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<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The objective of the study was to explore the connection between peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students.</p>
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<h3>Methods</h3>
<p>This descriptive correlational study was conducted to investigate the link between perceived peer pressure and academic stress. The study involved a total of 525 adolescents, aged 14–19 years, drawn from 6 public junior high schools (PJHS) in Padang, Indonesia, using purposive sampling. Academic stress and perceived peer pressure were assessed using the Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA) and the Perceived Peer Pressure Scale (PPPS).</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>The findings indicated significant variations in stress levels among students in different grade levels (7th, 8th, and 9th grades) (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05), while there were no noteworthy differences in peer pressure across these grade levels (<italic>P</italic> > 0.05). Additionally, there was a positive correlation observed between perceived peer pressure and academic stress (<italic>r</italic> = 0.14, <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05). Furthermore, multiple regression analyses, incorporating demographic variables and perceived peer pressure as independent factors, yielded statistically significant results (adjusted <italic>R</italic><sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_fon-2024-0020_ref_002">2</xref></sup> = 0.082, <italic>F</italic> = 4.33, <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001). Notably, peer pressure had a direct impact on academic stress among adolescents, with class level and parents’ educational background mediating the relationship between academic stress and adolescent behavioral problems.</p>
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<h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>These findings underscore the importance of addressing both external and internal factors at the individual, family, school, and societal levels to enhance adolescents’ psychological resilience and mitigate problem behaviors.</p>
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Objective
The objective of the study was to explore the connection between peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students.


Methods
This descriptive correlational study was conducted to investigate the link between perceived peer pressure and academic stress. The study involved a total of 525 adolescents, aged 14–19 years, drawn from 6 public junior high schools (PJHS) in Padang, Indonesia, using purposive sampling. Academic stress and perceived peer pressure were assessed using the Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA) and the Perceived Peer Pressure Scale (PPPS).


Results
The findings indicated significant variations in stress levels among students in different grade levels (7th, 8th, and 9th grades) (P < 0.05), while there were no noteworthy differences in peer pressure across these grade levels (P > 0.05). Additionally, there was a positive correlation observed between perceived peer pressure and academic stress (r = 0.14, P < 0.05). Furthermore, multiple regression analyses, incorporating demographic variables and perceived peer pressure as independent factors, yielded statistically significant results (adjusted R2 = 0.082, F = 4.33, P < 0.001). Notably, peer pressure had a direct impact on academic stress among adolescents, with class level and parents’ educational background mediating the relationship between academic stress and adolescent behavioral problems.


Conclusions
These findings underscore the importance of addressing both external and internal factors at the individual, family, school, and societal levels to enhance adolescents’ psychological resilience and mitigate problem behaviors.

Peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students: a cross-sectional study<xref ref-type="fn" rid="j_fon-2024-0020_fn_001"><sup>†</sup></xref>

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Peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students: a cross-sectional study

Objective
The objective of the study was to explore the connection between peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students.


Methods
This descriptive correlational study was conducted to investigate the link between perceived peer pressure and academic stress. The study involved a total of 525 adolescents, aged 14–19 years, drawn from 6 public junior high schools (PJHS) in Padang, Indonesia, using purposive sampling. Academic stress and perceived peer pressure were assessed using the Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA) and the Perceived Peer Pressure Scale (PPPS).


Results
The findings indicated significant variations in stress levels among students in different grade levels (7th, 8th, and 9th grades) (P  0.05). Additionally, there was a positive correlation observed between perceived peer pressure and academic stress (r = 0.14, P < 0.05). Furthermore, multiple regression analyses, incorporating demographic variables and perceived peer pressure as independent factors, yielded statistically significant results (adjusted R2 = 0.082, F = 4.33, P < 0.001). Notably, peer pressure had a direct impact on academic stress among adolescents, with class level and parents’ educational background mediating the relationship between academic stress and adolescent behavioral problems.


Conclusions
These findings underscore the importance of addressing both external and internal factors at the individual, family, school, and societal levels to enhance adolescents’ psychological resilience and mitigate problem behaviors.

Objective
The objective of the study was to explore the connection between peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students.


Methods
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Peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students: a cross-sectional study^†

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Jun 26, 2024

Page range: 191 - 199

Received: Jan 21, 2024

Accepted: Mar 23, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2024-0020

Keywords
academic stress, adolescents, behavioral problem, Indonesia, peer pressure, students

© 2024 Rika Sarfika et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students: a cross-sectional study†

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Jun 26, 2024

Page range: 191 - 199

Received: Jan 21, 2024

Accepted: Mar 23, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2024-0020

Keywordsacademic stress, adolescents, behavioral problem, Indonesia, peer pressure, students

© 2024 Rika Sarfika et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students: a cross-sectional study^†

Keywords
academic stress, adolescents, behavioral problem, Indonesia, peer pressure, students