The Effects of Peer Pressure on Aggressive Actions and Self-Control in Juveniles

Abstract

Peer aggression and self-control occur frequently in childhood and adolescence therefore it is also very common in juvenile delinquency. The current study looked at how aggressive adolescent offenders in Pakistan were related to their peers. Sample was selected from four different cities of Pakistan—Multan (n = 80), Faisalabad (n = 130), Rawalpindi (n = 140), and Bahawalpur (n = 150)—the sample of 500 juvenile offenders (age range: 13–18 years) having varying educational backgrounds. The primary goal of the study was to investigate how peers relationships affect young offenders. Further goals included examining the influence of peers' relationship on juvenile violence in addition to the juveniles' educational attainment. The study variables were measured using the Index of Peers Relations (IPR), Aggression Questionnaires (AQ), and Self-control. The relationship between peers has a significant impact on aggression and its subscales among juvenile offenders, according to the results of a co-relational analysis. The study also discovered that the sample's aggression and peers relationships are significantly impacted by poor educational attainment.