Did you hear about the ship that was faulted for damaging a large dock? They said it caused unnecessary pier pressure. (Lame joke, I know – but I’m a dad, so I’m told that makes it okay.) But growing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A new program called the Positive Peer Influencer Program launched Tuesday at Myers Middle School in Savannah. It’s a program designed by the school system and several other ...

When I was a child, one of the things that upset me the most was watching friends be mean to other kids—whether it was a classmate they didn’t like or someone who was just going about their day being ...

An interdisciplinary team of Boston College researchers to explore how social norms can be leveraged to promote virtuous behavior Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Liane Young, whose research ...