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Peer reviewedO'Brien, Susan F.; Bierman, Karen Linn – Child Development, 1988
Interview responses of 72 fifth-, eighth-, and eleventh-graders revealed developmental changes in the scope and nature of perceived peer influence and in the extent to which peer group reactions have an impact on self-evaluations. Developmental changes in the apparent reference-group functions of peer groups for adolescent identity formation are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
