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 ...

Sometimes peer pressure can be more of an intentional ... Examples of this can be both positive and negative: Positive – encouraging a classmate to get involved in playing for a sports team ...

Peer pressure. No young lad is immune to it. A day off work to watch the Euros. An extra pint you'll come to regret in the morning. An ill-advised tattoo that felt like such a good idea at the time.

It is not just the young who alter their speech, clothing, thinking and behavior to match that of their peers. No matter what one’s age or cultural background, each of us tends to modify our ...

Too often, the positive effects of peer pressure get swept under the carpet while the negative influences are exaggerated. Part of the problem is that when good things happen, such as achieving ...

Of course, friends can be a positive influence ... and the desire to fit in and be accepted can make us give in to peer pressure. Dr Andrew Adler, a licensed psychologist with a Doctorate ...

Peer review can be stressful ... editors tend to put the more positive report first and the relatively negative one next — hence the name Reader 2). Here I offer practical advice on how to ...

should strive to create a supportive atmosphere that empowers students to resist negative peer influences. Academic Stress: Balancing the Scales Simultaneously, the pressure associated with ...