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 ...

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 ...

Source: Carl Pickhardt, Ph.D. An adolescent peer group is the collection of friends a young person regularly hangs out with. While it’s true that the pressure of peer group membership (e.g., to agree, ...

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A recent study published in Scientific Reports highlighted how adolescents actively consult members of their social networks to obtain information, countering previous research that considered younger ...

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 ...

When leading a peer-to-peer group, ensuring meaningful outcomes for each participant requires a careful balance of leadership, strategy and empathy. A professional coach can play an essential role in ...

Most young people seem to understand that adolescence is no time to go it alone. Such social isolation can breed loneliness (“I don’t have friends to keep me company”) and ignorance (“No one tells me ...