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Adolescents' susceptibility to peer pressure and their perception of parental behavior

Former researches have mainly investigated relationship between adolescents’ susceptibility to antisocial peer pressure and some family characteristics. Steinberg (1987) says that adolescents’ susceptibility to antisocial peer pressure is related to family structure and the dynamics of relationship with parents. The author emphasizes that parental supervision is in negative correlation with susceptibility to antisocial peer pressure. Snyder, Dishion & Patterson (1986) have shown that adolescent whose parents are permissive, inconsistent in discipline, and unlikely to monitor or supervise their behavior show greater willingness to engage in antisocial behaviors with peers. The aim of this research was to examine relationships between susceptibility to peer pressure and dimensions of parental behavior (acceptance, autonomy, psychological control, supervision, permissiveness, positive and negative discipline) estimated by adolescents. It was expected that susceptibility to peer pressure will be positively correlated with perception of parental permissiveness, but negatively with perception of parental supervision. At sample of 851 elementary and high school students (age 12 to 18) the following instruments were applied: Susceptibility to Peer Pressure Scale (SPPS) and Perception of Peer Pressure Scale (PPPS) (Lebedina, Lotar & Ricijaš, 2008), Croatian Parental Behavior Questionnaire (URP ; Keresteš, Kuterovac Jagodić & Brković, 2006). Data analysis is still in progress.

Peer pressure; parental behavior; adolescents

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