"It is not uncommon in their quest for identity and independence for teens to reject some of the values of their parents, their church, and society. And to a degree this is not unhealthy," Rick Rood explains. He believes teens experience a change from childhood to adulthood. In the time frame of change, teens are more likely to ask themselves, "Who am I? or What do I believe?"Teen conformity, peer pressure, or rebellion, whatever the given name, we as teens, experience it. We begin to challenge our traditional ways and begin to develope our "own convictions about life," as Rood said. "Minor areas such as dress, appearance, music, or the way they keep their room," teens begin to find their identities.
During the quest to find identities and individuality, teens experience changes physically, mentally, as well as socially. Many will consider the act of conformity or, so-called rebellion a negative experience. Others will favor the need to be accepted. And many will tell stories of how conformity has developed them as a person today. Each person, or each teen, has a story of their own, an experience of their own, whether that be positive or negative, has developed or will develop individuality.
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