The 2 sides of peer pressure
- Negative:
- When you are talked to do something bad that you don’t want to do
- The cause is usually to want to be accepted by your peers
- Consequences
- You might have trouble with the law
- Affects your health
- Causes you to have low self esteem
- You might start taking drugs and alcohol
- You might start smoking
- You might get into fights
- You might get bullied or start bullying people
- Positive:
- When you are forced to do something by your friends/ other people that you don’t usually do/ that you don’t have the courage to do which are usually not your interest
- Benefits:
- Makes you more confident
- Provides motivation
- Helps you overcome your fear
- Avoids breaking the law
- Avoids trouble with parents
"Peer Pressure." - Crime Prevention. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2015.