Study of peer influence among university students

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Harpreet Kaur (Department of Education, Sewa Devi S.D. College of Education, Tarantaran, Punjab)
Manpreet Kaur (Department of Education and Community Service, Punjabi University, Patiala)

The study examined peer influence among university students. The sample in the study was 198 university students were selected randomly. Peer influence scale prepared by (Singh, 2014) consisted of 40 items was used to find peer influence. The descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode & t-test) were used to analyse the data. The results revealed that there is no significant mean difference in peer influence in relation to hostellers and non-hostellers, locale and stream of study but significant gender mean difference was found in peer influence. The results of study revealed that there is significant interaction between gender & hostellers and non-hostellers on peer influence. On the basis of findings, it is suggested that there is a need to develop strong communication of parents with their children and parent-child relationship should be cordial enough to permit youths to discuss their problems with their parents.