Academic cheating is a worldwide problem, which is exacerbated by perceived peer
cheating. The present review of the literature quantitatively examined this perceived peer …

For decades, psychological research has examined the extent to which children's and
adolescents' behavior is influenced by the behavior of their peers (ie, peer influence effects) …

When we clap our hands in synchrony, feel the sadness of a friend, or match our attitudes to
peer norms, we align our behavior with others. We propose here a model that views …

Adolescence is a period of life during which peers play a pivotal role in decision-making.
The narrative of social influence during adolescence often revolves around risky and …

This meta-analytic study synthesized findings from 108 independent data sets across 22
cultures to investigate whether the stigma internalization model (the internalization of …

Viele riskante gesundheitsbezogene Verhaltensweisen erreichen im Jugendalter ihre
höchste Ausprägung und auch andere gesundheitsbezogene Verhaltensweisen verändern …

Students' sense of social relatedness at school predicts health and well-being throughout
life. However, little is known about whether observed associations reflect unobserved family …

Real-world health and crime statistics indicate that adolescents are prone to engage in risks
in the presence of peers. Although this effect has been documented in several lab studies …

Adolescence is a period of social re-orientation in which we are generally more prone to
peer influence and the updating of our beliefs based on social information, also called social …

Efficacious translational research in health psychology relies on specifying why intervention
strategies change health behaviors and when, for what behaviors, and for whom, do these …