• DOI:10.1007/BF01834708
Corpus ID: 40116993

The extent and effects of peer pressure among high school students: A retrospective analysis

@article{Brown1982TheEA,
  title={The extent and effects of peer pressure among high school students: A retrospective analysis},
  author={B. B. Brown},
  journal={Journal of Youth and Adolescence},
  year={1982},
  volume={11},
  pages={121-133}
}

• B. B. Brown
• Published 1982
• Psychology, Medicine
• Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Although people assume that peer pressure is an influential component of adolescent development, few empirical studies have investigated the nature and extent of its influence. Using retrospective accounts from 297 college undergraduates, the present study assessed how much pressure peers exerted in numerous areas of high school life and how this pressure influenced teenagers' attitudes and behaviors. One-third of both genders identified peer pressure as one of the hardest things they had to… Expand

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