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Parents and peers appear to provide independent ... and otherwise exert negative socializing influences, as indicated in Fig. 1 (Simons-Morton and Chen 2005). Several studies have demonstrated ...

Peers can have a positive or negative influence on each other and play important roles in shaping each other's lives. Every day and week people are faced with many decisions – some of these are ...

Educators, in collaboration with parents, should strive to create a supportive atmosphere that empowers students to resist negative peer influences. Academic Stress: Balancing the Scales ...

Results showed that a person's drinking tended to reflect the drinking behavior of the people around them, regardless of age.

The large majority (over 70%) of American Indian adolescents who reside in cities rather than tribal lands or rural areas report relatively earlier onset of substance use and more harmful associated ...

This study investigated the relative influence of perceived parent and peer disapproval for using drugs on youth intentions to use drugs. In a cross-sectional design, sixth and eighth grade ...