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Influence Of Peer Group Pressure On Adolescents Smoking Habits
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In reality, peer
influence is very complex. First, peer influence can be both positive
and negative. While we tend to think that peer influence leads teens to
engage in unhealthy and unsafe behaviours, it can actually motivate
youth to study harder in school, volunteer for community and social
services, and participate in sports and other productive endeavours.
In fact, most teens report that their peers pressure them not to engage in drug use and sexual activity.
Second,
peer influence is not a simple process where youth are passive
recipients of influence from others. In fact, peers who become friends
tend to already have a lot of things in common. Peers with similar
interests, similar academic standing, and enjoy doing the same things
tend to gravitate towards each other.
So while it seems that teens
and their friends become very similar to each other through peer
influence, much of that similarity was present to begin with.
1.2 Statement of the problem:
The
influence of peer group pressure on adolescents smoking habit is
gaining momentum and skyrocketing as each day passes by and there is
urgent need to curtail this issue before it gets out of hands and make
the future leaders of tomorrow’s dreams, vision and potentials short
lived (Akinsanya, 2010).
There is a lot of issue about the negative
influence of “peer pressure†on teenagers these days. People also often
forget that peer pressure can apply to all age groups, and that peer
influence can also be positive.
The old saying ‘birds of the same
feather or of a feather lock together is true because if you are not
like your peers, then your peers will be like you and also the peers you
hang up with eventually will make you think and act like them or vice
versa.
Negative peer pressure can make teens do many different
things. They can be pressured into shoplifting ,robbery, drinking,
smoking and doing drugs ,such as cocaine, marijuana, e.t.c, illicit sex
that can lead to unwanted pregnancy, abortion, HIV/AIDS e.t.c, that can
mar their dreams, vision , talents and potentials. These adolescents are
the future leaders of tomorrow.
This research work has come to lime
light due to the above mentioned problems with aim of examining the
impact of peer pressure on adolescents smoking habits and proffering
necessary solutions to remedy the situation.
1.3 Significance of the study:
There
cannot be a better time to work on this research topic “the critical
impact of peer group pressure on adolescents smoking habits†than now
especially when the smoking rate among adolescents and other undesirable
behavioural attitude is skyrocketing among our youths these days.
This
study would be of great importance to adolescents and youths, students,
parents, teachers, Counsellors, Government and the entire nation at
large.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examines the influence of peer group pressure on adolescent smoking habits in some selected secondary schools in Ifako Ijaiye, Local Government area of Lagos State. Influence of peer group pressure on adolescent smoking habits has more than ever before being posing serious threat to adolescent health. As such, government, parents and the society have seen the need to find a lasting solution to curbing the menace of smoking among adolescents. The study has the followin ... Continue reading---
