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REVIEW OF LITERATURE

PEER PRESSURE AND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR LEARNING: A

STUDY OF ADOLESCENTS IN GUJRAT CITY

Asma Yunus

Shahzad Khaver Mushtaq

Sobia Qaiser

ABSTRACT: The study aims at discovering the influences of Peer Pressure on adaptive

behavior learning in the adolescents. For the purpose two scales, Adaptive behavior scale (ABS)

and Peer Pressure Scale (PPS) were developed to measure both variables. The Sample of the

study was purposive in nature and comprised of late adolescents (n=120) i.e. 60 males and 60

females, from Gujarat city. Cranach alpha was calculated and found to be significant for Peer

Pressure Scale(PPS) and its subscales i.e. Belongingness Subscale, Influential Learning Subscale

and for Influential Consequences Subscale while Cranach alpha was also found significant for

Adaptive Behavior Scale(ABS) and its subscales i.e. Interpersonal skills Scale, Self Discipline

scale. Factor analysis was applied for the reduction of items. The significant correlation was

found between ABS total and its subscales scores, with PPS total scores and its subscales scores.

Inter correlation between PPS and its subscales revealed that Peer Pressure scale scores were

highly significantly correlated with its four subscales. Inter correlation of ABS and its sub scales

showed that total ABS scale scores are highly correlated with its all subscale scores. The results

shows that Peer Pressure has a positive influence as those who received high amount of Peer

Pressure, have better adaptive abilities.

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Peer Pressure: Refereed Journals and Empirical Research In The

Undergraduate Economics Curriculum

ABSTRACT: Sharing with our students what we do as economists and how we do it can

augment student learning in fundamental and interrelated ways. In particular, students learn to

think like economists; to gain "information literacy;" to explain and synthesize their ideas

clearly; and to engage themselves in the learning process. In this paper, I propose a curriculum to

teach students how to access, chart and interpret macroeconomic data; to search and access peer-

reviewed journal articles; and to formulate, in writing, positions on myriad economic issues,

using empirical evidence and the extant academic literature to substantiate their positions. An

assessment of the curriculum, which I instituted in fall 2001, demonstrated that students who

participated were generally able to determine the extent of information needed to complete an

empirical research prompt as well as to access and use the information effectively, efficiently

and ethically. Moreover, most students could distinguish between general periodicals and

scholarly journals.

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Table 1 shows the raw score and interpretations of the group

SI.NO NAME RAWSCORE INTERPRETATION

1 DR 76 HIGH

2 HM 56 MODERATE

3 GK 86 HIGH

4 LO 73 HIGH

5 PO 81 HIGH

6 JK 71 MODERATE

7 RT 70 MODERATE

8 GT 66 MODERATE

9 SM 70 MODERATE

10 UP 55 LOW

11 RE 46 LOW

12 DS 67 MODERATE

13 AD 52 LOW

14 FD 74 HIGH

15 PL 83 HIGH

16 HG 69 MODERATE

17 FG 48 LOW

18 FS 56 MODERATE

19 SP 49 LOW

20 HI 46 LOW

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Total 1294

Mean 64.7

Interpretation MODERATE

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DISCUSSION:

This study has been conducted on 10 male and 10 female undergraduate students from various

branches with age range of 19-23 years in Bangalore

The aim is to assess the peer pressure of students using peer pressure scale by Sandip Singh and

Sunil Saini

Table 1 shows the scores of the group under peer pressure. The group has scored a total of 1294

and mean obtained is 64.7 and the group has moderate level of peer pressure

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CONCLUSION: The group has moderate level of peer pressure.

Individual differences exist.