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Although the popular media portrays female cliques almost exclusively (see examples in movies, television, and young adult fiction), clique membership is almost equally prevalent in adolescent boys. Girls do, however, tend to form cliques earlier (11 years old as compared with 13 or 14 among boys), which may contribute to the greater popular ...
The higher vulnerability to peer pressure for teenage boys makes sense given the higher rates of substance use in male teens. [35] For girls, increased and positive parental behaviors (e.g. parental social support, consistent discipline) have been shown to be an important contributor to the ability to resist peer pressure to use substances.
Participants completed a self-report measure of identity commitment, which explores values, beliefs, and aspirations, as well as a self-report that measures perceived peer group pressure and control. Both peer group pressure and control were positively related to risky behaviors. However, adolescents who were more committed to a personal ...
The author talks to Jessie Thompson about whether teen girls have changed since her ‘Girls in Love’ books were published 25 years ago, the perils of TV casting, sexuality, and the one scene ...
To be able to work under pressure is a valuable skill. Today's work is often fast-paced and subject to fluctuation. Some days seem to inch by, while others are a whirlwind of high-priority ...
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In this transitory state, dependence on the peer group serves as a stand-in for parents. [10] Burlingame restated this hypothesis in 1970. He wrote that adolescents replace parents with the peer group and that this reliance on the peer group diminishes as youth enter adulthood and take on adult roles. [11]
Crowds steer the individual toward certain people, attitudes, and behaviors. There are also effects of peer perception and expectations when individuals attempt to interact across crowds: one may be interested in a cross-crowd friendship, but whether or not the target reciprocates depends on their crowd's norms as well.