performance
A discriminant validity test was performed to ensure the empirical difference of all constructs. For this, it was proposed by Fornell and Larcker ( 97 ) that the variance of the results is supposed to be greater than other constructs. The second indicator of discriminant validity is that the square root values of AVE have a greater correlation between the two indicators. Hair et al. ( 90 ) suggested that the correlation between the pair of predictor variables should not be higher than 0.9. Table 3 shows that discriminant validity recommended by Hair et al. ( 90 ) and Fornell and Larcker ( 97 ) was proved clearly that both conditions are fulfilled and indicates that the constructs have adequate discriminant validity.
Discriminant validity analysis.
Acd. Strs | 0.835 | |||
Fam. Strs | 0.543 | 0.849 | ||
Std. Dep. Lev | 0.622 | 0.583 | 0.827 | |
Std. Acd. Perf | 0.623 | 0.629 | 0.579 | 0.832 |
Acd. Strs, Academic Stress; Fam. Strs, Family Stress; Std. Dep. Lev, Student's Depression Level; Std. Acd. Perf, Student's Academic Performance .
Kaynak ( 98 ) described seven indicators that ensure that the measurement model fits correctly. These indicators include standardized root mean squared residual (SRMR), root means a square error of approximation (RMSEA), comparative fit index (CFI), normative fit index (NFI), adjusted goodness of fit index (AGFI), the goodness of fit index (GFI) and chi-square to a degree of freedom (x 2 /DF). Tucker-Lewis's index (TLI) is also included to ensure the measurement and structural model's fitness. In the measurement model, the obtained result shows that the value of x 2 /DF is 1.898, which should be lower than 2 suggested by Byrne ( 99 ), and this value also meets the requirement of Bagozzi and Yi ( 100 ), i.e., <3. The RMSEA has the value 0.049, which fully meets the requirement of 0.08, as stated by Browne and Cudeck ( 101 ). Furthermore, the SRMR acquired value is 0.0596, which assemble with the required need of < 0.1 by Hu and Bentler ( 102 ). Moreover, according to Bentler and Bonett ( 103 ), McDonald and Marsh ( 104 ), and Bagozzi and Yi ( 100 ), the ideal value is 0.9, and the values obtained from NFI, GFI, AGFI, CFI, and TLI are above the ideal value.
Afterward, the structural model was analyzed and achieved the findings, which give the value of x 2 /DF 1.986. According to Browne and Cudeck ( 101 ), the RMSEA value should not be greater than 0.08, and the obtained value of RMSEA is 0.052, which meets the requirement perfectly. The minimum requirement of Hu and Bentler ( 102 ) should be <0.1, for the structural model fully complies with the SRMR value 0.0616. According to a recommendation of McDonald and Marsh ( 104 ) and Bagozzi and Yi ( 100 ), the ideal value must be up to 0.9, and Table 4 also shows that the values of NFI, GFI, AGFI, CFI, and TLI, which are above than the ideal value and meets the requirement. The above results show that both the measurement and structural models are ideally satisfied with the requirements and the collected data fits correctly.
Analysis of measurement and structural model.
Recommended value | ≤ 3 | ≥0.9 | ≥0.9 | ≥0.9 | ≥0.9 | ≥0.9 | ≤0.08 | ≤0.08 |
Measurement model | 1.898 | 0.9 | 0.91 | 0.914 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.049 | 0.0596 |
Structural model | 1.986 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.918 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.052 | 0.0616 |
The SEM technique is used to examine the hypotheses. Each structural parameter goes along with the hypothesis. The academic stress (Acd. Strs) with the value β = 0.293 while the p -value is 0.003. These outcomes show a significant positive relationship between academic stress (Acd. Strs) and students' depression levels (Std. Dep. Lev). With the β = 0.358 and p = 0.001 values, the data analysis discloses that the family stress (Fam. Strs) has a significant positive effect on the students' depression level (Std. Dep. Lev). However, the student's depression level (Std. Dep. Lev) also has a significant negative effect on their academic performance (Std. Acd. Perf) with the values of β = −0.319 and p = 0.001. Therefore, the results supported the following hypotheses H 1 , H 2 , and H 3 . The sub-hypotheses analysis shows that the results are statistically significant and accepted. In Table 5 , the details of the sub-hypotheses and the principals are explained precisely. Please see Table 6 to review items with their mean and standard deviation values. Moreover, Figure 2 represents the structural model.
