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 ...

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 is doing something you feel uncomfortable about, because everyone else is. It’s the pressure you might feel to fit in with a group or individual friends. It could be anything from ...

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 ...

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.

Peer pressure can be a tricky subject to wrap your head around. On the one hand, most parents, teachers, school counsellors ...

Nicotine causes blood vessels to tighten, which restricts the flow of blood. Smoking also raises blood pressure, weakens blood vessel walls, and increases your risk of blood clots. This can raise ...

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 ...

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 ...