The study examines the relationship of life style, parental pressure, peer group effect, family social support and stress among adolescents. The sample consisted of 30 students taken randomly from different schools and colleges of Agra city in the age range of 12–18 years. Two groups were formed. Group I consisted of 15 girls and group II consisted of 15 boys. The results revealed that there is no significant relationship between life style variables (food intake behavior, physical activity and sleeping behavior), peer group effect, family social support and stress. A positive relation between food intake behavior and alcohol consumption behavior (r=0.41713, p<0.05). This indicates that adolescents who have healthy control over eating behavior also avoid alcohol consumption. Such adolescents have self control over their food intake and alcohol consumption behavior. There is a significant, negative relationship between alcohol consumption and parental pressure (r=-0.46192, p<0.01). This indicates that increase parental pressure would decrease control on alcohol consumption behavior. There is a significant relationship between physical activity behavior and spiritual behavior (r=0.401241, p<0.05). Indicating that physically active adolescents show higher spiritual behavior. There is significant relation between physical activity behavior and family social support (r=0.39282, p<0.05). This indicating that physically active adolescents generally obtain family social support. There is negative but significant relation between parental pressure and family social support (r=-0.48366, p<0.01. This shows that socially supportive parents do not pressurize their children too much. There is negative but significant relation between family social support and stress (r=-0.64099, p<0.01. This indicates that higher the family social support lesser is the stress among adolescents.
Life Style, Parental Pressure, Peer Group Effect, Family Social Support
