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Peer Pressure
By: Carly Bebernitz
What is peer pressure?
Definition of Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is a specific instance of
social influence, which typically produces
conformity to a particular way of acting or
thinking (Lashbrook, 2000, Review of Lit.,
para. 1).
Examples of Peer Pressured Activities
Drinking alcohol
Doing drugs
Stealing
Teasing others
Having sex
Dressing a certain way
Refusal Skills
Five Steps:
Ask Questions
Name the Trouble
Identify the Consequences
Suggest an Alternative
Keep the Door Open
Refusal Skills
These skills can be applied for saying no
to negative peer pressure by using logical
decision making to generate positive
choices.
Refusal Skills
Ask questions
Determine if it is a situation that will involve
trouble.
Refusal Skills
Name the trouble
Tell your friend the real or legal name of the
trouble.
Refusal Skills
Identify the consequences
Tell your friend what you will be risking.
Refusal Skills
Suggest an alternative, then start to leave
Suggest something else to do that is fun.
Refusal Skills
Keep the door open
Leave, and invite your friend to join you if
he/she decides to come later.
Goals of Refusal Skills
Keep friends
Stay out of trouble
Have fun
Alcohol Awareness PSA
Discussion Questions
What Refusal Skill did the girl in the video
use to resist the peer pressure to drink?
What other Refusal Skills could she have
used? And how?
Review
“I don’t think we should steal that
necklace because the store
owner could call our parents or
the cops.”
Identify the Consequences
“C’mon, why don’t we go play
basketball instead of smoking
pot?”
Suggest an Alternative
“If you want to stop by my house
later you can.”
Keep the Door Open
“Where did you get that bottle of
vodka?”
Ask Questions
“That’s cheating.”
Name the Trouble
References
Brigman, G. & Goodman, B. (2001). Group
counseling for school counselors (2nd
edition). In Walch (Ed.). Refusal Skills (pp.
25-28). Portland, ME.
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Lashbrook, J. (2000). Fitting in: Exploring the
emotional dimension of adolescent peer
pressure [Electronic version]. Adolescence,
35, pp. 747-757.