What is meant by 'negative peer pressure'?

By learning how to identify peer pressure you'll get better at dealing with it. Standing up to peer pressure takes practice and courage – it can be scary at first. No matter how pressured you feel, you always have the option of saying 'no'. read more

Who has not experienced peer pressure before, either positive or negative. Peer pressure is when people of your age, try to get you to do something. It is so easy to give in to peer pressure because everyone wants to fit in and be liked. read more

Clearly, this type of peer pressure can have serious lifelong consequences. The difference is all about the outcome. If your teen grows convinced to do something and it turns out to be healthy for her, the peer pressure was positive. read more