As much as we talk about helping kids to resist “peer pressure,” it exists. Even for the most self-assured, independent-thinking child, social dynamics and peer relationships are an influence on ...

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 ...

It is observed that peer group has influence on students. This is seen from the role played by the peer group in the life and learning of students; it is believed that students feel more comfortable ...

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 ...

If you have children approaching their teenage years, you’ve probably thought at least a few times about the kind of peer pressure they might experience. What if a friend or classmate persuades them ...

Peer pressure to use alcohol and drugs can contribute to substance use disorders, potentially leading to addiction. Peer pressure can be both positive and negative, as in some cases, people may put ...

Widely covered by the media, the PISA "shock" (2012) crowned France champion of educational inequality. A. Riegert's dissertation revisits sensitive topics such as segregation, inequality, and peer ...

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 ...

We’ve all heard the saying “If you show me who your friends are, I can tell you who you are.” When we think of peer pressure, we often think of negative peer pressure, such as convincing a friend to ...

There is a town in western Japan named Nagi that’s famous for making babies. Its fertility rate in 2021 was 2.68 lifetime births per woman, compared with 1.3 for Japan as a whole, according to an ...