PEER PRESSURE AND INFLUENCE:
DO YOUR FRIENDS AFFECT YOUR DECISIONS?

Peer pressure can influence a person's decisions. Friends might pressure you by teasing you or giving you a lot of attitude. Other times you might feel pressured to do something you don't want to do because you think your friends want you to do it, but they don't actually say or do anything to encourage you at all. This is peer influence — you make a decision to do something because you think your action will make you fit in better.