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Peer pressure (Good or Bad)
Peer pressure is the social influence to conform to behaviors or attitudes to fit in with peers, having both positive and negative sides. It can encourage beneficial actions, like striving for good grades, or lead to harmful behaviors, like substance use. Coping strategies for negative peer pressure include building self-confidence, being true to oneself, and surrounding oneself with supportive people.
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- 2. What is peerpressure? Social influence to adopt a particular type of behavior, dress or attitude in order to be accepted as a part of a group of your equals (“peers”). Influence you feel from a person or group of people to do something you might not otherwise consider doing.
- 3. Sides of peerpressure What I think that peer pressure has two sides. It may have Positive side Negative side It depends how a teen get influenced .
- 4. The positive side Itcan be hard for teens to resist peer influence sometimes, especially in heat moment but it can also have a positive effect. For eg: My friends are doing, I should also give it a try. Competition for good grades. THE NEGATIVE SIDE Extreme peer pressure may lead you to follow what your peers feel right. Their pressure may compel you to go by everything they think right
- 5. Affect of peerpressure Peer pressure might influence you in a number of ways, including: Fashion choices Alcohol and drug use Decision to have a boyfriend or girlfriend Choice of friends Academic performance
- 6. How to dealwith negative peer pressure Self-confidence, always reply. Be yourself, regardless of what others think. Hangout with people who feel the same way you do. Feel comfortable to say “NO”.
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