What is peer pressure?

Peer pressure is the influence that individuals within a social group have on each other to conform to certain behaviors, attitudes, or beliefs in order to be accepted or liked by the group. This pressure can be positive or negative, and can lead individuals to engage in activities they may not have chosen to do on their own. Peer pressure is often associated with adolescence, but can occur at any age.

Peer pressure is a form of influence exerted by a peer group encouraging individuals to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors in order to conform to group norms. This pressure can be either direct or indirect, and it can be exerted by friends, classmates, or colleagues.