efficiency and behaviour as well as
increased self esteem, self-awareness and
capacity for empathy. The researchers of
the present study are not surprised at the
outcome of the study. Peers have a profound
influence on one another and
peer-oriented interventions are designed
to capitalize on the potentially positive
influence of peers in bringing about
improvement in behaviour (Choudhury,
2001). Generally, studies have shown that
children have certain advantages over
adults in helping their peers. They understand
their problems better because they
are cognitively closer and this fact makes
the peer counsellor present the issue in
terms the group members will understand