To what Extent does Peer Group Smoking Predict Adolescent Smoking? The tendency for adolescent peer group members to share common characteristics such as smoking, termed alternatively as peer group ...

During adolescence, young people become especially sensitive to peer influence—more so than at any other time in life. So how does this affect their mental health? A new study from Finland, released ...

The effect of peer influence “raises some interesting and potentially troubling questions about the nature of expertise and decision-making.” But peer influence doesn’t stop at childhood. It extends ...

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, ...

Academics may be leaning on a novel strategy to influence peer review of their research papers — adding hidden prompts designed to coax AI tools to deliver positive feedback. Nikkei Asia reports that ...

Young people with friends who vape are 15 times more likely to use e-cigarettes, and more adolescents are turning to illicit cannabis products, University of Queensland research has found. In two ...

Why are adolescents so sensitive to their peers' behavior? And is this sensitivity necessarily negative, as the term peer pressure often implies? In his Ph.D. dissertation, UvA behavioral scientist ...

We know AI agents go rogue. Now it emerges that one agent changing its "mind" can tip the rest, writes Check Point AI ...

Eating habits can be shaped not only by the authority of medical experts but also through ordinary conversations among friends. Researchers at HSE University have shown that advice from peers to ...

Physician peer influence plays a crucial role in the adoption of opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer risk reduction. OS uptake increased after 2015 recommendations, with significant ...

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