Examining the hypotheses.
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H | Acd. Strs → Std. Dev. Lev | 0.201 | 2.021 | 0.039 | Accepted |
H | Fam. Strs → Std. Dep. Lev | 0.358 | 3.997 | 0.001 | Accepted |
H | Std. Dep. Lev → Std. Acd. Perf | −0.319 | −3.402 | 0.001 | Accepted |
Description of items, mean, and standard deviation.
Mental health has a valuable impact on students' academic learning. | 3.26 | 1.752 |
Academic pressure leads to stress in students' life. | 3.25 | 1.530 |
I have difficulty in understanding basic concepts. | 2.95 | 1.272 |
I have to revise the things again and again to develop an understanding. | 3.14 | 1.352 |
I have lost interest in academic aspects that used to be important for me. | 2.83 | 1.351 |
Family issues leads to stress in students' life. | 3.37 | 1.504 |
Because of family issues I cannot concentrate on my studies. | 3.19 | 1.468 |
I am not able to sleep properly because of family issues. | 3.02 | 1.424 |
Depression negatively affects a student's motivation to learn. | 3.37 | 1.405 |
Unfair treatment by teachers causes academic depression in students. | 3.12 | 1.620 |
Depression has negatively affected my learning capabilities. | 2.99 | 1.280 |
Depression has negatively affected my academic grades. | 3.19 | 1.201 |
Sometimes I don't see value in my life. I feel depressed in the class. | 2.96 2.91 | 1.398 1.310 |
Structural model.
These findings add to our knowledge of how teenage depression is predicted by academic and familial stress, leading to poor academic performance, and they have practical implications for preventative and intervention programs to safeguard adolescents' mental health in the school context. The outcomes imply that extended academic stress positively impacts students' depression levels with a β of 0.293 and a p -value sof 0.003. However, according to Wang et al. ( 5 ), a higher level of academic stress is linked to a larger level of school burnout, which leads to a higher degree of depression. Satinsky et al. ( 105 ) also claimed that university officials and mental health specialists have expressed worry about depression and anxiety among Ph.D. students, and that his research indicated that depression and anxiety are quite common among Ph.D. students. Deb et al. ( 106 ) found the same results and concluded that depression, anxiety, behavioral difficulties, irritability, and other issues are common among students who are under a lot of academic stress. Similarly, Kokou-Kpolou et al. ( 107 ) revealed that depressive symptoms are common among university students in France. They also demonstrate that socioeconomic and demographic characteristics have a role.
However, Wang et al. ( 5 ) asserted that a higher level of academic stress is associated with a higher level of school burnout, which in return, leads to a higher level of depression. Furthermore, Satinsky et al. ( 105 ) also reported that university administrators and mental health clinicians have raised concerns about depression and anxiety and concluded in his research that depression and anxiety are highly prevalent among Ph.D. students. Deb et al. ( 106 ) also reported the same results and concluded that Depression, anxiety, behavioral problems, irritability, etc. are few of the many problems reported in students with high academic stress. Similary, Kokou-Kpolou et al. ( 107 ) confirmed that university students in France have a high prevalence of depressive symptoms. They also confirm that socio-demographic factors and perceived stress play a predictive role in depressive symptoms among university students. As a result, academic stress has spread across all countries, civilizations, and ethnic groups. Academic stress continues to be a serious problem impacting a student's mental health and well-being, according to the findings of this study.
With the β= 0.358 and p = 0.001 values, the data analysis discloses that the family stress (Fam. Strs) has a significant positive effect on the students' depression level (Std. Dep. Lev). Aleksic ( 108 ) observed similar findings and concluded that many and complicated concerns of personal traits, as well as both home and school contexts, are risk factors for teenage depression. Similarly, Wang et al. ( 109 ) indicated that, among the possible risk factors for depression, family relationships need special consideration since elements like parenting styles and family dynamics influence how children grow. Family variables influence the onset, maintenance, and course of juvenile depression, according to another study ( 110 ). Depressed adolescents are more likely than normal teenagers to have bad family and parent–child connections.
