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Equal Sharing Rules in Partnerships [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Partnerships are the prevalent organizational form in many industries. Most partnerships share profits equally among the partners. Following Kandel and Lazear (1992) it is often argued that ``peer pressure'' mitigates the arising free-rider problem. This
Bartling, Björn   +1 more
core   +10 more sources

Behavioral and Psychological attributes of the smokeless tobacco consumers in Karachi.

open access: yesAnnals of Psychophysiology, 2021
Background:Prevalence of smokeless tobacco (ST) consumption has been observed worldwide in the twentieth century, especially in Asian and Africancountries, with estimated 47% ST consumers in Pakistan.
Sadia Aslam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peer pressure and bullying among school going adolescents in the district of Kandy

open access: yesJournal of the College of Community Physicians, 2012
Objectives To determine the extent, common types and the impacts of negative peer pressure and bullying among adolescents within the school environment.
DS Dissanayake   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of family and peers in the initiation and continuation of smoking behavior of future physicians

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2011
Background : Globally researchers have long back noted that the trend of substance use was on the rise particularly in the student population. Objective : To find out the prevalence and determinants of smoking practices among undergraduate medical ...
Mausumi Basu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agent‐Based Model to Manage Household Water Use Through Social‐Environmental Strategies of Encouragement and Peer Pressure

open access: yesEarth's Future, 2022
Water conservation has long been an effective component of sustainable water management. However, inelastic price responses, demand hardening, and poor public awareness reduce the effectiveness of strategies. Here, we identify and quantify the effects of
R. James, D. E. Rosenberg
doaj   +1 more source

Associations Between Peer Pressure and Adolescents' Binge Behaviors: The Role of Basic Needs and Coping [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Framed from a framework based on the integration of self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) and Endler and Parker’s (1990) conception of coping strategies, the authors analyzed the relationships between peer pressure and binge behaviors (binge ...
Costa S.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Beyond ‘peer pressure’: rethinking drug use and ‘youth culture’ [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The study of drug use by young people in the West has been transformed over the last decade by the development of sociological approaches to drug use which take serious account of the cultural context in which young people encounter drugs.
Applebaum   +41 more
core   +1 more source

Presenting a Model of Cyberbullying Victim Girls Based on Early Maladaptive Schemas with the Mediating Role of Peer Pressure [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات اجتماعی روان‌شناختی زنان
Girls who are victims of cyberbullying often face wide-ranging psychological and social consequences that can negatively affect their quality of life. The aim of the present study was to provide a model of girls who are victims of cyberbullying based on ...
Esmaiel Soleymany, Milad Jafarpourrezaee
doaj   +1 more source

Peer Pressure and Smoking Behavior in Elementary School Students

open access: yesAlthea Medical Journal, 2017
Background:Adolescence is an important period in which many individuals are vulnerable to onset and progression of smoking. Peers are strongly associated with adolescent smoking initiation.
Sinthura Vimalan Subramaniam   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sexual Risk Behaviour: The Roles of Impulsivity, Family Type and Peer Pressure Among Undergraduate Students in Nigeria

open access: yesEuropean Review Of Applied Sociology, 2020
The study examined the influence of impulsivity on undergraduates’ sexual risk behaviour and also scrutinized the mediating roles of family type and peer pressure on undergraduates’ sexual risk behaviour in Southwestern Nigeria.
Ekundayo Opeyemi Oyewunmi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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