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Lightfoot, Cynthia – 1991
Individuals organize their behaviors in light of the social groups of which they consider themselves a part. Risks shared between individuals take on symbolic significance and become cultural meanings for those involved. In other words, risks provide content for creating shared knowledge significant for group relations. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Unity
Peer reviewedKiesner, Jeff; Cadinu, Mara; Poulin, Francois; Bucci, Monica – Child Development, 2002
Investigated the relationship between peer group identification and similarity between individuals involved in problem behavior, and whether group identification moderated group influence on development of delinquent behavior among Italian sixth- and seventh-graders. Found that group behavior interacted with reciprocity of group nominations in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Foreign Countries, Group Behavior
