A teen girl worries about giving in to peer pressure, but also worries about being left behind by her friends if she doesn't. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) AP ...

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By the time our kids hit their teen years, there are so many new worries piled onto our plates that it's easy to let some old ...

The peer group is one of the most important contexts for adolescent socialisation and learning, and peer pressure can lead some girls to get involved with violent boys, even if they don’t want to.

Even as peer pressure mounts in early adolescence, kids' brains are developing an ability to help fight the temptations of risky behaviour, novel new research reports. Over a three-year period, ...

Dear Annie: I’m a 16-year-old girl and I just finished my junior year of high school. I’ve been excited for summer because it means we get a break from school and because I have a lifeguard ...

As a 15-year-old girl explained to Thorn, "even though it’s not real," victims currently "have no way to prove that, and they can’t just deny it, because their face is most likely on it." ...

Knowing teenage girls’ peer history, then, ... /Psychological science/Behavioral psychology/Human behavior/Human social behavior/Social interaction/Group dynamics/ Peer pressure ...

For teenage girls, ... Peer pressure is a powerful force in teenage social circles, and it can be difficult for teens to resist when all their friends are engaging in a particular behavior.