Peer Pressure Essays (Examples)

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I O Psychology Motivation And Leadership Topics

Pages: 4 (1098 words) Sources: 3 Document Type:Peer Response Document #:87691912

peer Reply 1: Brian Walker
Hi, Brian! It sounds like you have some very interesting pastimes that help you relax, unwind, and recharge. I … becoming self-motivated because one is no longer dependent upon external incentives.
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Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370.
peer Reply 2: Audrey White
Nice to meet you, Audrey, and it sounds like you have a very interesting life. I have never actually … go over it at some point in this class as it is surely interesting.
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Rogers, C. (1951). Client-Centered Therapy. MA: Riverside Press.
peer Reply 3: LynseEby
Hi, LynseEby, that is a great lesson you have shared about feeling like you are talking to a tree but ……

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Rogers, C. (1951). Client-Centered Therapy. MA: Riverside Press.

 

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School Uniforms And Self Esteem

Pages: 6 (1683 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Essay Document #:27121716

On Wearing School Uniforms
One of the biggest problems that teens face in school is the problem of peer pressure. As Bandura (2018) notes, the pressure to adapt one’s behavior in order to fit in or stand out comes from media, peer and groups—and in a school, peer are the biggest factor. One way to alleviate that pressure is to create an environment in which everyone fits in ipso facto—and that can easily be achieved by obliging all students to wear … the empirical justification for school uniforms is, this paper will argue that school uniforms are simply a common sense way to help reduce peer pressure in public schools and get young students focused on believing in themselves, in each other, and in their school. Thus, this paper will ……

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Bandura, A. (2018). Toward a psychology of human agency: Pathways and reflections.  Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(2), 130-136.

Bodine, A. (2003). School uniforms, academic achievement, and uses of research. The Journal of Educational Research, 97(2), 67-71.

Caruso, P. (1996). Individuality vs. conformity: The issue behind school uniforms.  NASSP Bulletin, 80(581), 83-88.

Fox, K. R., & Lindwall, M. (2014). Self-esteem and self-perceptions in sport and exercise. In Routledge Companion to Sport and Exercise Psychology (pp. 58-72). Routledge.

Murray, R. K. (1997). The impact of school uniforms on school climate. NASSP Bulletin, 81(593), 106-112.

NAESP. (2013). National Survey of School Leaders Reveals 2013 School Uniform Trends. Retrieved from  https://www.naesp.org/national-survey-school-leaders-reveals-2013-school-uniform-trends 

School connectedness: Strategies for increasing protective factors among youth. (2010). Reclaiming Children and Youth, 19(3), 20-24.

Stanley, M. S. (1996). School uniforms and safety. Education and Urban Society, 28(4), 424-435.

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Depression Among Adolescents

Pages: 12 (3576 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Term Paper Document #:12294857

… adulthood: their bodies and minds are undergoing rapid, major changes and their roles and responsibilities are changing as well. They face many new pressure and stressors. Second, adolescents are impacted by peer, groups and media and the messages
Why Adolescents are at High Risk Compared to Other Groups
Adolescents are at a high risk for … going through very difficult changes during that time. Their bodies are changing, their minds are developing, and they are being faced with new peer pressure that they may not understand. Other groups such as adults or children are not as at such a great risk according to the … and children do not face.
Contributing Factors
There are myriad causes and effects of depression in adolescents. Today’s adolescents live in a highly pressure-filled environment, where they are impacted by peer, groups and media to think, act, and feel a certain way (Bandura, 2018).……

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Anderson, M. & Jiang, J. (2018). Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018. Retrieved from  https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/ 

Bandura, A. (2018). Toward a psychology of human agency: Pathways and reflections.  Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(2), 130-136.

Chester, J., & Montgomery, K. (2008). No escape: Marketing to kids in the digital age. Multinational Monitor, 29(1), 11.

