Developmental Changes through Adolescence in the Spontaneous Nomination of Reference Groups as a Function of Decision Content.

Young, James W.; Ferguson, Lucy Rau

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Publication Date: 1979-Jun

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Developmental Changes through Adolescence in the Spontaneous Nomination of Reference Groups as a Function of Decision Content.

Young, James W.; Ferguson, Lucy Rau

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v8 n2 p239-52 Jun 1979

Eighty subjects in grades 5, 7, 9, and 12 spontaneously nominated peers as the most acceptable reference group for social judgment; adults outside the family as a reference group for informational judgment; and parents as the best referent for moral judgment. (Author/CP)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Seeking, Locus of Control, Moral Values, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Social Values, Socialization

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