Emotional Autonomy versus Susceptibility to Peer Pressure: A Case Study of Hong Kong Adolescent Students

Autor/inn/en	Chan, Kwok-Wai; Chan, Siu-Mui
Titel	Emotional Autonomy versus Susceptibility to Peer Pressure: A Case Study of Hong Kong Adolescent Students
Quelle	In: Research in Education, 79 (2008) 1, S.38-52 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-5237
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Development; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Parents; Personal Autonomy; Multivariate Analysis; Foreign Countries; Peer Influence; Peer Relationship; Questionnaires; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Student Characteristics; Emotional Development; Social Behavior; Student Attitudes; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; Eltern; Individuelle Autonomie; Multivariate Analyse; Ausland; Peer-Beziehungen; Fragebogen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Gefühlsbildung; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Schülerverhalten; Hongkong
Abstract	A questionnaire consisting of two scales was administered to 550 Hong Kong secondary students to examine their emotional autonomy and susceptibility to peer pressure. Emotional autonomy was studied by the scale (EAS) developed by Steinberg and Silverberg (1986) and susceptibility to peer pressure was studied by the scale developed by Sim and Koh (2003). Multivariate analysis of variance showed significant differences across grade levels and age groups in emotional autonomy and susceptibility to peer pressure. Correlational analysis showed EAS was positively and significantly related to susceptibility to peer pressure. The results support the notion that as children grew into adolescence they tend to seek autonomy and independence from their parents. At the same time adolescents are seeking their identity and interacting more frequently with their peers, and they may yield to peer pressure and come to conformity with their peers in order to gain peer recognition. The findings help parents and teachers understand the pattern of development of their children in their emotional autonomy and susceptibility to peer pressure, and hence their behaviour. Based on these significant relationships, implications can be drawn for future research into adolescent development and students' learning. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10