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Early Adolescents' Perceptions of Peer Pressure

B. Bradford Brown

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mary Jane Lohr

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Eben L. McClenahan

University of Wisconsin-Madison

To examine the nature of peer pressures perceived by early adolescents, 373 students in grades 7-12 were asked to indicate, on a 12-item index, the degree and direction of peer pressures they perceived from friends and acquaintances, and to describe their personal attitudes and behavior in areas corresponding to index items. Analyses revealed that peers were seen as encouraging misconduct less than other types of behavior. Females reported stronger peer pressure than males toward conformity (to peer norms) and social involvement, but the genders did not differ in perceptions of misconduct or pro-adult pressures. Associations between perceived pressures and personal attitudes or behavior were significant but modest, and sometimes were mediated by gender or grade level. Findings are discussed in light of previous research on conformity and Newman and Newman's postulates concerning early adolescent identity development.

The Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol. 6, No. 2, 139-154 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/0272431686062005
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