Young people are often influenced by their peers. This is called peer group pressure. Do the advantages outweigh disadvantages?

In their adolescent years, the

youth

will be exposed to many different

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of

friends

that certainly will influence them. If they do not have any

self value

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then

they will only blindly follow them

due to

the

pressure

to fit in without thinking about the impact it will have

to

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themself

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. The effect of

peer

group

pressure

rarely shows any positive outcome and will give many drawbacks that can even affect their adulthood.

To begin

, the most basic example would be the case where some teenagers will ask their parents to change their phone to the most recent model like what their

friends

have. In a

peer

group

of teenagers, there will be no guarantee that all of their parents are on the same economical level.

This

means that some of the less affluent parents will either struggle to provide the demand or will decline them.

Due to

the

pressure

, the declined wish will cause s

This

shows the potential negative effect that can cause

drawback

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to the

youth

and their relation to others

such

as their family members.

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negative impact can be seen from other cases of

peer

group

pressure

. There are some cases where the

youth

are pressured to do illegal activities as a minor,

such

as underage smoking and alcohol consumption. Many

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high school students in Indonesia who smoke and drink alcohol usually are first introduced by their

group

of

friends

.

As a result

,

such

negative activities

was

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easily spread

due to

the

pressure

if they refused

to

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them, there

are

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risk of simply

considered

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to be not cool or even being kicked out of the

peer

group

.

This

leads to the

youth

being easily introduced to illegal activities

due to

the

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peer

group

pressure

,

not to mention

the health impact that will usually show up later in their adulthood.

To conclude

, If the

youth

do not have any sense of

self value

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, they might easily do and follow their peers. By following their

friends

blindly, it will never give any positive outcomes as there is no universal choice and path for anyone to go.

Hence

, the risk of many disadvantages if the

youth

are focused

to

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only

follow

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what their peers do without any consideration.