Background Drug abuse is detrimental, and excessive drug usage is a worldwide problem.
Drug usage typically begins during adolescence. Factors for drug abuse include a variety of …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the widespread
implementation of social distancing measures. Adhering to social distancing may be …

For decades, psychological research has examined the extent to which children's and
adolescents' behavior is influenced by the behavior of their peers (ie, peer influence effects) …

Purpose Sleep disturbance has become a major challenge among adolescents worldwide.
Substance use is among the most common factors contributing to sleep disturbance. This …

Peer influence occurs across a wide variety of behavioral domains, which is an important
reason for peer-led interventions: interventions in which peers are involved in the delivery of …

This chapter describes why social networks of peers become increasingly important in
adolescence, and to which extent peer selection and influence processes take place in …

Introduction The decline in life satisfaction throughout adolescence has led research to
focus on variables that facilitate life satisfaction, such as social support and trait emotional …

In interpersonal models of developmental psychopathology, friendships and affiliations with
peers have been considered as both consequences and determinants of children's and …

Adolescence is a period with opportunities and challenges for personal growth, social
commitment, and identity development. The peer context allows adolescents to acquire skills …

We conducted a study with 173 adolescents (ages 13-21), who self-reported their offline and
online risk experiences and uploaded their Instagram data to our study website to flag …