Socializing processes that facilitate the uptake of adolescent smoking can also discourage use (Stanton et al. 1996). Peer socialization is often referred to as peer pressure, a term that suggests ...

The healthiest option is not to smoke or vape The first thing to remember is that although vaping has been suggested as a way to help adults quit smoking ... what's known as peer pressure.

Sometimes when we are faced with a decision, it is clear to us what the right thing to do is. But at other times, we may struggle to decide whether or not we should do something, although we may ...

This review addresses peer group influences on adolescent smoking with a particular focus on recently published longitudinal studies that have investigated the topic. Specifically, we examine the ...

Peer pressure and neighborhood conditions, not government policy, will largely dictate whether Japanese people will continue wearing facemasks or abandon the protection from COVID-19, according to ...

Peer pressure emerged as the dominant factor for wearing face masks amid the health crisis in Japan, according to the results of a survey administered by academics. A research group headed by ...