Conversely, students' depression level has a significantly negative impact on their academic performance with β and p -values of −0.319 and 0.001. According ( 111 ), anxiety and melancholy have a negative influence on a student's academic performance. Adolescents and young adults suffer from depression, which is a common and dangerous mental illness. It's linked to an increase in family issues, school failure, especially among teenagers, suicide, drug addiction, and absenteeism. While the transition to adulthood is a high-risk period for depression in general ( 5 ), young people starting college may face extra social and intellectual challenges that increase their risk of melancholy, anxiety, and stress ( 112 ). Students' high rates of depression, anxiety, and stress have serious consequences. Not only may psychological morbidity have a negative impact on a student's academic performance and quality of life, but it may also disturb family and institutional life ( 107 ). Therefore, long-term untreated depression, anxiety, or stress can have a negative influence on people's ability to operate and produce, posing a public health risk ( 113 ).
The current study makes various contributions to the existing literature on servant leadership. Firstly, it enriches the limited literature on the role of family and academic stress and their impact on students' depression levels. Although, a few studies have investigated stress and depression and its impact on Students' academic performance ( 14 , 114 ), however, their background i.e., family and institutions are largely ignored.
Secondly, it explains how the depression level impacts students' academic learning, specifically in the Asian developing countries region. Though a substantial body of empirical research has been produced in the last decade on the relationship between students' depression levels and its impact on their academic achievements, however, the studies conducted in the Pakistani context are scarce ( 111 , 115 ). Thus, this study adds further evidence to prior studies conducted in different cultural contexts and validates the assumption that family and academic stress are key sources depression and anxiety among students which can lead toward their low academic grades and their overall performance.
This argument is in line with our proposed theory in the current research i.e., cognitive appraisal theory which was presented in 1966 by psychologist Richard Lazarus. Lazarus's theory is called the appraisal theory of stress, or the transactional theory of stress because the way a person appraises the situation affects how they feel about it and consequently it's going to affect his overall quality of life. In line with the theory, it suggests that events are not good or bad, but the way we think about them is positive or negative, and therefore has an impact on our stress levels.
According to the findings of this study, high levels of depressive symptoms among college students should be brought to the attention of relevant departments. To prevent college student depression, relevant departments should improve the study and life environment for students, try to reduce the generation of negative life events, provide adequate social support for students, and improve their cognitive and coping capacities to improve their mental qualities.
Stress and depression, on the other hand, may be managed with good therapy, teacher direction, and family support. The outcomes of this study provide an opportunity for academic institutions to address students' psychological well-being and requirements. Emotional well-being support services for students at Pakistan's higher education institutions are lacking in many of these institutions, which place a low priority on the psychological requirements of these students. As a result, initiatives that consistently monitor and enhance kids' mental health are critical. Furthermore, stress-reduction treatments such as biofeedback, yoga, life-skills training, mindfulness meditation, and psychotherapy have been demonstrated to be useful among students. Professionals in the sector would be able to adapt interventions for pupils by understanding the sources from many spheres.
Counseling clinics should be established at colleges to teach students about stress and sadness. Counselors should instill in pupils the importance of positive conduct and decision-making. The administration of the school should work to create a good and safe atmosphere. Furthermore, teachers should assume responsibility for assisting and guiding sad pupils, since this will aid in their learning and performance. Support from family members might also help you get through difficult times.
Furthermore, these findings support the importance of the home environment as a source of depression risk factors among university students, implying that family-based treatments and improvements are critical in reducing depression among university students.
The current study has a few limitations. The researcher gathered data from the higher education level of university students studying in Islamabad and Rawalpindi institutions. In the future, researchers are required to widen their region and gather information from other cities of Pakistan, for instance, Lahore, Karachi, etc. Another weakness of the study is that it is cross-sectional in nature. We need to do longitudinal research in the future to authoritatively assert the cause-and-effect link between academic and familial stress and their effects on students' academic performance since cross-sectional studies cannot establish significant cause and effect relationships. Finally, the study's relatively small sample size is a significant weakness. Due to time and budget constraints, it appears that the capacity to perform in-depth research of all firms in Pakistan's pharmaceutical business has been limited. Even though the findings are substantial and meaningful, the small sample size is predicted to limit generalizability and statistical power. This problem can be properly solved by increasing the size of the sample by the researchers, in future researches.
