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| Published: March 26, 2024
Peer Pressure as a Causal Factor of Aggression
Department of Psychology, Vanita Vishram Women’s University Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.200.20241201
DOI: 10.25215/1201.200
ABSTRACT
Aggression is the most vital and pressing issue faced by modern society today. Despite widespread education, independence, freedom of thought and speech, freedom from deprivation, fulfilment of basic needs and wants improvement of socio-economic conditions, aggression is on the rise (Kaur,2020). However, peer pressure plays a larger role in the psycho- social development of an individual. peer pressure can have effects ranging from positive ones to negative ones (kaur,2020). This research aims to examine aggression and peer pressure among adults. Research was conducted on a sample size of 90 young adults age ranging from 19 to 26 years. The data was collected by using Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) and the Perceived Peer Pressure Scale (PPPS) were used to quantify aggression and peer pressure among young adults respectively. For the interpretation and analysis of data, descriptive statistics and Regression was used through SPSS software (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). This study hypothesis that peer pressure will be a significant predictor of aggression. Data analysis by regression indicated that peer pressure will be a significant predictor of aggression among adults. Results demonstrated that peer pressure will be statistically significant predictor of aggression.
Keywords
Adults, Aggression, Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ), Peer pressure, Regression
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© 2024, Asmaa, S.N.
Received: March 11, 2024; Revision Received: March 22, 2024; Accepted: March 26, 2024
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.200.20241201
10.25215/1201.200
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Published in Volume 12, Issue 1, January-March, 2024