peer pressure
noun
: a feeling that one must do the same things as other people of one's age and social group in order to be liked or respected by them
She started drinking in high school because of peer pressure.
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Social media use is linked to bullying, the spreading of rumors, peer pressure, and an unrealistic view of other people's lives.
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Tanay Howard, Parents, 13 Mar. 2024
Beyond the obvious bragging rights and the unique pleasure of claiming a slice of paradise, there's a darker, more compelling undercurrent: the extreme peer pressure among billionaires to amass these secluded retreats.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
For girls, the coming-of-age transition encompasses joy, confusion, peer pressure, and everything in between.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
Even the earlier movie’s savvy take on teen anxiety, social hierarchies, peer pressure, female toxicity and power dynamics feels scarcely warmed over in this lackluster treatment.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
Bullying and peer pressure are central themes Just like the original, the new movie heavily focuses on the bullying and peer pressure teens face in high school.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
In many cases, this kind of peer pressure will subconsciously help a player know when to stop if things are not going well.
—Steve Silverman, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2024
Not only are peer-to-peer relationships—especially of the same gender–more important at this age, but peer pressure also can increase at this age.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 15 Nov. 2023
On social media, in news reports and on the anonymous app Blind, which requires members to sign up with a work email address to post, people identified as current OpenAI employees also described facing intense peer pressure to sign the mass-resignation letter.
—Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Tanay Howard, Parents, 13 Mar. 2024
Beyond the obvious bragging rights and the unique pleasure of claiming a slice of paradise, there's a darker, more compelling undercurrent: the extreme peer pressure among billionaires to amass these secluded retreats.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
For girls, the coming-of-age transition encompasses joy, confusion, peer pressure, and everything in between.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
Even the earlier movie’s savvy take on teen anxiety, social hierarchies, peer pressure, female toxicity and power dynamics feels scarcely warmed over in this lackluster treatment.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
Bullying and peer pressure are central themes Just like the original, the new movie heavily focuses on the bullying and peer pressure teens face in high school.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
In many cases, this kind of peer pressure will subconsciously help a player know when to stop if things are not going well.
—Steve Silverman, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2024
Not only are peer-to-peer relationships—especially of the same gender–more important at this age, but peer pressure also can increase at this age.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 15 Nov. 2023
On social media, in news reports and on the anonymous app Blind, which requires members to sign up with a work email address to post, people identified as current OpenAI employees also described facing intense peer pressure to sign the mass-resignation letter.
—Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
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“Peer pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20pressure. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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