Best friends influence a teen's emotions and grades, while popular peers dictate social media use and body image.

Evidence from both human beings and primates indicates that we have a natural capacity to limit our social networks. Today, ...

As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think, and fit in. But who matters ...

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A new study of more than 700,000 people living in Finland found that mental illnesses like depression, anxiety, and eating disorders could potentially be transmitted socially within adolescent peer ...

Rates of anxiety and depression increase dramatically during adolescence. This historical pattern has been compounded by unprecedented population-level increases in anxiety and depression during and ...

Students at Marian High School are actively educating their peers about the complexities of social media, focusing on its risks and benefits through the Marian Smart Ambassadors club. Inside Marian ...