CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EXAMINATION COUNCIL

(CSEC)
CARIBBEAN SCHOOL BASED ASSESMENT
HOPE SECONDARY SCHOOL
SOCIAL STAUDIES S.B.A

NAME OF CANDIDATE: Queenie Adams

School: Hope Secondary School
Centre: 090025
Candidate Number:
Teacher: Sir Panchu
Year of examination: 2020
Territory: Guyana
Title: An examination of peer pressure among teenagers in my community.
 Content Page

Content Page
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Statement of Problem
Method of Investigation
Instrument used to collect Data
Procedures used to collect Data
Presentation and Explanation of Data
Interpretation of Data
Findings
Recommendations
Acknowledgement
It is my great desire to thank those who made it possible for the completion of this project. First
and foremost let me thank God for life, health and strength to complete this project. Also the
teens of Victoria village for their massive support the questionnaire given.
Members of my family have been a constant support of encouragement and support. I would like
to thank my social- studies teacher, sir Panchu, for giving basic outline in what is to be done,
throughout this exercise.
Introduction
Firstly, negative peer pressure means that the teenager is being pressured by their peers to do
wrong. This means that the teenager can adopt dangerous habits, in order to feel accepted in a
social circle.
In relation to the negative peer pressure teenagers face different situations like teenage
pregnancy, smoking of illegal substance, stealing and drinking of alcohol with the supporting
data for each situations. There is also ways peer pressure can be reduce among teenagers in
Victoria village.
Statement of Problem
How peer pressure negatively affect teenagers in my community?

Reasons for Research

This research intends to discover effects of negative peer pressure among teenagers in the area
identified so that recommendations can be made to have them resolved.

Method of Investigation
In order to collect data from the survey, I have decided to use printed questionnaires.
The questionnaires as a tool for collecting data has a number of advantages:
 It requires little time to be completed.
 It can be done at the convenience of the person required to have it completed.
 It guarantees confidentiality since respondents are not required to attach their name.
 Procedure for collecting Data
Victoria village the first village bought by the ex-slaves holds approximately 400 villagers and
about 300 households. A sum of 20 questionnaires were shared among the villagers and 16
returned. I randomly selected members from the village and distribute more than one
questionnaires, where a date was giving for the researcher to collect these questionnaires.
 Presentation and Explanation of Data

Percentage of the family types in Victoria Village

6000%

5000%

4000%

3000%

2000%

1000%

0%
Nuclear Single Parent Extended Sibling

Column2

Figure one is a bar graph which shows the family type and the percentage of the types present
in Victoria village.

Common agents of negative peer pressure in victoria

20
25

15

50

Teenage pregnancy Smoking of illegal substance

Stealing Drinking
 Figure two is a bar graph which shows the common agents of peer pressure common
in Victoria village

Illness face by teen who suffer from negative peer pressure

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Depressioln High stress levels Poor decision making

Series 1

Figure three is a line graph which shows the three main illnesses that a teen would undergo
during influence by negative peer pressure
 Contribution to negative peer pressure

