Effects of Social Pressure on the Students Academic Performances

CHAPTER 1

Introduction:

Peer pressure is common among adolescents during their adolescence because they seek comfort
among their peers and intend to do what their peers do without knowing whether it is good or
bad for them. Adolescence is a transitional time in a person's life as he or she transitions from
childhood to adulthood. Individuals are vulnerable to temptations in social contextualization
concepts, for example, when socializing with others, they are more likely to engage in behaviors
such as napping and drinking during class or during the workday.

Adolescents' social environments can have an impact on them during their adolescence, as
adolescents appear to interact more with their peers during this period. As children grow older
and enter puberty, they become more reliant on their peers than on their parents, particularly
when it comes to making decisions and developing moral values.

Socialization with other people in the environment has an impact on human development. The
academic achievements of students are thought to be linked to the support provided by parents,
teachers, and peers of teenagers, all of whom influence their academic performance. Teenagers,
on average, spend more time with their peers. Peer pressure has been characterized as having
both a positive and negative influence on individuals, as well as having no effect on a person
because peer pressure is a lifelong learning process.

Peer pressure seems to have a variety of impacts on a student's academic success. It's the way
their peers influence them, whether positively or negatively. Teenagers need to seek comfort
from others, which they may find in the company of their peers, and they are often unaware of
how their peers affect their academic performance.

Finally, the aim of this research was to determine the relationship between peer pressure and
academic performance among Senior High School students.

Conceptual Framework:

According to studies, the impact of peer groups on students can increase their anxiety, especially
when it comes to their education(Kadir, Atmowasdoyo & Salija 2018). The relationships
between members of a group and their peers are intertwined, so the course of this particular
relationship should be controlled, taking into account all potential variables that influence the
group's outcome (Wilson, 2016). Peer pressure is a problem that many teens face in today's
society. Professionals have recognized the phenomenon of peer control and how it can negatively
impact teenagers. This can be avoided by educating and training teenagers to deal with the
negative aspects of peer pressure. Similarly, peer influence on teens does not have a direct
negative impact on them, but it does vary in terms of how much and how the students respond to
the group's environment. When peers influence and inspire a pupil, he can succeed in school and
receive good grades in mathematics. When students receive the requisite encouragement from
their peers, they are more likely to succeed and surpass their potential, focus more on their
studies, and perform well in school(Olalekan, 2016).

Adolescence is a stage in a person's life Obtaining social support from one's peers is a vital factor
in coping with various issues and illnesses by releasing feelings and talking to others. With the
encouragement of peers in the community, social support plays a significant role for adolescents
in reducing the impact of difficult circumstances and stressors (Esen & Gundogdu 2010). Despite
the many research conducted to better understand the impact of peer groups on student academic
success, no one has yet figured out what peer effects are(Zhang, 2010). Knowing how
adolescents communicate with their peers and with each other, as well as how the participation
of a peer group affects a student's academic performance in school, is crucial for different
categories and even the entire educational system(Leka, 2015). Peer pressure is described as
peers convincing other teens to do things they don't want to do. Peer pressure is often
exacerbated by parents' lack of control of their children during adolescence; during this period,
children appear to love their peers' company and spend more time with them. A variety of factors
can affect a student's academic performance in school, including whether or not their family
provides enough guidance and inspiration to their children, as well as how they communicate
with their environment in a safe and harmonious manner(Ezzarrooki, 2016). Students'
experiences with their peers can help them improve their capability and academic success in
school since they can obtain assistance from their peers, which can serve as encouragement
rather than working alone.

Understanding how youth are influenced by their peers is crucial for creating and improving
socioeconomic policies(Carman & Zhang, 2011). During a teenager's adolescence, peer
relationships are extremely important. This is the period when adolescents form deep friendships
with their peers that last throughout their adolescence(Guzman, 2017). Peer pressure on people's
actions is a social phenomenon in which members of a group may or may not be negatively
influenced, but the majority are impacted by the undesirable behavior of those who resist what
others do(Gulati, 2017). Looking at the various factors that affect adolescence's ability to
complete their academic excellence, developmental difficulties are further hampered(Chen,
2008). A person seeks emotional support in order to communicate publicly and reveal his
personal objectives or goals(Borein & Boemont, 2013). Individuals can gain emotional benefits
by expressing their feelings to others because it can help them conquer temptation and provide
emotional benefits. Peer groups often respond to questions from teenagers about various
adolescent concerns, such as physical appearance or changing bodies(Ademiyi & Kolawole,
2015).

Peer pressure has the potential to negatively impact students' self-esteem, which is an important
aspect of adolescence(Uslu, 2013). Individuals develop attitudes about a specific feature that
they have experienced or are aware of. During several activities, students fantasized and
visualized what they wished to become in the company of their peers. They eventually follow
through with their decisions due to social pressure. With the involvement of a specific peer group
leader who engages its members to do deviant actions or encourage undesirable things to the
group, peer pressure among its members can engage in undesirable things or negative conduct.
(Dumas, Ellis, & Wolfe, 2012)

Peer groups are important in the social context that plays such an important role in society and in
determining academic achievement that affects people's progress in relation to one another. The
development's adaptive behavior becomes wider and more nuanced as it gets older. The school
that students attend serves as an institution among students that determines their learning ability
based on the school environment that provides students with a learning experience(Korir, 2014).
Thus, a student's main course choices within an institution are important, but they are influenced
by their experiences with other students(Porter & Umbach, 2006). As a result, an individual's
conduct has seen correlations within the group as a result of their peers' influence; however, it is
still difficult to connect the implications that the individuals within the group are identical to
each other or social to be following their intentions together to have similar outcomes.
Interactions between students and their peers encourage them to improve their learning abilities
under the supervision of an adult instructor (Kinderman, 2016).

