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 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Peer-group influence on adolescents is well established, especially regarding drugs and alcohol. New research indicates it also extends to bullying behavior. Through surveys at a ...

What do you think of those mysterious and seemingly dreaded forces in our society - teenage peer groups and pressure? Do you conjure up nightmare images of gangs, drugs, sex and alcohol? If so, you ...

Likely because individual identities are more solidified, older teens tolerate greater dissimilarity in one another. As a result, compromise and collaboration increasingly take the place of conformity ...

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 ...

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One of the most difficult aspects of the COVID pandemic for children and adolescents was disruptions in their peer relationships. With stay-at-home orders in place early in the pandemic, virtual or ...

I still remember walking into my first mastermind group meeting: My heart was racing—a mix of excitement and a lot of nerves. I had finally taken the leap to invest in myself and my business, hoping ...

Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner states in his book Changing Minds that by about age 10 a child’s peers rather than the parents assume primary importance in the child’s decisions about what to do, ...