John, who is 14 years old, is somewhat small for his age and is often teased by his peers. he has recently become involved with a new peer group that is known to use alcohol and marijuana. what factor has probably had the most influence on john's decision to become involved with drugs?

Peer acceptance

Explanation:

Peer acceptance is the acceptance for something that may be negative or positive by a person due to peer pressure. It depends on the popularity of the peer groups where a person can maintain a peer relationship. The peer acceptance of relationships is a crucial part of a child's emotional development. Peer acceptance provides a broad range of children's development. This development could be a social relationship, cognitive acceptance, recreation, participating in groups to solve the problems. These groups help children to explore their emotional, social and cognitive development.  

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