Gender differences in peer pressure among youth

Pages: 554-555
Puspa Rani (Department of Psychology, Monad University, Hapur, UP)
Dalbir Singh Saini (District Social Welfare Officer, Hisar, Haryana )

Peer pressure is the pressuring of peers to do things that they are not comfortable with. Peer pressure is always tough to deal with, especially when it comes to sex. Some teenagers decide to have sexual relationships because their friends think sex is cool. Others feel pressured by the person they are dating. Still others find it easier to give in and have sex than to try to explain why not. The current study examined gender differences in peer pressure among youth. A sample of 400 students in the age range of 15- 25 years studying at various school and colleges was collected from various schools of district Hisar, Haryana. The Peer Pressure Scale by (Singh & Saini, 2010) was used to examine the gender difference peer pressure among youth. T- test was used for statistical analysis and the results indicated that there was no significant gender difference in peer pressure. The findings suggested that boys and girls does not differ on the level of peer pressure. The results are discussed with appropriate findings for generalization of the results.