risk factors for peer pressure

There are certain risk factors for peer pressure, personality traits that make you more prone to give in to pressure. The traits that put you at higher risk for falling in to the peer pressure trap include:

•low self esteem
•lack of confidence
•uncertainty about ones place within a given peer group
•no personal interests exclusive of one’s peer group
•feeling isolated from peers and/or family
•fear of one’s peers
•lack of strong ties to friends
•feeling that friends could turn on you
•close bond with a bully