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ERIC Number: EJ619332
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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The Myth of Peer Pressure.
Ungar, Michael T.
Adolescence, v35 n137 p167-80 Spr 2000
The construct of peer pressure was examined as part of a qualitative study of the determinants of mental health for 41 high-risk adolescents. While the concept of peer pressure enables adults to explain youths' troubling behaviors, content analysis of the participants' accounts of their lives reveals peer pressure to be a myth. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Content Analysis, High Risk Students, Mental Health, Peer Influence, Personal Narratives
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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