Introduction For Peer Pressure

Hi, everyone. I am Hoai Thuong from the “Healing” Team.
Good to see you

all. Our group has 5 members: Bao Han, Tam Nhu, Hoai Thuong, My Linh and Xuan
Mai. Today, we want to give you a short presentation about Peer Pressure.
The content of our group's presentation includes 5 main parts including
introduction, causes, positive effects, negative effects and solutions. First, I will
present the introduction. I’ll start with “Definition of peer pressure” then I will look at
"Examples of peer pressure” and finally “Types of peer pressure”.
OK, let’s get started!
First of all, I have a question: What is peer pressure?
To answer this question, let's find out its definition.
INTRODUCTION
Definition Of Peer Pressure
- peer: is a person who is of equal standing with another in a group.
- peers:
+ are people who are similar to you in age, grade, gender, or other traits.
+ They can be your friends, your classmates, or even kids in the
neighborhood.
+ When you care about what other people think about you, it could be that
you are referring to your peers.
+ Friends are crucial in learning and these friends are also your peers.
+ Peers can be the number one influence in your life.
- pressure: a strong, often threatening influence on an organization or person.
- What is peer pressure?

=> Peer pressure is the effect that people your own age have on the way you act, in
order to get you to behave the way they do. This can result in either a positive or
negative effect, or both.
Examples Of Peer Pressure
Next is the example of peer pressure. Here, I have 2 images. The first example
is Encouraging sports participation. (...). The other example is Ostracization. (...)
- Encouraging sports participation: Sometimes, peers can encourage their
friends to participate in physical activities like playing on a sports team,
leading to increased physical health and social skills.
- Ostracization: This type of peer pressure involves ostracizing someone who
doesn’t conform to group behaviors or expectations.
Types Of Peer Pressure
Peer pressure can take various forms at any point in life, with common
examples including spoken and unspoken cues, direct and indirect approaches, and
positive or negative influences.
Let’s have a closer look at the most common types:
- Spoken Peer Pressure:

This type of peer pressure involves explicit communication from a person or
group trying to convince another person to engage in a specific behavior or activity
(The Severson Sisters, 2015).
Ex: Common examples include individual requests or direct commands, such as
“Come on, don’t be a wimp – take this shot with us!”
- Unspoken Peer Pressure:
Unlike spoken peer pressure, unspoken pressure is conveyed through implicit
social cues such as body language.
This can create an environment that pressures individuals to act in specific
ways without giving explicit instructions (The Severson Sisters, 2015).
Ex: Teenagers may need to fit into their peers’ beauty standards by wearing expensive
designer clothes instead of opting for more affordable options.
- Direct Peer Pressure:
This form of pressure is clear and easy to recognize because it involves direct
interactions between people who influence others through persuasion, coercion, or
threats (Paul, 2011).
Ex: For example, “If you don’t shoplift with us, we won’t let you hang out with us
again.”
- Indirect Peer Pressure:
Indirect peer pressure is less apparent than direct peer pressure because it relies
on social cues and nonverbal behaviors that place subtle constraints upon social
behavior (Paul, 2011).
Ex: So, a teenager may begin smoking cigarettes despite knowing the health risks
because her friends smoke socially, and she wants to fit in.
- Positive Peer Pressure:
Positive peer pressure refers to situations where friends encourage each other
towards positive behavior that contributes positively to one’s personal development,
well-being, and community involvement (Prinstein & Dodge, 2010).
Ex: So, friends motivate someone struggling with their mental health issues by
suggesting they seek professional help to not struggle alone, thereby offering tangible
emotional support.
- Negative Peer Pressure:
Negative peer pressure refers to influences that lead individuals to engage in
risky behaviors, which can have short-term and long-term negative effects. Examples
of such behaviors include drug use, bullying, vandalism, and more (Prinstein &
Dodge, 2010).
Ex: For instance, a group of young people daring a peer to take illicit drugs or pull a
dangerous prank with criminal liability consequences in public.
And that's the end of my introduction to peer pressure. Next, I would like to
invite the teacher and everyone to watch Xuan Mai's presentation.

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Hi, everyone. I am Hoai Thuong from the “Healing” Team.

Good to see you

- What is peer pressure?

Examples Of Peer Pressure

Let’s have a closer look at the most common types:

- Spoken Peer Pressure:

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