CORRELATION BETWEEN PEER PRESSURE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

AMONG GRADE 12 ABM (Accountancy, Business and Management) AT SAN

CARLOS COLLEGE

A Thesis Proposal Submitted as

Partial Requirements in
Practical Research 2 First Semester, SY 2024-2025

By:

Mark Cesar I. Fernandez

Accountancy, Business and Management

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 APPROVAL SHEET

This research entitled “CORRELATION BETWEEN PEER PRESSURE AND

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG GRADE 12 ABM (Accountancy, Business
and Management) AT SAN CARLOS COLLEGE “prepared and submitted by Mark
Cesar I. Fernandez in particular fulfilment of the requirements in action research for
academic track Accountancy, Business and Management has been thoroughly examined
and is highly recommended for approval and acceptance.

Dr. Alicia A. Peralta

Research Adviser

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 Abstract

Adolescents have a higher tendency to experience peer pressure in school. Peer

pressure is clustered in four elements such as social belongingness, curiosity, cultural-

parenting orientation of parents, influence of friends and education, this research design

used is descriptive correlation. The researchers conducted a survey among the students

in Grade-12 ABM SHS. With 19 respondents who completed the survey. Quantitative data

were processed by using chi-square. The result would show the correlation between the

perceived level of peer pressure in terms of social belongingness, curiosity, cultural-

parenting orientation of parents, and education. Generally, students are expected to face

the effects of peer pressure optimistically to cope up the negative impact of peer pressure

in their studies. Students may use a positive or negative approach towards peer pressure.

Teacher may guide and help them in facing the problems. The study recommended that;

school authorities, teachers and parents/guidance should pay attention towards

encouraging positive peer group activities in schools especially in the area of group

discussion; teachers should guide and as well help students solving the problems of

negative peer pressure when observed. The researcher personally administered the

instrument to the respondents, and upon completion, out of the 128 instruments

administered only 19 instruments were retrieved for analysis. The data collected from the

study were analyzed using independent sample t-test statistics. The results revealed that

there is no significant difference on the influence of positive as well as negative peer

pressure on Grade-12 ABM at San Carlos College base on their peer group.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Title Page ___________________________________ I

Approval Sheet ___________________________________ II

Abstract ____________________________________III

Table of Contents ___________________________________ IV

List of Tables ______________________________________ V

List of Figures _____________________________________ VI

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1 THE PROBLEM ____________________________________ 1

Background and Need of the Study _________________ 1

Theoretical Framework _____________________ 3

Conceptual Framework ___________________________ 4

Paradigm of the Study ____________________________ 5

Statement of the Problem _________________________ 6

Hypothesis or Assumptions _________________________ 7

Scope and Delimitation ___________________________ 7

Significance of the Study __________________________ 8

Definition of Terms ______________________________ 9

2 REVIEWS OF RELATED LITERATURE

AND STUDIES ____________________________ 10

Related Literature _________________________ 10

Related Studies ___________________________ 14

Synthesis of Related Studies _________________ 15

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 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ___________________________ 18

Research Design ________________________________ 18

Locale of the Study ______________________________ 18

Sources of Data or Respondents of the Study __________ 19

Data-Gathering Instrument ________________________ 20

Data-Gathering Procedure _________________________ 19

Statistical Treatment of the Data ____________________ 20

BIBLIOGRAPHY____________________________ 21

SAMPLE DATA-GATHERING INSTRUMENT ____________ 22

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Frequency Distribution of Grade 12 SHS N=________ 19
Tae 2. Sub-Problems_________________________________ 20
2.1 Gender among Grade 12-ABM students______________ 21
2.2 Forms of Peer pressure__________________________ 21
2.3 Mean and Description ___________________________ 22

LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure 1. Research Paradigm ________________________________ 5

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