Following the crowd

Valuing common interest

Judging others

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Column2
Figure four is a hectograph which shows the contribution to negative peer pressure among
teens
 Interpretation of Data
Negative peer pressure is common in each village in Guyana, and based on the data gather from
the questionnaire it can be safely said that 50% of the villagers in Victoria is from a nuclear
family, 25% is a part of a single parent family, 15% from extended family and 10% from the
sibling family. Hence the villagers also stated that most teens that are affected by negative peer
pressure is a part of the nuclear family.
Most teen find it hard to indicate the main common activity that is present in Victoria, whereby
they stated that 50% is pressure to take part in smoking of illegal substances, 25% are influence
by their peers to become pregnant, 20% drinking and 15% stealing. This shows that smoking of
illegal substance is the main negative activity that is present in Victoria village.
Hence the teens were questioned on the mostly occurred illness in a teen that is negatively
pressured and they stated that 20% suffer from depression, 10% from high stress levels and 70%
from poor decision making. This shows that the mostly occurred illness is poor decision making
among a teen.
When asked which of the following does contribute to negative peer pressure 20% stated that
judging others, 20% valuing common interest and 60% following the crowd. In addition, the
frequent contribution of negative peer pressure is caused by following others.
In conclusion, the main effect/causes of negative peer pressure in Victoria village is caused by
the slow interest in the nuclear family ion the teens life, pressured to smoke illegal substance,
poor decision making skills, and following the crowd.
 Findings
This survey has revealed a number of ways how peer pressure negatively affect teenagers in my
community. These are:
 The negative activity present. 25% teenage pregnancy, 50% smoking of illegal substance,
20% drinking and 15% stealing.
 Illness most occur among teens are: 20% depression, 10% high stress levels and 70%
poor decision making.
 Contribution to negative peer pressure, 20% judging others, 20% valuing common
interest and 60% following the crowd.
 Recommendations
Members of the community can further play a part in trying to reduce of negative peer pressure
among the teenagers. A teenager group can be organized by a adult of the community that have
experience in social work so that they can edify the teens on the negative impact of peer pressure
among teenagers and their lives.

Implementation
It can be implemented that there are different ways to reduce negative peer pressure among
teenagers in Victoria. One way that can be implemented is that the adults and the teens should
have meetings with social workers to edify them more on the topic to reduce the negative peer
pressure in Victoria village.
 Conclusion
It can be concluded that the teenagers in Victoria village has experience negative peer pressure.
Based on the responses gained, more than 55% of the teens has been affected by this type of peer
pressure, hence it was said based on the findings that most teenager in the community stated that
negative peer pressure occur mainly in nuclear families due to the lack of interest in the teenager
life. Therefore, in this case the families were notified and will tried to improve their interest. In
addition, the teenagers are well educated on the impact of negative peer pressure on their lives.
 Bibliography
 Models in social studies by Rampersaud Ramsawak and Ralph R. Umraw
 Internet: social studies SBA sample /https://www.google .com
APPENDIX

Instrument used to collect Data

Survey of Negative Peer Pressure in Victoria village.
Dear villagers,
I am a social studies student, from Hope secondary school. Researching the extent
to which negative peer pressure among teenagers. This is being done for my social studies school
based assessment. You are required to be completely honest and truthful. Since you are not
required to write your names, no one will know who answered this particular questionnaire.
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. What is your ethnic background?
[ ] African
[ ] East Indian
[ ] Chinese
[ ] European
[ ] Amerindian
[ ] Portuguese

2. Sex
[ ] Male
[ ] Female

3. What is your family type?

[ ] Nuclear
[ ] Single Parent
[ ] Extended
[ ] Sibling

4. How long are you living in Victoria?

[ ] 13 to 14 years
[ ] 15 to 16 years
[ ] 17 to 18 years
[ ] 19 years

5. Have you ever been negatively affected/ pressured to be involved in smoking by peers.
[ ] Yes
[ ] No

6. Which of the following of situation commonly occurs due to negative peer pressure in
Victoria?
[ ] Teenage pregnancy
[ ] Smoking of illegal substance
[ ] Stealing
[ ] Drinking of Alcohol
 7. Which measure do you think is more effective in helping you and others to reduce Peer
Pressure in the community?
[ ] Avoid pressure groups
[ ] Meetings to talk to teens
[ ] Avoid selling alcohol to teens

8. Suggest a precautionary measure that is needed/can be put in place to reduce negative

peer pressure.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
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………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. Which one of these situations would mostly occur with a teen who suffer from negative
peer pressure.
[ ] Depression
[ ] High stress levels
[ ] Poor decisions making
[ ] Lack of parental support and advice

10. Which of the following does contribute to negative peer pressure?

[ ] Judging others
[ ] Valuing common interests
[ ] Following the crowd
[ ] All of the above