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This work was funded by the 2020 Heilongjiang Province Philosophy and Social Science Research Planning Project on Civic and Political Science in Universities (Grant No. 20SZB01). This work is supported by the Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy Sciences as part of the research project VEGA 1/0797/20: Quantification of Environmental Burden Impacts of the Slovak Regions on Health, Social and Economic System of the Slovak Republic.
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Raising children to be successful is a priority for many parents and guardians. This involves regularly planning their future and doing what it takes to get there academically. While this can be productive and encourage kids to aim high, the cycle of always looking ahead in one’s academic life can be harmful. Many young adults go through a tremendous amount of academic pressure to get good grades, get into a prestigious college, and prepare for a successful career. Here, we’ll examine academic pressure, its causes and effects, and some of the most effective coping strategies.
Academic pressure is “the tension, discomfort, and other emotions caused by the pressure from school, family, and society in the learning process [ * ].”
From an early age, children are highly encouraged or sometimes even required by parents, guardians, or educators to think ahead and achieve academic milestones. This pattern of constantly anticipating the next step can be stressful for students, thus resulting in tension, discomfort, and other negative emotions.
While it is common for young students to be motivated by mild academic pressure, many also have negative experiences with such pressure, especially if it is in excess. Part of a young person’s development through adolescence is learning how to balance the demands of life, and academic pressure can end up hindering one’s growth.
There are several causes of academic pressure on students, including the following:
Academic pressure is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be beneficial in pushing students to rise to challenges in the academic world. However, it can be detrimental in excess. Here are the signs that a student is experiencing excessive academic pressure:
Exactly how does academic pressure affect students? Here are the various ways:
A student may notice the following changes in their physical health following bouts of academic pressure:
These physical symptoms indicate excessive stress and should be addressed immediately [ * ].
Academic pressure can also affect one’s mental health. Excessive academic pressure can cause the following:
Studies have found that academic pressure significantly affects adolescents’ problem behavior through parent-child conflict while also affecting subjective well-being [ * ]. This results in deviant behavior such as disruptions in sleep cycles, experimenting with sexual activity, and substance use.
Too much academic pressure may also lead to detrimental effects on students’ relationships. Some develop a highly competitive nature, which may cause friction with peers. Isolating oneself to strive for academic excellence may also lead to feelings of loneliness.
Excessive academic pressure may have negative effects, but there are coping strategies students can use to combat it.
Excessive levels of academic pressure on students can lead to issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, and physical conditions like fatigue. While mild academic pressure is healthy and helpful, other negative effects of academic pressure on students are not to be underestimated. Using tools such as stress management worksheets can be helpful, but it is also important to address the root cause of academic pressure. The students of today are the future of tomorrow, so necessary steps must be taken to ensure their well-being.
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This insightful blog delves into the often-overlooked pressures students face in their academic journey. It provides a nuanced understanding of the sources and effects of academic pressure, offering valuable insights to help parents, educators, and students recognize and address these challenges with empathy and support.
suhani kishnani on May 22, 2024
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Parental Pressure within High School Students Should Stop. Back in High School, I had a best friend named Blen. We were very close. We were more like sisters. She used to tell me everything that happened in her life especially about her parents. I can say that her parents were very strict. The only person they need her to be with was just me. They used to tell her not to make a lot of friends. Even though Blen was a socializing person, she didn’t get a chance to make a lot of friends while she was in High School. She used to be really angry about those senseless rules of her Parents.
These students believe that their parents are motivators on every steps of their lives. While others, including myself consider this kind of pressure as a negative effect. I believe that one of the biggest stress of a student immerges from Parental Pressure. Parental Pressure gives motivation but at the same time a hard time to worry about. Yes, every parents want their children to succeed and be in a good position as they are growing up. Don’t get me wrong! I am not trying to say parents should stop telling us what to do or control us in some kind of way.
Children who are constantly under pressure from their parents may start to feel overwhelmed and stressed. This can lead to them feeling anxious and depressed, and they may even start to rebel against their parents. In extreme cases, parental pressure can lead to self-harm or suicide.
It is therefore important for parents to find a balance. They should provide support and encouragement, but not put too much pressure on their children. If you are a parent, take the time to talk to your children and find out what they are interested in and what they want to achieve. Then help them to set realistic goals and provide the appropriate level of support.
