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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
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PEER PRESSURE CONCERNING SELF CONFIDENCE
It is often the case that a
teenager with a lack of confidence becomes enmeshed in a situation in which
they find themselves living their lives according to a set of standards that
their peers have drawn out for them. Now granted, there may be an overlap
between low self-esteem and a lack of confidence but for this particular case
the distinction will be that the teen’s self-esteem is dependent of whether
or not they have confidence in themselves. A teenager may very well have
positive regard for themselves and display confidence in many situations.
However, the pressure of going along with the group or conforming to a greater
belief may often prove to be a daunting task for anyone let alone someone with
little confidence. There are teens that are fortunate enough to have the
ability to go against the grain when it comes to peer pressure. Many of them
are so confident in their own beliefs and standards that they are able to
rebuff the ideas of their peers even in the face of certain ridicule or
rejection.
Unfortunately, there are those who
cannot apply the self-confidence that they use in other situations to being
able to stand alone when it comes to peer pressure. Even worse is the
possibility that a teen has very little confidence in all types of situations.
This would make them particularly vulnerable to peer pressure. How can they
possibly find themselves willing to go against a group of people when they
aren’t even confident enough to take a firm stand against one person. Their
overall lack of confidence will often lead them to conceding a point when in
actuality, their logic or reasoning is very sound. A teen may feel strongly
about a particular subject and may have sound logic in regards to it but the
inability to bring it forth is where the battle is lost. If you have something
meaningful to say it becomes academic if you are unable to say it because you
lack the confidence to do so. The pressure of peers will lead the teenager with
little confidence in him or herself to cave in more often than not.
Monday, August 24, 2015
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