WASHINGTON, D.C. — Television, movies, magazines and other popular media often get blamed for pressuring teen girls to try to be as thin as models. But a new study finds that peer pressure also plays ...

To most adults, “peer pressure” conjures images of the bad kids corrupting the good ones — leading them to dangerous or illegal activities. Parents worry that their children will fall into the wrong ...

When I was a child, one of the things that upset me the most was watching friends be mean to other kids—whether it was a classmate they didn’t like or someone who was just going about their day being ...

Most of the decisions we make on a day-to-day basis are heavily influenced by the decisions of our peers — from how we choose to dress and what we binge-watch to what we eat. Peer pressure affects ...