Sentence examples for because of peer pressure from inspiring English sources

And that's partly because of peer pressure.

Although participation in the clubs is optional, Parry says that almost all pupils participate, partly because of peer pressure.

If students engage in certain behavior because of peer pressure or a desire to fit in, that more reflects their poor judgment and low self-esteem than coercion.

From what he's told me it seems he ended up in prison because of peer pressure, from older friends who believe street crime and violence are acceptable and necessary parts of their daily lives.

"It's often harder for men of Gary's age to speak up because they can't contemplate a life without the vices that have been destroying them, partly because of peer pressure.

Kristin Kovner, a finalist whose Intel project was titled "A Study of Recent Developments in Theoretical and Observational Cosmology," said she applied partly because of peer pressure, and mostly because she craved the challenge.

Although teleconference focus groups have a potential disadvantage of omission of body language cues, there may be greater honesty in opinions expressed because of the diminution of peer pressure experienced in a face-to-face group [ 20].

You don't want to avoid what could possibly be fun situations just because of the threat of peer pressure.

Nathaniel tells me about some of the bad decisions that his friends are making — and that he himself has made in the face of peer pressure — because he is looking for guidance about how to navigate a difficult world.

The result is girls pushing their boyfriends to "commit" and settle down with them sometimes more out of peer pressure than because they've found a genuinely strong partnership.

Moreover, a Texan study suggests that peer pressure does not predict smoking susceptibility because susceptibility to smoking describes influence of peer pressure and intention to smoke in the future (14).