His consciousness conflicted with him as he attempted to follow instructions.
The young boy’s arms drooped at his sides and his chest tensed. Streaks of sunlight glazed the room in a warm gold, yet the air around him was dense. Even though he dwarfed the smaller child, he couldn’t push himself to do it. A group of children stood beside him, he sought attention from them, as if he were the boy who cried wolf.
Peer pressure has always been a prime issue within schools. Friends have the ability to put impressions onto others, but what marks do they leave? At times, the results can be more than favourable, but those delinquents have always disrupted the balance.
Young adolescents, especially between the ages of thirteen and fifteen, are quite often affected by peer pressure as social acceptance has developed as a priority for children of that age. Although, there are quite a small number of children who have been able to develop forms of resistance against peer pressure. A psychology professor at the University of North Carolina, Mitchell Prinstein quoted, “Those who are more popular, have families with low dysfunction and have high communication skills. But they still don't know why these kids are less susceptible.”
Aditya Bhanap, an 8th grade student, conceded firmly, “The key questions that revolve around this are quite basic, asking about who is affected and how they are affected. My friends have always had in an impact on my decisions, especially when it came to sports and other hobbies that I enjoy. Since I began attending UWCSEA three years ago, the community has allowed me to be more open to my decisions and opinions, as opposed to my first school. But my peers still cloud my judgement even until now.”
The key questions that Aditya stated previously are very relevant to the subject at hand, as it could lead towards discovering a few of the prime reasons to how and why peer pressure has become such a dominating tradition within schools and communities and a part of human nature.
When surveyed, 8th grade students in UWCSEA reported that roughly 42% were influenced quite frequently by their friends. Whilst relatively often, a majority reported that their friends affected them in positive ways, such as support and challenge in academic pursuits that yielded results that were beneficial. Adding onto the previous evidence, 66% of the students accounted that peer influence began to become more prominent during the age thirteen and above. While only a small fraction have found peer pressure to be negative, most have stated that it was due to concerns about their appearance and how their peers saw them.
Peer pressure can cause children and teens to conform to the behaviours, attitudes and personal habits of a group or clique. Peer pressure is often sourced by personal activities habits, as friend groups also tend to originate from them. Sometimes, kids within a group will pressure other kids to bully others due to reasons that are similar. This can affect many, resulting in low self-esteem and aggression towards others.
Even though it can be a minor issue within school communities, learning how to make better decisions when it comes to selecting and embracing friends can also affect how you treat other people. Friends can cloud judgment, but what the cloud obscures is a glistening sun.
By Philip Haryanto
Gordon, Sherri. "Peer Pressure and Bullying – What Is the Connection?"Http://bullying.about.com/od/Basics/a/Peer-Pressure-And-Bullying-What-Is-The-Connection.htm. N.p., n.d. Web.
"All about Peer Pressure." ReachOut.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2015.
Peer pressure has always been a prime issue within schools. Friends have the ability to put impressions onto others, but what marks do they leave? At times, the results can be more than favourable, but those delinquents have always disrupted the balance.
Young adolescents, especially between the ages of thirteen and fifteen, are quite often affected by peer pressure as social acceptance has developed as a priority for children of that age. Although, there are quite a small number of children who have been able to develop forms of resistance against peer pressure. A psychology professor at the University of North Carolina, Mitchell Prinstein quoted, “Those who are more popular, have families with low dysfunction and have high communication skills. But they still don't know why these kids are less susceptible.”
Aditya Bhanap, an 8th grade student, conceded firmly, “The key questions that revolve around this are quite basic, asking about who is affected and how they are affected. My friends have always had in an impact on my decisions, especially when it came to sports and other hobbies that I enjoy. Since I began attending UWCSEA three years ago, the community has allowed me to be more open to my decisions and opinions, as opposed to my first school. But my peers still cloud my judgement even until now.”
The key questions that Aditya stated previously are very relevant to the subject at hand, as it could lead towards discovering a few of the prime reasons to how and why peer pressure has become such a dominating tradition within schools and communities and a part of human nature.
When surveyed, 8th grade students in UWCSEA reported that roughly 42% were influenced quite frequently by their friends. Whilst relatively often, a majority reported that their friends affected them in positive ways, such as support and challenge in academic pursuits that yielded results that were beneficial. Adding onto the previous evidence, 66% of the students accounted that peer influence began to become more prominent during the age thirteen and above. While only a small fraction have found peer pressure to be negative, most have stated that it was due to concerns about their appearance and how their peers saw them.
Peer pressure can cause children and teens to conform to the behaviours, attitudes and personal habits of a group or clique. Peer pressure is often sourced by personal activities habits, as friend groups also tend to originate from them. Sometimes, kids within a group will pressure other kids to bully others due to reasons that are similar. This can affect many, resulting in low self-esteem and aggression towards others.
Even though it can be a minor issue within school communities, learning how to make better decisions when it comes to selecting and embracing friends can also affect how you treat other people. Friends can cloud judgment, but what the cloud obscures is a glistening sun.
By Philip Haryanto
Gordon, Sherri. "Peer Pressure and Bullying – What Is the Connection?"Http://bullying.about.com/od/Basics/a/Peer-Pressure-And-Bullying-What-Is-The-Connection.htm. N.p., n.d. Web.
"All about Peer Pressure." ReachOut.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2015.
This was a really interesting topic to me because you have made me think about peer pressure in a way in which it shows how much it affects people. Especially those of our age. Even when you have used percentages it has really showed and made me think about how much we are affected and how much and how easily peer pressure come up.
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