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1	Positive peer pressure that adolescent boys experience at a single-gender high school in Gauteng Koekemoer, Leonie 12 1900 (has links) The purpose of the empirical study is to determine the nature of the peer pressure that boys experience at a single-gender school. A literature study was conducted on single-gender education as opposed to co-education as well as the phenomenon of peer pressure during adolescence and the factors that might influence peer pressure. An empirical investigation was conducted involving 221 adolescent boys. The results showed that boys in single-gender schools experience more positive than negative peer pressure. No significant differences were found between the peer pressure of boys at a single-gender school and those at a co-educational school. Motivation and relationship with peers were identified as the two most important variables relating to peer pressure. Guidelines for parents, teachers, and adolescents were discussed to promote positive peer pressure and to minimise negative peer pressure. These guidelines included strategies to motivate adolescents and to promote positive peer relationships. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Psychology of Education) Adolescents Adolescence Adolescent development Peer groups Peer pressure Peer interaction Peer relations Peer acceptance Behaviour Self-concept Parent-child relationships Single-gender education Co-educational schooling Motivation Stress Academic performance Extra-curricular participation Relationship with peers 373.182109682215 King Edward VII School -- Students

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