If you are a child who is feeling overwhelmed by parental pressure, it is important to communicate with your parents. Let them know how you are feeling and why you think the pressure is too much. If they are receptive, they may be able to adjust their approach. If not, seek out support from other adults, such as teachers or counsellors. Remember that you always have the right to say no, and that you should never feel like you have to do something that makes you uncomfortable or puts you at risk.
Parental pressure can have a positive effect on children. It can motivate them to do their best and achieve their goals. Parental pressure can also help children learn how to cope with disappointment and setbacks. It can teach them how to persevere and work hard towards their goals.
Parental pressure can be a powerful motivator for children. It can push them to do their best and reach their potential. Parental pressure can also help children learn how to cope with disappointment and setbacks. It can teach them how to persevere and work hard towards their goals.
Parental pressure is not always easy to deal with, but it can be a positive force in a child’s life. It can help them learn how to set and achieve goals, and how to cope with disappointment and setbacks. Parental pressure can be a powerful motivator for children, so long as it is used in the right way.
Parental pressure can have many negative effects on children. It can cause them to feel anxious, stressed, and even depressed. Additionally, it can lead to behavioral problems and difficulty concentrating in school. If you are a parent, it is important to be aware of the potential risks of putting too much pressure on your child. Here are some of the negative effects of parental pressure:
1. Anxiety and stress: Parental pressure can cause children to feel anxious and stressed. This can lead to problems such as insomnia, headaches, and stomachaches. Additionally, it can make it difficult for children to concentrate in school or participate in other activities.
2. Depression: Parental pressure can also lead to depression in children. This may manifest as feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness. Additionally, children may lose interest in activities that they used to enjoy, withdraw from friends and family, or engage in self-destructive behaviors.
3. Behavioral problems: Parental pressure can cause children to act out in negative ways. They may become aggressive, disobedient, or defiant. Additionally, they may engage in risky behaviors such as drinking alcohol or using drugs.
4. Difficulty concentrating: Parental pressure can make it difficult for children to focus and concentrate in school. This can lead to lower grades and difficulty keeping up with their peers. Additionally, it may make it difficult for children to participate in extracurricular activities or pursue other interests.
My argument is that parents should be more lenient on their children rather than being strict or putting a whole lot of pressure on them. “Some parents see their children as extensions of themselves, rather than as separate people with their own hopes and dreams,” said study co-author Professor Brad Bushman, of Ohio State University (McDermott). Most parents, especially when it comes to going to college, being in any sport team that their parents used to play when they were in high school, and also what they are planning to major in college.
For example in my country, some parents think that the only way to be successful is being a doctor or going to any medical school. Which means if a student wants to go to a dance school, his/her parents are not going to be satisfactory with it. They are not going to allow him/her to do what they want to do based on their interest. So what they do next is put a whole lot of pressure to convince their children change their minds on what they will be majoring in. Students from these kind of parents usually change their mind because they respect their parents’ suggestions and they want to make their parents happy more than anything in this world.
In my country, most students choose their major in college based on their parents’ suggestion. Do you think this is fair? No. I understand that every parent wants the best for their children more than anything. Of course, parents have to tell their children what they want them to do. But this only has to work until they become a high schooler. Once a child becomes a high schooler, he/she has to learn how to take responsibilities and make an accurate decisions throughout their lives. High School has to be the place where you start to think and decide what is good or bad for you without letting your parents take part in it.
Almost all parents are strict about partying. They won’t allow their children to party. Their reason for this is usually because they think going out with friends will lead them not to good things but bad. This is the one thing that never made sense to me. Just because I went out partying, it doesn’t mean I am being a bad person or something. Rather than telling their children not to go out for a party, I feel like parents should be lenient about it and tell their children what to do while they are partying. Don’t get me wrong again!
I am not saying being a punk is a freedom and parents should not take part in our lives. What I am trying to prove is that parental pressure is not the best way to handle things. Parental pressure can cause depression. Jaime Budzienski emphasizes that “Researchers found that children of parents who put pressure on them by “over-managing” their lives at school ended up having higher levels of depression, decreased satisfaction with life and lower levels of autonomy and competence”(par 4). In my country, most parents force their children to stay home and study for their classes.
