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peer pressure

influence that a peer group, observers or individual exerts that encourages others to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform the group norms. A group trying to convince a person to do something they are unwilling to do.
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peer pressure

Summary

peer pressure ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • peer pressure is a type of social influence[2].
  • peer pressure's Commons category is recorded as Peer pressure[3].
  • peer pressure's studied by is recorded as social psychology[4].

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Definition and Type

peer pressure is a type of social influence[2].

Why It Matters

peer pressure ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → social psychology
    Subclass of → social influence
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27570, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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