"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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| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peer Influence" by people in Profiles.
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Family and Friend Influences on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Elementary Aged Children. J Community Health. 2019 10; 44(5):932-940.
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Peer approaches to self-management (PALS): comparing a peer mentoring approach for disease self-management in African American women with lupus with a social support control: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2019 Aug 23; 20(1):529.