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Blogging helps troubled youngsters cope
Blogging could relieve teenagers from social anxiety, improve their self-esteem and help them relate better to their friends, says a study. Maintaining a blog has a stronger positive outcome on...
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Facebook, peer groups can influence health behaviour
Facebook and other social networking sites are indeed taking over our lives. A new study suggests that social networks and friends are two factors that can influence health behaviour and even...
View ArticlePeer pressure influences body images of young girls
Surprisingly, peers exert a greater influence on teenaged girls’ body images than do reed thin models that flash on TV screens, says a new study. The influence of the media on body image, life...
View ArticleSex makes us happy – as long as we are having more sex than our neighbours
A new research suggests that like salaries, people are generally happier if they keep up with the Joneses and are even happier when they’re having more sex. On the other hand, less sex than their peers...
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5 ways to fight peer pressure and get on the road to good health
Indian poet Rahim, (one of Akbar’s nine jewels) had once written a couplet which said, ‘A man of great character will not be dissuaded by negative peer pressure. A piece of sandalwood does not have...
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Blogging helps troubled youngsters cope
Blogging could relieve teenagers from social anxiety, improve their self-esteem and help them relate better to their friends, says a study. Maintaining a blog has a stronger positive outcome on...
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Facebook, peer groups can influence health behaviour
Facebook and other social networking sites are indeed taking over our lives. A new study suggests that social networks and friends are two factors that can influence health behaviour and even...
View ArticlePeer pressure influences body images of young girls
Surprisingly, peers exert a greater influence on teenaged girls’ body images than do reed thin models that flash on TV screens, says a new study. The influence of the media on body image, life...
View ArticleSex makes us happy – as long as we are having more sex than our neighbours
A new research suggests that like salaries, people are generally happier if they keep up with the Joneses and are even happier when they’re having more sex. On the other hand, less sex than their peers...
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Surroundings influence people’s food habits says study
How much people eat is influenced by their surroundings like ambience, orders placed by others, reveals a study. Huffingtonpost.com shares a list of things that have an impact on what or how much we...
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Are your friends influencing your food choices?
Obesity may be a ‘socially transmitted disease,’ suggests a new study which found that social norms influence our food choices. Researchers conducted a systematic review of several experimental...
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Peer pressure can help kids avoid soft drinks!
Are you finding it difficult to persuade your kids from gulping too many cans of soft drink in a day? Do not worry, as a team of researchers now seems to have found a way to cutting back on sugary...
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Friends influence most to start smoking, not quit it: Research
If you thought friends would help one quit smoking, you’re not wrong. However, research has found that they actually encourage you to start smoking more than they influence you to quit. ‘What we found...
View ArticleWhat you should do when your child is caught cheating in exams
In India, school, class X and XII examinations and results are a very big deal. There's a lot of peer pressure and parental pressure on students to not just pass the exam but to get a higher rank. Not...
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