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 ...

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 ...

It can take about 15-30 minutes after smoking for blood pressure and heart rate to return to normal." An occasional blood pressure spike might not seem like a big deal, but when it happens ...

But it can also lead to more problematic behaviour, like skipping school or smoking. Peer pressure makes you feel like you have to follow others or what they say they are doing. It can make you ...