SAN MATIAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

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L. Gomez Subd. San Matias, Sto. Tomas, Pampanga

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IMPACT OF PEER PRESSURE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

OF GAS-HUMSS STUDENTS AT SAN MATIAS

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

A Senior High School Research

Presented to

San Matias National High School – Senior High School Department

San Matias, Sto. Tomas, Pampanga

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirements for the Subject

Inquiries, Investigation, and Immersion

S.Y. 2022-2023

Bonus, Gerald Karl B.

Garcia, John Michael G.

Pasion, Reyjeff S.

Batas, Julliana Reign C.

Canlas, Rheazalyn Y.

De Leon, Shynenha Mei B.

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Napule, Irish M.

Romasanta, Mary Ann

June 2023

APPROVAL SHEET

This research entitled “Impacts of Peer Pressure on

Academic Performance of GAS-HUMSS Students at San Matias

National High School” prepared and submitted by Gerald Karl B.

Bonus, John Michael G. Garcia, Reyjeff S. Pasion, Julliana Reign

C. Batas, Rheazalyn Y. Canlas, Shynenha Mei B. De Leon, Irish

M. Napule, Mary Ann Romasanta in a partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the subject Inquiries, Investigation, and Immersion

S.Y. 2022 – 2023 has been examined and recommended for

acceptance and approval for Research Colloquium.

Research Adviser
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ORAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE

Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a grade

of ________ .

_______________________ _______________________

Member Member

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Chairman

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirement

for the subject Inquiries, Investigation, and Immersion.

Mrs. Cindy Sicat

Inquiries, Investigation, and Immersion.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page …………….…………….…………………………………….1

Approval Sheet ……….…………………………………………….……2

Table of Content………..……………………………………………..….3

Chapter 1: The Problem and Its Background

I. Introduction ………………………………………….…….….5-9

II. Conceptual Framework………………………………………10

III. Statement Of the Problem …………………………………..11

IV. Scope And Delimitation ……………………………………..12

V. Significance of the Study …………………………………….13

VI. Definition of Terms……………………………………………14

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CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

Peer Pressure is a social pressure from peers to do something,

embrace specific values, or otherwise adapt to be accepted. For

instance, inside the school, students think that they are required to

belong to a group. Peer influence has a direct or indirect impact on

academic performance accomplishment. (Orillana, 2018) The

development of emotional and social skills, as well as educational

goals, are both important. It influences educational choices strongly

and whether students make significant investments to improve

academic performance or achievement (Anwanane et al., 2019).

The people you interact with every day have a profound effect

on each other, and peer pressure is a social dynamic that people

have experienced. According to Martin et al. (2017), all children are

exposed to somewhat stressful situations. Still, many children are

also exposed to severely stressful experiences such as violent

victimization (As cited by Sutherland, 2018). Tripathy (2018)

described peer pressure as a factor that influences adolescent

behavior. It can produce positive and negative outcomes.

Furthermore, the researcher stated that adolescents have a place in

one companion group or alternate as a source of character and

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motivation. They adjust to the associate gathering's opinions,

convictions, and judgments, and they invest. Peer pressure is also

known to be synonymous with the teenage years of a person. Peer

pressure may also have a positive aspect in such a way that the

youth conform to safe and healthy behaviors influencing their

academic achievements. On the other hand, it could also be

associated with negativity such as related to bullying behaviors,

drinking alcohol, illegal drug intake, and negative body image, which

is known to be harmful to the well-being of a child or a young person.

Such effects of this kind of behavior can decrease the self-

confidence, self-worth of a youth which leads them into distancing

themselves from their family members and even friends. A study by

Makinde, et al. (2020) states that the rates of young people who tend

to get depressed are the highest among all psychological disorders in

the age group and these kinds of disorders affect millions of

youngsters. The research they have conducted showed that there is a

direct and positive correlation between peer pressure and depression

among young people. Depression also at its highest peak may lead to

suicidal ideation, self-harm, and other negative and harmful

behaviors. On the other hand, a study by Anniko, et al. (2019)

showed that the presence of peer pressure is a possible predictor for

increased stress levels, anxiety, and sleep issues of the youth.

Another study by Cleofas (2019) looked at the link between student

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involvement, mental health, and quality of life among college

students, finding that all types of social connections with school

entities were linked to quality of life, and mental health was linked to

quality of life. This research presented the possible relationship

between peer pressure and well being but there are still underlying

factors that are yet to be discovered on what makes them related to

each other. Peers are the people whom others socialize with, and

they are often similar in age, interests, or some other factors that bind

them together. Peers may include the people you are friends with,

work with, go to school with, or just the people you interact with. Well-

being, on the other hand, is focused on assets in functioning,

including positive emotions and psychological resources as their key

components.

As explained by Smith (2021) Students live with the

expectation of doing well academically. Going through phases

wherein they compare ourselves to others causes stress, resulting in

the deterioration of their academic performance. Social or peer

pressure occurs among students mainly because they want to fit their

group’s standards. Students are afraid of failure and getting bullied.

Peer pressure has a lot of significant negative impacts on students.

