Young people are often influenced in their behaviors and situations by others of the same age. This called ‘Peer Pressure’. Do the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?

Nowadays,

Peer

Pressure

is an important issue in today’s world. There are some pros and cons to

this

situation, but I think the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. On the one hand, youngsters influenced by

others

of the same age bring advantages. When they are influenced by the same generation of men, they will try hard to improve themselves. In a competitive era, many people in the same generation always contest in many fields of

life

and young men don’t want to be left behind. They tend to take

others

, especially those whom they admire, as a model to learn and practice under them. So that the youth’s skills can be better and get more information about

life

.

For instance

,

according to

a survey conducted recently in the U.S. shows that which articulated that 61% of the youth were influenced by their companions

due to

which they had more information about their surroundings.

On the other hand

, despite its benefits, the disadvantages of

peer

pressure

far outweigh its advantages.

Firstly

, following a competitive

life

with

others

of the same age brings excessive stress. The stress of comparing each other makes the child hard to express their emotions with

others

and keep that feeling inside.

This

makes them not relax and brings a stressful

life

.

This

can cause bad behaviour in order to release emotions.

Secondly

, the effect of

peer

pressure

makes the child think more dependent.

Pressure

from the same-age man forces them to think and act the same as their models, which leads children to follow what they think is true.

This

makes them lose their independence in their actions and thinking, which leads to a

life

that depends on other people.

To conclude

, I agree with people who consider that the drawbacks of

peer

tension outweigh the benefits of

this

one.