Peer Pressure

Note: These stories are coming from YCteen and its sister publication "Representatives" promoted by teenagers and sent to teens for foster carers.

The art of peer pressure. The companion pressure defined at (dictionary.com) is "social stress that companion members of some people are in compliance with taking some action, adopting a specific value, or being accepted in other ways "is. Causes and consequences will have a greater impact on younger people and young people than any other group. The time spent with other teenagers is very likely to become often contrary to their personality and beliefs. Pressure to accompanying person

In today's adolescence there is pressure from fellows and that is necessary for good. 90% of young people acknowledge being influenced and being stressed by their peers. Nearly three-quarters of respondents say that pressure to yield to colleagues is increasing social status. Peer pressure may affect younger behavior than previously thought. In a recent study, researchers at the University of Southern California are expected to discover that the pressure of smoking among their colleagues peaks at high school. Instead, they found that the smoking pressure in secondary schools was higher than in high school.

Students receive pressure from their colleagues not only in schools but also in society. Wikipedia encourages colleagues' pressure "Companion stress is a direct influence of peers to people, or to comply with colleagues by changing their attitudes, values, behaviors to influence the influence of groups and individuals We define it. Simply put, when you choose to do things you can not do, you are under pressure of your fellow because you want to be accepted and evaluated by your friends. This means dirty wording, alcoholism, substance abuse, use of unnecessary money, going out late at night, gathering with strangers, provocative dressing and so on. I feel that students are being bullied by pressure from their colleagues. In most cases, pressure is the close friend of the victim.