Social network analysis has emerged as a decisive framework for understanding how connections among individuals influence behaviours and outcomes in numerous domains ranging from public health to ...

Why are adolescents so sensitive to their peers’ behaviour? And is this sensitivity necessarily negative, as the term peer pressure often implies? In his PhD dissertation, UvA behavioural scientist ...

As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think and fit in. But who matters most ...

One of the most difficult aspects of the COVID pandemic for children and adolescents was disruptions in their peer relationships. With stay-at-home orders in place early in the pandemic, virtual or ...

What do you think of those mysterious and seemingly dreaded forces in our society - teenage peer groups and pressure? Do you conjure up nightmare images of gangs, drugs, sex and alcohol? If so, you ...

As I indicated in my Letter to the Editor earlier this week, I am learning the difference between positive and negative peer pressure. I want to be the type of person who does things because of my ...

Peer pressure is often painted as a teenage problem, but the truth is it follows us through different stages of life. From deciding which stream to choose till where to take admission after school, to ...