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    Peer Power: Preadolescent Culture and Identity » Read Now

    by Patricia A. Adler. 258 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    ...bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8135-2459-8 cloth: alk. paper . -- ISBN 0-8135-2460-1 pbk. 1. Peer pressure in children-- United States. 2. Social interaction...
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    Family and Peers: Linking Two Social Worlds » Read Now

    by Kathryn A. Kerns, Josefina M. Contreras, Angela M. Neal-Barnett. 267 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    Why is it that relationships with family members predict the quality of children's relationships outside the family? A wealth of research has documented that various aspects of family relationships are predictably related to the quality of children's interactions and relationships with peers...
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    The Myth of Peer Pressure, in Adolescence » Read Now

    by Michael T. Ungar. 26 pgs.

    ...THE MYTH OF PEER PRESSURE. by Michael T. Ungar ABSTRACT The construct of peer pressure was examined as part of a qualitative...adolescents. While the concept of peer...
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    Fitting In: Exploring the Emotional Dimension of Adolescent Peer Pressure, in Adolescence » Read Now

    by Jeffrey T. Lashbrook. 12 pgs.

    ...EMOTIONAL DIMENSION OF ADOLESCENT PEER PRESSURE. by Jeffrey T. Lashbrook...conformity in the face of perceived peer pressure. Students responses to semistructured...Review...
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    Introduction: Some Thoughts about Studying the Influence of Peers on Children and Adolescents, in Merrill-Palmer Quarterly » Read Now

    by Kathryn A. Urberg. 12 pgs.

    ...behaviors, like smoking or drinking in high school, adolescents at least experiment with drinking unless there is some peer pressure not to do so. The latter possibility is...
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    Friends: The Role of Peer Influence across Adolescent Risk Behaviors, in Journal of Youth and Adolescence » Read Now

    by Kimberly A. Maxwell. 11 pgs.

    ...behavior, theory posits that peer pressure exists as the mutual effect...understanding of the social pressure tee ns experience, while...studies which examine peer...
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    Handbook of Pediatric Psychology in School Settings (Chap. 34 "Peer Relations") » Read Now

    by Ronald T. Brown. 819 pgs.

    In recent years the escalating costs of health care have caused managed care programs to shift the delivery of pediatric psychological services away from specialized medical centers and into primary care and school settings. One result has been a radical expansion of school psychology into issues of...
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    Peer Influences and Positive Cognitive Restructuring, in Reclaiming Children and Youth » Read Now

    by Thomas F. Tate. 4 pgs.

    ...rationalizations to protect ones self-concept. Adolescents make their own decisions and are not powerless against this peer pressure, but they become delinquent when their...
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    Psychosocial Predictors of Emerging Adults' Risk and Reckless Behaviors, in Journal of Youth and Adolescence » Read Now

    by Graham Bradley, Karen Wildman. 13 pgs.

    ...differences, whilst the other--peer pressure--reflects the influence of the...predictor variable is that, logically, peer pressure is more likely to be an...
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    Winning the War against Youth Gangs: A Guide for Teens, Families, and Communities (Chap. 2 "Peer Impact: The Group Influence") » Read Now

    by Valerie Wiener. 214 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    Gangs have spread throughout the entire sector of society, and what was once viewed as an inner-city problem can now be found everywhere, including suburbia. This guide for teenagers, their families, and impacted communities addresses the youth gang issue in understandable, manageable terms. Quotes...
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    Factors that Influence Adolescents to Smoke, in Journal of Consumer Affairs » Read Now

    by Karen H. Smith, Mary Ann Stutts. 37 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    ...separate studies (prior beliefs, peer pressure, family smoking, advertising...Overall, family smoking behavior, peer pressure, and prior beliefs were more important...of...
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    On Peer Influences to Get Drunk: A Panel Study of Young Adolescents, in Merrill-Palmer Quarterly » Read Now

    by John Schulenberg, Jennifer L. Maggs, Ted E. Dielman, Sharon L. Leech, Deborah D. Kloska, Jean T. Shope, Virginia B. Laetz. 35 pgs.

    ...not simply passive recipients of peer pressure to use and misuse alcohol and...to misbehave, susceptibility to peer pressure to misbehave is conceptualized...counterpoint...

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