Has peer pressure ever caused anybody any real harm?

Yes. Peer pressure has led to drug overdoses, fatal car accidents, unwanted pregnancy, severe accidents and violent crime. When negative peer pressure rears its ugly head, anything awful can and will happen. Even seemingly minor things like teasing can cause emmotional scars that will last a lifetime. Peer pressure has led teens to be extremely cruel to other teens and when that happens the victim is often changed forever. Yes, peer pressure definitely does cause real harm to real people.

Can peer pressure lead to suicide?

Peer pressure has been known to lead to suicide and suicide attempts. Teens who feel too pressured by their peers have chosen suicide as a way out. Other teens have been so badly harassed by groups of teens (some of who would have been giving in to peer pressure when d doing the harassing) that they felt suicide was the only way to end the struggle. Peer pressure is a difficult thing to deal with and some teens have taken drastic measures. While teens who choose suicide most likely have more going on than difficulties coping with peer pressure, negative peer pressure can be a contributing factor.

Can peer pressure lead to school violence?

Definitely. As is well known with the Columbine incident, peer pressure can be a significant factor in school violence. There can be peer pressure in the form of pressure to go through with violence once a threat has been made. There can also be peer pressure in the sense that bullying (and related pressure) feed the anger and resentment that can lead to violence.

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