The Impact of Peer Pressure on Decision Making and Impulisivity  Among Young Adults.

Author(s)	Ms. Elakkiya P., Ms. Christy Hepziba M.
Country	India
Abstract	The study investigated which peer pressure predicted decision making and impulsivity also investigates the significance of peer pressure on decision making and impulsivity among young adults in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire developed from the combination of demographic profile of the respondent and the standardized psychological tools such as Singh and Saini (2016) Peer Pressure Scale, L. Mann (1997)’s Melbourne Decision Making questionnaire, Ernest Barratt (1995) Barratt Impulsiveness scale. Data was collected in 60 days from common young adults in Cuddalore districts. The sample for the study consists of 200 participants selected using the purposive sampling. The data was analysed using IBM SPSS version 20 by applying independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation (Pearson’s) and simple linear regression analysis. The result indicated that peer pressure predicts decision making and impulsivity. Peer pressure on decision-making and impulsivity is significantly positively correlated.
Keywords	Peer pressure, Decision making, Impulsivity, t-test, One way-Anova, Pearson correlation coefficient, Simple linear regression.
Field	Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On	2026-04-09
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.72678

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