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
Marta Miklikowska is an associate professor of psychology at Umeå University in Sweden and a researcher affiliated with the Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education. She does research on intergroup relations, anti-immigrant attitudes, diversity, empathy, activism, and adolescent development.
Written by Marta Miklikowska