The Influence Of Identity On Teenagers

The identity plays a key role in our lives, it represents how we humans think of ourselves. Identity is a person's conception and expression of their own and others' individuality or group affiliations such as cultural Identity. Identity of a person is the characteristics that distinguish that person from others. To put it simply, is meant to find out who you are. During the adolescence age, identity is very easy to change by your parents or friends. Their linguistic and mental behavior mind influences a teenager’s identity.For example, article “A Teen’s Friends Are a Powerful Influence” by Valerie Ulene, the author portrays that friends exert over one another as teenager’s influence is clearly powerful and far too often, undesirable by using an example, “more likely to indulge in these behaviors themselves. Aggressive, illegal or self-injurious behaviors also have a tendency to cluster among friend groups, as do concerns about body image and eating”(4). In this quote, the author point out that behavior is almost contagious among teenagers. Good behavior by peers can spread through the group, but bad behavior can also be modeled. Friends influence is so powerful and subtle in influence teenagers.
In an article “Smart Strategy: Think of the Brain as a Muscle”, the author Charles Q. Choi believes that our identities are shaped by our decisions by using researcher Carol Dweck’s research, “Some view it as a fixed trait, while others see intelligence as a quality that can develop and expand or as a growth mindset.”(2). This quote means that The people who follow the fixed mindset which are concerned with whether they look smart or dumb. Those people who follow the growth mindset are must more resilient and persistent, and they don’t worry about making