They don’t want them to have friends and socialize with different kind of people because they want them to concentrate on their studies. Having friends or socializing has nothing to do with your studies unless you are spending every single time them. Being a loner might cause depression. From this perspective, I can say that I am from a negative environment. I am from Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, Pressuring children is like a tradition. Back in the days, there was a strange tradition called Early Marriage. So basically teenage girls were obligated and pressured by their parents to marry a man who is so many years older than them.
What was worse was that these girls were supposed to marry before their eighteens birthday. They could not say no because it’s a tradition and they also don’t want to disrespect or disobey their parents. Can you imagine your twelve years daughter marrying a thirty years man? Parental pressure can also cause stress. Jaime Budzienski emphasizes that “Sleep deprivation, eating disorders, excessive worrying, cheating, burnout, loss of interest in hobbies or withdrawing from friends and family” can be significances of too much parental pressure (par. ). Whenever I talk about stress caused by Parental Pressure, I think about my neighbor who committed suicide because of his father’s pressure on him. So what happened was on his senior year of college, he didn’t have the credit he was supposed to have in order to graduate. He tried his best to earn his credits back. He studied day and night. He neither could sleep nor eat. He didn’t even think about explaining the situation to his dad because he was scared of him like hell. Even though he tried a lot, he couldn’t be able to graduate that year.
He hung himself after writing a letter saying that he was sorry for not making his dad proud. If his dad wasn’t being so strict to him, he could have been successful. My parents used to be very strict as well. When my oldest sister was in high school, my dad used to pressure her a lot. He was the one who drop and pick her up from school. She was not allowed to go to her friends’ birthday parties. She was not allowed to talk to boys for any kind of reason. Whenever she was caught talking to a boy at school, she used to get whipped. What was worse was that she was only allowed to use her phone on the weekends.
My sister, like myself and most high school students, doesn’t like doing what she doesn’t believe in doing. So usually not do what my dad wanted her to do. Whenever she wanted to party with her friends, she used to snick out. Watching my sister do what she is not supposed to do made my dad really mad and forced him to be more lenient on us rather than putting a whole lot of pressure on us. Although most parents are strict on their children, it is true that they have a positive effect on them. Sometimes parents should be ambitious on their children.
You as a Parent, do you think this way of treating your children really works? I don’t think so, because most children including myself don’t like doing what we are obligated to do. I believe that cultures and traditions are making most parents think backward. This should definitely stop. If parents don’t stop pressuring their children, they might rebel. Forcing children, which is against what they want to do, might also cause parental regrets. These regrets might be painful. Most parents may think that the pressure they put is just little, but there has to be a limit for everything.
500+ words essay on peer pressure.
Peer pressure can be both negative and positive. Because if a person is a peer pressuring you for a good cause then it is motivation. Motivation is essential for the growth of a person. While peer pressure for a bad cause will always lead you to a disastrous situation.
Therefore it necessary for a person to not get influenced by the people around them. They should analyze the outcome of the deed in a strict manner. So that they no may commit anything harmful for themselves. As this world is full of bad people, so you need to be careful before trusting anybody.
Peer pressure is advantageous in many ways. Most importantly it creates a sense of motivation in the person. Which further forces the person to cross the barrier and achieve something great. Furthermore, it boosts the confidence of a person. Because our brain considers people’s opinions and makes them a priority.
Many salesmen and Entrepreneurs use this technique to influence people to buy their products. Whenever we are in a social meet we always get various recommendations. Therefore when a person gets these recommendations the brain already starts liking it. Or it creates a better image of that thing. This forces the person to buy the product or at least consider it.
This peer pressure technique also works in creating a better character of a person. For instance, when we recommend someone for a particular job, the interviewer already gets a better image of that person. Because he is recommended by a person the interviewer trusts. Therefore there is a great chance of that person to get hired.
Above all the main advantage of peer pressure can be in youth. If a young person gets influenced by an individual or a group of people. He can achieve greater heights in his career.
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There are various disadvantages of peer pressure which can harm a person in many ways. If any person is not willing to perform a task then the peer pressure can be frustrating to him.
Furthermore, peer pressure should not be in an excessive manner. Because it lands a negative impact on the person. A person should be of the mindset of listening to himself first. While considering opinions in favor of him.
