Why are adolescents so sensitive to their peers' behavior? And is this sensitivity necessarily negative, as the term peer ...

AI adoption stalls not because of weak tools or insufficient training, but because learning remains invisible. Generative AI ...

Best friends influence a teen's emotions and grades, while popular peers dictate social media use and body image.

After 38 years of teaching and researching at ASU, one former professor is spending his retirement educating people outside the academic community. Though he retired in May as a W.P. Carey ...

Our neighbors, friends, and loved ones are the first people we turn to for help, advice, even a cup of sugar sometimes. A new report from Generation180 finds they also play a key role in whether we ...

As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think, and fit in. But who matters ...

My travel schedule has become much busier recently, so I’ve been on a lot of flights. This inspired me to share what I think is a helpful metaphor. Please bear with me. In the late 1600s, Isaac Newton ...

A randomized trial conducted by health economists found that a bit of peer influence can nudge us to select healthier groceries. Amid the rise of chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, ...

Neil Bernstein, a clinical psychologist writes about how to understand peer pressure, sex and talk to teenagers about it. You can read an excerpt from his book, "How to Keep Your Teenagers Out of ...

A physician’s social network is important to determining the adoption of high-value cancer drugs, as researchers have determined peer influence had a strong association with the adoption of Avastin ...