Empathic friends can provide the right kind of peer pressure
Research on empathy development in adolescents suggests an under-appreciated potential for positive peer influence
by Marta Miklikowska & Lauree Tilton-Weaver
Lauree Tilton-Weaver is professor of psychology at Örebro University in Sweden. She is a lifespan developmental psychologist focused on the psychological, emotional and social development of adolescents within the contexts of family and friends.
Written by Lauree Tilton-Weaver