Understanding Peer Influence in Children and Adolescents

Understanding Peer Influence in Children and Adolescents
Author: Mitchell J. Prinstein
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2008-05-13
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1593853971

Scientists, educators, and parents of teens have long recognized the potency of peer influences on children and youth, but until recently, questions of how and why adolescents emulate their peers were largely overlooked. This book presents a comprehensive framework for understanding the processes by which peers shape each other's attitudes and behavior, and explores implications for intervention and prevention. Leading authorities share compelling findings on such topics as how drug use, risky sexual behavior, and other deviant behaviors "catch on" among certain peer groups or cliques; the social, cognitive, developmental, and contextual factors that strengthen or weaken the power of peer influence; and the nature of positive peer influences and how to support them.

Understanding Peer Influence in Children and Adolescents

Understanding Peer Influence in Children and Adolescents
Author: Mitchell J. Prinstein
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2010-03-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781606236475

Scientists, educators, and parents of teens have long recognized the potency of peer influences on children and youth, but until recently, questions of how and why adolescents emulate their peers were largely overlooked. This book presents a comprehensive framework for understanding the processes by which peers shape each other's attitudes and behavior, and explores implications for intervention and prevention. Leading authorities share compelling findings on such topics as how drug use, risky sexual behavior, and other deviant behaviors "catch on" among certain peer groups or cliques; the social, cognitive, developmental, and contextual factors that strengthen or weaken the power of peer influence; and the nature of positive peer influences and how to support them. This book will be useful to researchers, practitioners, and students in developmental, clinical, and school psychology; social work; education; criminology; public policy; and related disciplines. It will also serve as a supplemental text in graduate-level courses.

Peer Pressure

Peer Pressure
Author: Lorraine Savage
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2009-05-29
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 0737745967

This must-have volume explores the issues surrounding peer pressure. It presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance. The sequences of essays guides readers through topics such as brain development, eating and exercise, popularity, parents, individuality, drugs and alcohol, and teacher influence in relation to peer pressure. Do sturdier brain networks help children resist peer pressure? Can organized activities deter negative peer pressure? Readers find answers to questions like these in this guidebook.

The Culture of Adolescent Risk-taking

The Culture of Adolescent Risk-taking
Author: Cynthia Lightfoot
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1997-03-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781572302327

Based on interviews with forty-one teenagers, Lightfoot argues that adolescent risk-taking is necessary in establishing a sense of self and peer group identities

The Promise of Adolescence

The Promise of Adolescence
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 493
Release: 2019-07-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309490111

Adolescenceâ€"beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€"is a critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop. These changes in brain structure, function, and connectivity mark adolescence as a period of opportunity to discover new vistas, to form relationships with peers and adults, and to explore one's developing identity. It is also a period of resilience that can ameliorate childhood setbacks and set the stage for a thriving trajectory over the life course. Because adolescents comprise nearly one-fourth of the entire U.S. population, the nation needs policies and practices that will better leverage these developmental opportunities to harness the promise of adolescenceâ€"rather than focusing myopically on containing its risks. This report examines the neurobiological and socio-behavioral science of adolescent development and outlines how this knowledge can be applied, both to promote adolescent well-being, resilience, and development, and to rectify structural barriers and inequalities in opportunity, enabling all adolescents to flourish.

Peer Pressure Gauge

Peer Pressure Gauge
Author: Julia Cook
Publisher: Boys Town Press
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2018-01-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1545721564

Norbert feels the full weight of unwanted peer pressure when his friends scream at him to go along with the class. Can he resist and make the choice he should?

Handbook of Adolescent Psychology

Handbook of Adolescent Psychology
Author: Richard M. Lerner
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2009
Genre: Adolescent psychology
ISBN: 9780470479193

This multidisciplinary handbook, edited by the premier scholars in the field, reflects the empirical work and growth in the field of adolescent psychology.

Tease Monster

Tease Monster
Author: Julia Cook
Publisher: Boys Town Press
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2018-01-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1545721629

This quirky tale teaches young readers the difference between nice teasing and mean teasing. Laughing at someone (mean teasing) has a hurtful bite, but laughing with someone (nice teasing) is alright when it's not done out of spite.

How to Say No and Keep Your Friends

How to Say No and Keep Your Friends
Author: Sharon Scott
Publisher: Human Resource Development
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780874254099

Tells how to deal with negative peer pressure, explains how to make a good decision, and discusses behavior related to tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and sex.