Peer pressure in an emergency department increased the rate of discharge and decreased length of stay, according to a study in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Researchers studied ...

The term “peer pressure” is often linked to experiences of children or teenagers in extreme situations. One University of Texas at Dallas researcher wondered if adults continue to succumb to similar ...

Social pressure during adolescence, a stage in which children begin to yearn for acceptance and to feel part of a group, is a cause of cyberbullying, as a series of self-justifications lead those who ...

When we talk about peer pressure, we often think of teenagers pressuring each other to make bad choices. But adults can also deal with peer pressure, especially when it comes to drinking. Summer is a ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester have identified a range of key risk and protective factors influencing whether young people vape, drink alcohol, smoke or use drugs. Based on data from more ...

Peer pressure isn’t what it used to be — a new study has found more teens feel pressured to be online than they do to smoke, vape, ditch class, and even drink. The poll of 2,000 American children aged ...

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 ...

Seaman, the senior author of the study and director of the Aging Well Lab at the Center for Vital Longevity at UT Dallas, said that susceptibility to peer pressure had been thought to peak in ...

While 'peer pressure' is often linked to experiences of children or teenagers, researchers say young adults continue to succumb to similar pressures of social conformity in everyday situations. The ...