Greenberg, P. (2015). The Growing Economic Burden of Depression in the U.S. Retrieved from  https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/the-growing-economic-burden-of-depression-in-the-u-s/ " target="_blank" REL="NOFOLLOW">

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The Immigrant Advantage

Pages: 5 (1640 words) Sources: 1 Document Type:Book Review Document #:54416483

… chapters to show how immigrants can teach Americans something important.
The custom of the Vietnamese to pay dues to a club by using peer pressure to make sure members save money is described in the first chapter. Kolker explains that this is a custom that is not unique … different member each month. That member pockets the cash. As everyone pays in, everyone gets a payment before long, and the use of peer pressure—everyone watches and everyone knows who is not paying in—helps the process to work smoothly. This custom gives the Vietnamese a tool for success … work smoothly. This custom gives the Vietnamese a tool for success in terms of saving because it uses the power of community and peer pressure to make sure everyone is doing it.
The custom of South Asian immigrants regarding marriage is another important lesson. As Kolker points out, … I would……

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Kolker, Claudia. The Immigrant Advantage. Free Press, 2011.

 

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Depression And Social Media

Pages: 8 (2464 words) Sources: 13 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:12318199

… the toll placed on others who must provide care. The social cost of depression is that teens suffer from bullying, unrealistic views, and peer pressure. Adolescents can become withdrawn and isolated and fear being part of groups that are not online. They can fail to learn basic interaction … result and can develop self-esteem issues if they are not getting the following they want for themselves on their social media page. The pressure to outperform other YouTube sensations can be overwhelming, and teens can suffer from stress and anxiety, become depressed, and become so attached to … loneliness and this study may help to show that social media may be one of many factors. Today, people live in a highly pressure-filled environment, where they are impacted by peer, groups and media to think, act, and feel a certain way (Bandura). It sets them up for conflict, both internal and……

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Andreassen, Cecilie Schou, Ståle Pallesen, and Mark D. Griffiths. \\\\\\\\\\\\"The relationship between addictive use of social media, narcissism, and self-esteem: Findings from a large national survey.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Addictive behaviors 64 (2017): 287-293.

Bandura, A. “Toward a psychology of human agency: Pathways and reflections.”  Perspectives on Psychological Science 13.2 (2018): 130-136.

Chester, Jeff, and Kathryn Montgomery. \\\\\\\\\\\\"No escape: Marketing to kids in the digital age.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Multinational Monitor 29.1 (2008): 11.

Greenberg, P. The Growing Economic Burden of Depression in the U.S. 2015. Retrieved from  https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/the-growing-economic-burden-of-depression-in-the-u-s/ " target="_blank" REL="NOFOLLOW">

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Drug Abuse

Pages: 8 (2545 words) Sources: 21 Document Type:literature review Document #:24528043

… were accessed through Google Scholar and included ProQuest, PubMed, Scopus, and Sage. These databases were primarily used because they contained all the scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles published on this subject. Terms used in keyword searches included: “drug abuse teens,” “impact drug abuse school children,” “impact drug use … of the impact of abuse on children
· Studies focusing on drug abuse in the third world
· Non-English
· Studies older than…[break]…cultural pressure to experiment with drugs remains and unless the culture is changed somehow it is unlikely that these programs will have a lasting or … economy and eventually governments, which are tasked with addressing the issues.
The strong relationship between social inequality and drug abuse as well as peer pressure are two issues that have to be discussed more in order to alleviate the situation. The populations of adolescent drug abusers, however, is ……

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Baggio, S., Spilka, S., Studer, J., Iglesias, K., & Gmel, G. (2016). Trajectories of drug use among French young people: Prototypical stages of involvement in illicit drug use. Journal of Substance Use, 21(5), 485-490.

Bonyani, A., Safaeian, L., Chehrazi, M., Etedali, A., Zaghian, M., & Mashhadian, F. (2018). A high school-based education concerning drug abuse prevention. Journal of education and health promotion, 7.

Chu, Y. W. L. (2015). Do medical marijuana laws increase hard-drug use?. The Journal of Law and Economics, 58(2), 481-517.

Downes, D. (2017). The drug addict as a folk devil. In Drugs and politics (pp. 89-97). Routledge.

Goodchild, M., Nargis, N., & d\\'Espaignet, E. T. (2018). Global economic cost of smoking-attributable diseases. Tobacco control, 27(1), 58-64.

Grant, C. N., & Bélanger, R. E. (2017). Cannabis and Canada’s children and youth.  Paediatrics & child health, 22(2), 98-102.