Peer pressure in youth from a bad company can lead a person to a nasty situation. Furthermore, it can also hamper a student’s career and studies if not averted. Youth these days are much influenced by the glamorous life of celebrities.
And since they follow them so much, these people become their peers. Thus they do such things that they should not. Drugs and smoking are major examples of this. Moreover most shocking is that the minors are even doing these things. This can have adverse effects on their growth and career.
It is necessary to judge the outcome of a deed before getting influenced by peers. Furthermore, peer pressure should always be secondary. Your own thoughts and wants should always have the first priority.
Q1. What is peer pressure?
A1 . Peer pressure is the influence on people by their peers. As a result, people start following their opinions and lifestyle. Furthermore, it is considering a person or his opinion above all and giving him the priority.
Q2. Which sector of the society is the peer pressure adversely affecting?
A2 . Peer pressure has adverse effects on the youth of society. Some false influencers are playing with the minds of the youngsters. As a result, the youth is going in the wrong direction and ruining their career opportunities.
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Democrats are quickly rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris as their likely presidential nominee after President Joe Biden’s ground-shaking decision to bow out of the 2024 race.
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024, during an event with NCAA college athletes. This is her first public appearance since President Joe Biden endorsed her to be the next presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The announcement that Vice President Kamala Harris will seek the Democratic nomination for president is inspiring a wave of false claims about her eligibility and her background. Some first emerged years ago, while others only surfaced after President Joe Biden’s decision to end his bid for a second term.
Here’s a look at the facts.
CLAIM: Harris is not an American citizen and therefore cannot serve as commander in chief.
THE FACTS: Completely false . Harris is a natural born U.S. citizen. She was born on Oct. 20, 1964, in Oakland, California, according to a copy of her birth certificate, obtained by The Associated Press.
Her mother, a cancer researcher from India, and her father, an economist from Jamaica, met as graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley.
Under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, anyone born on U.S. soil is considered a natural born U.S. citizen and eligible to serve as either the vice president or president.
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside,” reads the amendment.
There is no question or legitimate debate about whether a citizen like Harris is eligible to serve as president or vice president, said Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School.
“So many legal questions are really nuanced — this isn’t one of those situations,” Levinson told the AP on Monday.
Still, social media posts making the debunked assertion that Harris cannot serve as president went viral soon after Biden announced Sunday that he was dropping out of the race and would back Harris for president.
“Kamala Harris is not eligible to run for President,” read one post on X that was liked more than 34,000 times. “Neither of her parents were natural born American citizens when she was born.”
False assertions about Harris’ eligibility began circulating in 2019 when she launched her bid for the presidency. They got a boost, thanks in part to then-President Donald Trump, when Biden selected her as his running mate.
“I heard today that she doesn’t meet the requirements,” the Republican said of Harris in 2019.
CLAIM: Harris is not Black.
THE FACTS: This is false. Harris is Black and Indian . Her father, Donald Harris, is a Black man who was born in Jamaica. Shyamala Gopalan, her mother, was born in southern India. Harris has spoken publicly for many years, including in her 2019 autobiography , about how she identifies with the heritage of both her parents.
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Despite ample evidence to the contrary, social media users are making erroneous claims about Harris’ race.
“Just a reminder that Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris isn’t black,” reads one X post that had received approximately 42,000 likes and 20,400 shares as of Monday. “She Indian American. She pretends to be black as part of the delusional, Democrat DEI quota.”
But Harris is both Black and Indian. Indeed, she is the first woman, Black person and person of South Asian descent to serve as vice president. This fact is highlighted in her biography on WhiteHouse.gov and she has spoken about her ethnicity on many occasions.
Harris wrote in her autobiography, “The Truths We Hold: An American Journey,” that she identifies with the heritage of both her mother and father.
“My mother, grandparents, aunts, and uncle instilled us with pride in our South Asian roots,” she wrote. “Our classical Indian names harked back to our heritage, and we were raised with a strong awareness and appreciation for Indian culture.”
In the next paragraph, she adds, “My mother understood very well that she was raising two black daughters.” Harris again refers to herself as a “black woman” in the book’s next chapter.
CLAIM: Harris got her start by having an affair with a married man, California politician Willie Brown.
