Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

P. Jayanthi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, University of Madras, Chennai, IN

Abstract

According to Erik Erikson, adolescence is the age in which people must set up an identity to escape identity diffusion and confusion. At this age, adolescents give much importance to their friends who have a power over them. This phenomenon is called "peer pressure". Oxford English Dictionary defines peer pressure as the influence from members of the same group. One may think of many kinds of peer pressure that may have a positive or negative aspect. Peer group is a term commonly used by psychologists to describe people of a similar age, often when talking about adolescents. There is peer pressure in different ages and different places. For instance, workers at the same factory have peer pressure which is positive because each one of them tries to do his or her best at work. There is peer pressure among small kids; they try to do the same gestures and have the same toys and there is also peer pressure in ethnic groups. Finally, there is peer pressure among adolescents which is the most important kind since it influences the adolescents' personality and intervenes in the development of their morality.

Keywords

Peer Pressure, Negative Effects, Adolescents.

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P. Jayanthi ¹

Affiliations
1 SPW Degree & PG College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Many people think of technology as a lifeline. It seems that digital media is rewiring our brain for addiction, multiplying our need for external validation a thousand-fold, and creating a feeling of panic when faced with open, disconnected space. The constant barrage of digital information affects our brain chemistry because it increases levels of dopamine, a chemical associated with the pleasure system. Too much dopamine can make us addicted to food, sex, drugs and even technology. In addition to (or maybe because of firing up the brain's reward system), constant online engagement has the power to momentarily quell deep-seated feelings of loneliness, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and other pesky emotions. But this escapism from our fundamental discomforts only brings more suffering in the end. Digital frenzy also feeds the minds deeply ingrained habit toward distraction, which takes us further and further away from our true self.

Keywords

Digital Addiction, Quality of Life, Youth.

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