The Positive and Negative Effects of Peer Pressue

In peer pressure there are positive and negative effects on peer pressure.

In this one it quotes,"Peer pressure can lead you to make the right choices in life." This quote helps states that peer pressure can have a positive effect on teens and that it's not necessarily a bad thing when teens get pressured. Though there is always a pros and cons in situations,which bring the quote from this article which is,"It is detrimental to self-esteem. Negative peer pressure makes kids feel like they are worthless. It often makes kids feel like because they are different, or are not carbon copies of their peers that they are not of value."With this quote it helps provide and understanding on what are the negative effects of peer pressure on teens. These two article talk about the negative effects and positive effects in teens and how it can make teens feel bad or make them feel good.If the teens socialize with the people that make good choices the teens could get positive feed back. Also if they take a look of the choices that the other teens in their group are making and can make then teen want to make that decision too. It could make the teens go on a good pathway for themselves and for their future. Now the negative effects that teens get from peer pressure is just like the quote said,to make the teen feel worthless. It makes the teen feel bad that if they don't participate in the certain activity that they aren't part of the group. If they aren't part of the group they feel like they have no one else,they feel that they are all alone in their situation. Also by doing such activities they get pressured into doing they mite not even like. Say this group of friends smoke and start to drink and this teen who doesn't want to do it,dose it anyways because everyone else is doing, The teen is doing some thing that he or she doesn't want to do. Thats where the negative effect comes into play and teens loses their individuality. I feel that teens shouldn't listen to anyone else but themselves. Thats the only voice that should count their own. With the case of the parents' too because where would a teen be without their parents. Teens should think to themselves and say to themselves if this is good for me or not,and base off that question make the decision to carry on what they were doing or stop themselves.