THE FACTS: This is missing some important context. Brown was separated from his wife during the relationship, which was not a secret.
Brown, 90, is a former mayor of San Francisco who was serving as speaker of the California State Assembly in the 1990s when he and Harris were in a relationship. Brown had separated from his wife in 1982.
“Yes, we dated. It was more than 20 years ago,” Brown wrote in 2020 in the San Francisco Chronicle under the article title, “Sure, I dated Kamala Harris. So what?”
He wrote that he supported Harris’ first race to be San Francisco district attorney — just as he has supported a long list of other California politicians, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Harris, 59, was state attorney general from 2011-2017 and served in the Senate from 2017 until 2021, when she became vice president. She has been married to Doug Emhoff since 2014.
Harris’ critics have used the past relationship to question her qualifications, as Fox News personality Tomi Lahren did when she wrote on social media in 2019: “Kamala did you fight for ideals or did you sleep your way to the top with Willie Brown.” Lahren later apologized for the comment.
Trump and some of his supporters have also highlighted the nearly three-decade old relationship in recent attacks on Harris .
CLAIM: An Inside Edition clip of television host Montel Williams holding hands with Harris and another woman is proof that Harris was his “side piece.”
THE FACTS: The clip shows Montel with Harris and his daughter, Ashley Williams. Harris and Williams, a former marine who hosted “The Montel Williams Show” for more than a decade, dated briefly in the early 2000s.
In the clip, taken from a 2019 Inside Edition segment , Williams can be seen posing for photographs and holding hands with both women as they arrive at the 2001 Eighth Annual Race to Erase MS in Los Angeles.
But social media users are misrepresenting the clip, using it as alleged evidence that Harris was Montel’s “side piece” — a term used to describe a person, typically a woman, who has a sexual relationship with a man in a monogamous relationship.
Williams addressed the false claims in an X post on Monday, writing in reference to the Inside Edition clip, “as most of you know, that is my daughter to my right.” Getty Images photos from the Los Angeles gala identify the women as Harris and Ashley Williams.
In 2019, Williams described his relationship with Harris in a post on X, then known as Twitter.
“@KamalaHarris and I briefly dated about 20 years ago when we were both single,” he wrote in an X post at the time. “So what? I have great respect for Sen. Harris. I have to wonder if the same stories about her dating history would have been written if she were a male candidate?”
CLAIM: Harris promised to inflict the “vengeance of a nation” on Trump supporters.
THE FACTS: A fabricated quote attributed to Harris is spreading online five years after it first surfaced.
In the quote, Harris supposedly promises that if Trump is defeated in 2020, Trump supporters will be targeted by the federal government: “Once Trump’s gone and we have regained our rightful place in the White House, look out if you supported him and endorsed his actions, because we’ll be coming for you next. You will feel the vengeance of a nation.”
The quote was shared again on social media this week. One post on X containing an image of the quote was shared more than 22,000 times as of Monday afternoon.
The remarks didn’t come from Harris , but from a satirical article published online in August 2019. Shortly after, Trump supporters like musician Ted Nugent reposted the comments without noting they were fake.
CLAIM: A video shows Harris saying in a speech: “Today is today. And yesterday was today yesterday. Tomorrow will be today tomorrow. So live today, so the future today will be as the past today as it is tomorrow.”
THE FACTS: Harris never said this. Footage from a 2023 rally on reproductive rights at Howard University, her alma mater, was altered to make it seem as though she did.
In the days after Harris headlined the Washington rally, Republicans mocked a real clip of her speech, with one critic dubbing her remarks a “word salad,” the AP reported at the time .
Harris says in the clip: “So I think it’s very important — as you have heard from so many incredible leaders — for us, at every moment in time, and certainly this one, to see the moment in time in which we exist and are present, and to be able to contextualize it, to understand where we exist in the history and in the moment as it relates not only to the past, but the future.”
NARAL Pro-Choice America, an abortion rights nonprofit whose president also spoke at the rally, livestreamed the original footage. It shows Harris making the “moment in time” remark, but not the “today is today” comment.
The White House’s transcript of Harris’ remarks also does not include the statement from the altered video. Harris’ appearance at the event came the same day that Biden announced their reelection bid .
Find AP Fact Checks here: https://apnews.com/APFactCheck .
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