However, peer pressure depends more on who the peers are than on the pressure coming from them. In other words, the negative effects of peer pressure can only be attributed to those who act as bad influences. It therefore follows that the type of people we surround ourselves with determines whether our experiences with peer pressure are positive or negative. If we surround ourselves with good influences and people who share our values, the peer pressure we are influenced by is more likely to be beneficial. It's not the peer pressure itself that's dangerous. Rather, it is the people who are around