She puts up a tough party girl front. She wants to be seen as a rebel+have fun like other teenagers. She seems passive, sarcastic and independent. Her upbringing as the kid of the mayor has made her very conscious of how others view her, a perspective that her father has ingrained in her. She is politically aware and her views contrast that of her father. Her status as a popular party girl and her interactions with her father often actively cause Steph to doubt her own smarts.