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This cross-sectional observational study was conducted on school-going adolescents in Haryana state to test the influence of peer relationships on adolescents' behavioral problems. The study was conducted on adolescents aged 11 to 17 in four government schools in Haryana state. A total of 240 adolescents and their mothers (240) participated in the study. The instruments used for data collection were a self-developed questionnaire on general information that included questions related to personal and socio-economic variables, Goodman's Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (2000), and Rigby and Slee's Peer Relationship Questionnaire (1994). Problems within the behavioral domain included emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer problems, and pro-social behavior. Problems within the peer relationship domain included bullying, physical victimization, and pro-social behavior. The collected data was classified and tabulated in accordance with the standards laid down in order to arrive at meaningful and relevant inferences as per the objectives. For the analysis of data, categorization, coding, tabulation, and statistical analysis were done using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS for Windows), SPSS 16.0. As perceived by adolescents themselves, the results revealed that the bullying aspect of peer relationships was significantly correlated with conduct problems, hyperactivity problems, and peer problems. Physical victimization was positively correlated with hyperactivity problems, while the pro-social domain of peer relationships was significantly correlated with hyperactivity problems, peer problems, and pro-social behavior.
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