They are developing unhealthy habits like using drugs, alcohol

consumption, and more. As the author said, it directly affects their

academic performance since they feel like they need their peer’s
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approval more than anything, which means their academics get less

prioritized. The author also stated that group pressure reduces

confidence and self-esteem due to their belief that they need to reach

a certain level to blend with the rest. It can also cause the students to

develop severe depression and anxiety.

The study conducted by Admin (2021) believes that the quality

of your friend groups is relevant since it will depend on the outcome of

yourself as a student, and that is why they should choose our peers

wisely. Peer pressure happens to students when they feel the sudden

need to be recognized and accepted. It is why they develop anxiety

and tension, which can cause them to cram their schoolwork and feel

anxious about the results. They will prioritize fitting into a particular

group because it will make them feel superior, which leads to not

prioritizing their studies. This research states how adolescence is a

period wherein they are unstable due to social, physical, and

emotional changes. It is the perfect time for more parental guidance.

The Peer group effect is a factor in what outcomes the students have.

Individuals learn from each other by conversing and seeing what

others do, directly affecting their academic performance. As much as

peers working together can motivate, peers can also negatively affect

our studies and future. Academic competence refers to a student's

ability to write or precisely speak effectively or substance (Deepika

and Prema, 2017). This also indicates the extent to which the
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educational system has met its goals. It also reflects the extent to

which students understand the topic. The researcher believed there

is a relationship between academic achievement and peer pressure.

Suppose students' behavior is influenced by their peers

unconsciously. In that case, their academic achievement will not be

their priority. Students involved in antisocial behavior, that is, when

they deviate from their normal behavior. They may also encourage

their friends to do inappropriate activities, affecting academic

achievement. This concludes how peer pressure highly affects

students' academic performance and how peers impact their

character.

Adolescence is a stage of instability. Every student's academic

performance depends on the quality of their friend group and how

they will choose to handle them because some get motivated by their

peers to strive harder academically. In contrast, some friend groups

influence them not to prioritize their studies. Study points out the

possibility of having positive and negative effects on peers' academic

performance.
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Statement of The Problem

This study aims to determine the Impact of Peer Pressure to

the Academic Performance of GAS-HUMSS Students at San Matias

National High School.

Specifically, it intends to answer the following question:

1. How can peer pressure affect a student’s performance in school?

2. How do peers affect a student’s decision-making regarding

education?

3. What are the positive and negative effect of peer pressure to the
academic performance?
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Conceptual Framework

Figure 1. The figure shows the study’s conceptual framework,

indicating the independent, dependent, and mediating variables.

In Figure 1, the independent variable pertains to the cause of student

social belongingness, curiosity, parenting orientation and education of

academically competent Grade-12 GAS-HUMSS students in San

Matias National High School. For example, the pressure from their

family, friends, classmates, peer group around them can cause them
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to develop behavior or habit that may affect their academic

performance.

The dependent variable in figure 1 pertains to peer pressure on

academically competent senior high students that may results in their

showing positive and negative effects on their academic performance.

For example, having good friends who can help them share their own

vision or capacity gives them a positive effect but having bad friends

may influence negative effect on their academic performance.

In figure 1, the mediating variable refers to what gets affected by the

cause, their competence, and academic performance, and why it

results in student social belongingness, curiosity, cultural-parenting

orientation, and education caused by peer pressure. This explains the

relation of both independent and dependent variables.

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Scope and Delimitation

This study focuses on Impacts of Peer Pressure on Academic

Performance of GAS-HUMSS Students at San Matias National High

School throughout the 2022–2023 academic year. consists of six

sections of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS). Purposive

sampling would be used in this study, with populations that are likely

to have particular traits or experiences being selected.

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Significance of The Study

The researchers are interested in exploring how peer pressure affects

the academic performance of grade 12 students in San Matias

National High School, Sto. Tomas Pampanga. The result will

beneficial to the following;

Students. The students will have an awareness of the effects of peer

pressure to their academic performance. It will be enlightened and

become beneficial to the students.

Teachers. The result of the study will give them ideas on what are the

effects of peer pressure to made in academic performance of the

students.

Parents. This study benefits the parents of the students. As a parent

they have the right to know what is affecting the Academic

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Performance of their children, with the help of this study parents will

be aware on the effects of peer pressure to the Academic

Performance of the students.

Future Researchers. The findings of the study will serve as a

reference material or guide for the future researchers who will

conduct this particular topic.

Definition of Terms

Peer Pressure - Peer pressure is the direct or indirect influence on

peers, i.e., members of social groups with similar interests,

experiences, or social statuses.

Positive Peer Pressure - prove to be beneficial. In this specific type

of peer pressure, individuals can and may adopt good traits from their

social circles, leading to success and wellbeing.

Negative Peer Pressure - usually involves influence that sways

people toward risky activity such as criminal behavior, underage

drinking, drug use, and an overall unhealthy lifestyle.

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Academic Performance - Academic achievement or academic

performance is the extent to which a student, teacher or institution

has attained their short or long-term educational goals.

Influence - The capacity to have an effect on the character,

development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect

itself.