To see the relationship of perceived risk taking behaviour with peer pressure

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Manpreet Kaur and Tejpreet Kaur Kang (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

The present study was undertaken to see the correlation of perceived risk taking behavior with peer pressure among rural and urban adolescents Ludhiana district of Punjab state. The sample comprised of 300 school going adolescents (16-18 years) selected randomly from Government Senior Secondary Schools. A scale developed by Singh and Saini (2012) was administered to measure the perceived peer pressure of the adolescents. Significant locale-wise and gender wise differences were found among rural and urban boys in high and average levels of perceived peer pressure. Higher percentage of rural boys and girls perceived high peer pressure. Risk taking behaviour had positive and significant association with peer-pressure among rural and urban adolescents as well as in boys and girls. With regard to total sample significant gender differences were seen in all the three levels of perceived peer-pressure.