It is often said that young adults are affected by family members or famous starts or celebrities they admire. However, after closer inspections, it is evident that they are the most influenced by their peers. The two main reasons are as follows; young adults spend most of their time with their friends, and they exercise peer pressure.
Above all, it is an inevitable true that young adults spend a bunch of time with their peers. As they grow up, the time to be with their family members gets shorter, instead they hang out or have a meal or study with their friends. From my experience, when I was a child, I consulted everything with my mother, but since entering the middle school, I have shared almost problems or ideas with my friends not family. Therefore, I wholeheartedly believe that young adults are affected by friends rather than any others.
Furthermore, young adults are likely to get pressure from peers. As they enter adolescence, they care about other’s eyes, especially peers. In addition, this period is the most delicate period for teenagers to adapt or be flexible depending on environment or people around them. Thus, young adults are easily able to change their characteristics or behaviors by peer pressure. One person who illustrated this idea is my sister. She was a timid and quite girl, but she turned wholly (executed a 180-degree turn 태도나 의견이 180도 변하다) while hanging out with her new friends. She wanted to be popular and in spotlight from peers, so she misbehavior reluctantly or drink alcohol under peer pressure. Likewise, I strongly argue that young adults exercise their peer pressure.
To sum up, I definitely agree with the point of view that friends play a significant role in young adults because they spend far more time with peers as well as get peer pressure. It is time for parents to admit the fact and consider who is a proper friend for their child.