Herbert, A., Gonzalez-Izquierdo, A., McGhee, J., Li, L., & Gilbert, R. (2016). Time-trends in rates of hospital admission of adolescents for violent, self-inflicted or drug/alcohol-related injury in England and Scotland, 2005–11: population-based analysis. Journal of Public Health, 39(1), 65-73.

Henkel, D., & Zemlin, U. (2016). Social inequality and substance use and problematic gambling among adolescents and young adults: a review of epidemiological surveys in Germany. Current drug abuse reviews, 9(1), 26-48.

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Benefits And Advantages Of Learning Online At College Level

Pages: 4 (1313 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:30385591

… distractions of campus life fade away with online learning. The student can focus on what matters and can do it without facing any peer pressure or stigma for actually trying and wanting to learn—as opposed to skipping studying to attend the next fraternity or sorority party. Online learning ……

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Anderson, T. (Ed.). (2008). The theory and practice of online learning. Athabasca University Press.

Concannon, F., Flynn, A., & Campbell, M. (2005). What campus?based students think about the quality and benefits of e?learning. British journal of educational technology, 36(3), 501-512.

?enda?, S., & Odaba??, H. F. (2009). Effects of an online problem based learning course on content knowledge acquisition and critical thinking skills. Computers & Education, 53(1), 132-141.

Yang, Y. T. C., Newby, T. J., & Bill, R. L. (2005). Using Socratic questioning to promote critical thinking skills through asynchronous discussion forums in distance learning environments. The American Journal of Distance Education, 19(3), 163-181.

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Program Rationale On Vaping

Pages: 1 (402 words) Sources: 3 Document Type:Essay Document #:92801156

… than the number smoking whole cigarettes” (County of Placer, 2019). A wide range of reasons that have contributed to this trend. These include peer pressure and the prevalence of e-cig adverts. Indeed, as the National Institute of Drug Abuse – NIDA points out, approximately three quarters of teens ……

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC (2020). Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults. Retrieved from  https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-for-Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults.html 

County of Placer (2019). Placer, Others See Increase in Teen Vaping. Retrieved from  https://www.placer.ca.gov/Blog.aspx?IID=8 

National Institute of Drug Abuse – NIDA (2016). Teens and E-cigarettes. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/teens-e-cigarettes

 

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Preventing Drug Use Among Teens

Pages: 5 (1380 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Essay Document #:72171572

… today. Youths are among the most vulnerable population when it comes to substance abuse because they are most likely to be affected by peer pressure and media, where drug usage is most often displayed in not unfavorable lights (Bandura, 2018). There is clearly a preeminent need to address ……

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Adolescent Psychosocial Assessment

Pages: 10 (2865 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Case Study Document #:54875989

… that they are separate entities from their family. This stage is necessary if ego identity is to be attained. The ego identity stage pressure one to find out who they are and their place in the society they live in. The stage involves taking earlier experiences that … away. Others stick around but with a boarder attitude. They lock themselves up in rooms and feel free only when they met their peer. Other adolescents try to create a psychological justification o avoid their parents by crafting a blanket condemnation. They try not to think about ……

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Alexander Jr, R. (2010). The Impact of Poverty on African American Children in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems. In Forum on Public Policy Online (Vol. 2010, No. 4). Oxford Round Table. 406 West Florida Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.

Belgrave, F. Z., & Allison, K. W. (2009). African American psychology: From Africa to America. Los Angeles: Sage.

Brittian A. S. (2012). Understanding African American Adolescents\\\\\\' Identity Development: A Relational Developmental Systems Perspective. The Journal of black psychology, 38(2), 172–200.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798411414570 

Chávez, R. (2016). Psychosocial development factors associated with occupational and vocational identity between infancy and adolescence. Adolescent Research Review, 1(4), 307-327.

Crain, W. C. (2014). Theories of development: Concepts and applications. Harlow, Essex: Pearson.

Fernandes-Alcantara, A. L. (2018). Vulnerable Youth: Background and policies.Congressional Research Service

Newman, B. M., & Newman, P. R. (2015). Theories of human development. Psychology Press.

Reubins, B. M., &Reubins, M. S. (2014). Pioneers of child psychoanalysis: Influential theories and practices in healthy child development. London: Karnac.

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