"Peer Influence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The effect or sway that a PEER GROUP exerts on the beliefs, value systems and behavior of each member of a group. The social expectations for individuals to conform to peer group influence is known as peer pressure.
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D000067074
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.316.483.750
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| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peer Influence" by people in Profiles.
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Detachment, peer pressure, and age of first substance use as gateways to later substance use. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 01 01; 218:108352.
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College students' reasons for using different e-cigarette products: A mixed methods analysis. J Am Coll Health. 2020 Nov-Dec; 68(8):832-838.
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Social Influence on Handwashing with Soap: Results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 10; 99(4):934-936.
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Using the Ecological Model to understand influences on college student vaping. J Am Coll Health. 2018 10; 66(7):597-607.