“It’s the situation, not the person,” goes a mantra of social psychology. That is the idea that people are influenced as much by their surroundings as by their deliberative judgements and free will.

BURLINGTON — Parents have been pressuring me to give them some tips to help their children deal with peer pressure. Let me see if I can decompress some of their concerns and provide some information ...

To what Extent does Peer Group Smoking Predict Adolescent Smoking? The tendency for adolescent peer group members to share common characteristics such as smoking, termed alternatively as peer group ...

Neil Bernstein, a clinical psychologist writes about how to understand peer pressure, sex and talk to teenagers about it. You can read an excerpt from his book, "How to Keep Your Teenagers Out of ...

When we think about peer pressure, we immediately think it is a force ruining our society. Not only can it hurt the victim, but it can also impact the people around us. Peer pressure strongly ...

Peer pressure is often painted as a teenage problem, but the truth is it follows us through different stages of life. From deciding which stream to choose till where to take admission after school, to ...

As I indicated in my Letter to the Editor earlier this week, I am learning the difference between positive and negative peer pressure. I want to be the type of person who does things because of my ...

Patricia Cioe, PhD, presented data at AIDS 2024 from a study that investigated the impact of peer support on people living with HIV who smoke, a group for whom there are higher rates of cardiac events ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Peer pressure is a common challenge that teenagers face as they navigate through adolescence. It can come in many forms, such as pressure ...

Today's teens face amplified peer pressure, amplified by social media's constant demands. Parents are urged to foster confidence and critical thinking through open dialogues about real-life scenarios.

Although adolescents who overestimate peer smoking prevalence are more likely to smoke, little research has focused on the factors associated with why the majority of adolescents overestimate peer ...