As a result, while peer pressure cannot be seen to have a direct negative or positive effect on
students' academic success, the best coping strategy for a problem can be recognized as a tactic
to prevent and combat peer pressure optimistically.
Input Process Output

This chapter covers a
variety of subjects,
including what peer
groups offer teenagers,
information about
adolescent peer
relationships, how peer
influence influences
academic achievement
and socialization,
gender and SES
disparities in adolescent
peer groups, positive
peer influence,
contributing factors to
negative peer groups,
and strategies for
combating negative peer
influence.
The questionnaire is the
tool used in this study,
Feedback
and it consists of a set
of questions that are
supposed to be
answered by the
respondent in the
appropriate column.
This study found that the
child's peer group is the
primary source of
objective evidence about
his physical and social
environment, as well as
the development of
skills and values, as well
as a positive outlook
toward the future. As a
result, it is concluded
that peer group has an
important impact on
adolescent students'
academic success.
Statement of the Problem:

1.What benefits do teen peer groups provide?

2.What effect does peer pressure have on adolescent socialization?

3.How does peer pressure impact a student's motivation and participation in school?

4.What are the gender and socioeconomic gaps in peer influence?

5.What are some of the advantages of peer pressure?

6. What causes negative peer groups to form?

7.What can professionals do to counteract toxic social pressure/influence?

8.What can families do to counteract negative peer influence?

Significance of Study:

The findings of this research will be of substantial benefits to parents and guardians, teachers and
school administrators, counsellors, society and the students themselves.

The research will assist parents and guardians in determining how best to educate and carry their
children so that they are not exposed to peer pressure's negative effects. The results of the
analysis will assist counselors in determining the best method for dealing with negative peer
pressure. It will also assist them in building confidence in students' lives.

Teachers will benefit from this research as well, as it will help them understand what is required
of them in terms of morality, sanity, and good ethical behavior, as students look up to them as
role models. Since disciplined students perform academically and better than their undisciplined
peers, the study will assist schools in producing disciplined students who will be useful to the
country.

As it relates to their academic success, the study would remind students of the inherent benefits
of positive peer pressure and the inherent tragedy of negative peer pressure. The research would
benefit society by hosting conferences, seminars, symposiums, and workshops to educate people
about the effects of positive and negative peer pressure. Finally, potential researchers will benefit
from this analysis because it will provide them with research material.

Definition of Terms:
Academic Performance- the degree to which a student meets the educational outcomes'
objectives. It also refers to a student's success in classroom activities, as well as internal and
external assessments.

Peer Pressure- a force exerted by individuals who are affected by their beliefs and behaviors,
either positively or negatively, and is often linked to adolescents

Influence- The power of persons or people to be a compelling force on effects on the action,
behaviour of another person.

CHAPTER 2

Method

Research Design:

The data for the analysis will be collected using a mixed method methodology to assess the exact
number of students at Madapdap Resettlement Senior High School. The word "mixed methods"
refers to an emerging research approach that promotes the systematic synthesis, or "mixing," of
quantitative and qualitative data within a single investigation or long-term research program. The
basic principle of this approach is that integrating quantitative and qualitative data collection and
analysis allows for a more complete and synergistic use of data than separate quantitative and
qualitative data collection and analysis.

Mixed Method research design a combination of approaches Study began in the social sciences
and has recently grown to include nursing, family medicine, social work, mental health,
pharmacy, allied health, and other areas. Its methods have been developed and improved over the
last ten years to accommodate a broad range of research questions. (Creswell and Plano Clark,
2011)

Mixed methods research can be an excellent way to evaluate complex approaches like PCMHs
(Homer, Klatka, Romm, et al., 2008; Nutting, Miller, Crabtree, et al., 2009). Depending on the
research questions they want to address and the tools available for the assessment, PCMH
evaluators can choose from five primary mixed methods designs.

Key Information:

Peer groups, on the whole, offer a clear sense of protection that helps an adolescent to develop an
identity. Adolescents spend a lot of their organized and unstructured time with their peers, for
better or worse. If parents promote things that they approve of without being overbearing, they
may have some control over how that time is spent.

The bottom line, according to analysis, is that parents should be actively interested in their
adolescent's life. They should be able to ask questions and get a sense of how their child spends
his or her time. In order for this to happen, parents must be approachable and maintain open lines
of communication.

Finally, this researcher would like to emphasize that peer impact is not always harmful. Peer
groups are fundamental to teenage development and growth. As a result, educators should
commend students for making good decisions in relation to their peers while also working to
address the negative ones. Peer groups are clearly not a passing fad or a passing trend; they are
here to stay. As a result, peer influence is a phenomenon that will be explored in the future.

Instrument:

The researcher personally went to the field and administered the Instrument, which was a
questionnaire, to the respondents of the sampled schools of Madapdap Resettlement Senior High
School. The researcher went there physically to deliver the questionnaire in order to collect
firsthand information for the analysis in order to ensure validity and reliability of the results.

Data on the causes and effects of peer group influence and/or on the success of
adolescents/students was collected using likert-type questionnaires. Since the study's main focus
was on factors that could not be explicitly observed or manipulated, a questionnaire was used. In
addition, a questionnaire was chosen because it ensured confidentiality. The data was analyzed
using descriptive and inferential statistics.

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