A Review Of Studies On Peer Pressure In Secondary Students’ Learning

Abstract

Peer pressure has become an important issue affecting secondary school students’ learning and psychological well-being in contemporary educational contexts. This paper reviews previous studies on peer pressure in students’ learning activities, focusing on its characteristics, impacts, and major research approaches. The findings indicate that peer pressure can produce both positive and negative effects on academic motivation, learning engagement, emotional adjustment, and school experiences. Positive peer influence may encourage students to improve academic performance, develop stronger learning motivation, and participate more actively in school activities, whereas negative peer pressure may contribute to stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, fear of failure, and academic burnout.