Compelling evidence demonstrates that peer influence is a pervasive force during
adolescence, one that shapes adaptive and maladaptive attitudes and behaviors. This …

Research has indicated that empathy and prosocial responding are associated with
numerous emotional, psychological and social benefits. However, although adolescence is …

El presente estudio aborda la violencia escolar desde la perspectiva de los adolescentes,
identificando factores intervinientes en su emergencia. Se utilizó una metodología …

Adolescence is a time of increased sensitivity to peer influence, which creates vulnerabilities
but also opportunities. In this study, we examined the influence of peers on prosocial …

Susceptibility to social influence is associated with a host of negative outcomes during
adolescence. However, emerging evidence implicates the role of peers and parents in …

Generations of students have been taught to think about the nature of human aggression as
a choice between two alternatives. Was Thomas Hobbes (1968/1660) right in assuming a …

This study utilized data from the evaluation of the Finnish KiVa program in testing the
prediction that school bullies' high perceived popularity would impede the success of anti …

The present study tests whether aggression and prosocial behavior can coexist as part of a
socially functional and adaptive profile among early adolescents. Using a person-centered …

The current study examined the development of bullying and defending over a 1-year period
as related to friends' influence and individual and friends' moral disengagement (ie, self …

In order to enhance efforts to address bullying in schools, and in response to the limited
success of school-based anti-bullying programs to date, this paper considers bullying as a …