Young Americans who believe their friends will vote are more likely to do so themselves, the latest Harvard Youth Poll shows. Nearly 80% of people under 30 plan to vote when they think their peers ...

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 ...

"In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity, without a sense of belonging." —Erik Erikson Social media has become a dominant force in ...

Likes, comments, and the dopamine hit of new notifications make it easy to get caught up in the endless entertainment of social media. Yet social media can also disrupt sleep, convey unrealistic views ...

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 ...

Growing up, a child faces many things, and one of them is peer pressure that silently but surely affects them. Peer pressure has always been part of adolescence, but for today’s teens—surrounded by ...

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 ...