Why do some teens ignore authority and then claim they aren't strong enough to ignore peer pressure?

I believe it's because of some sort of unconscious thinking on how high up the ladder a person is. To a teen, the higher the person on the ladder, the higher (depending on the teen) chance of that teen being rebellious. People of their equal rank don't intimidate them as much, so they probably see it as "going with the flow"
Or at least that's my idea owo