Parent and Peer Conformity in Adolescents: An Indian Perspective.

Arora, Meenakshi; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ323334

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Publication Date: 1985

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Parent and Peer Conformity in Adolescents: An Indian Perspective.

Arora, Meenakshi; And Others

Adolescence, v20 n78 p467-78 Sum 1985

Compared levels of conformity to parents and peers of 592 Indian adolescents and investigated effects of age, sex, and locality on levels of conformity. Results showed that adolescents were more conforming to parent than to peer views, with early adolescents showing greater adherence to parental views, and late adolescents favoring peers. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Conformity, Foreign Countries, Parent Influence, Peer Groups, Rural Urban Differences, Sex Differences

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: India

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