improvements at school, confidence that can last a life time, and getting younger kids involved. The effects of negative peer pressure can also last a life time by a single decision, lowering self esteem and poor choices can result in disappointment for many. Negative peer pressure can cause lower self esteem is many kids. The kids it seems to effect the most is kids who tend to not have many friends and are willing to do anything to “fit in” they will forgo their morals and values just to be able to become a part of a group. Positive peer pressure not only helps teens but can trickle down to middle school and grade school kids. One great idea a school had near me was to start a group of students who did not use drugs or alcohol and explain to parents and teachers why some kids chose too
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