Abstract: Peer relations become more important in adolescence. The peer context provides unique opportunities for social and mental development, but it also provides adverse effects on the development of problem and risk behaviors. Why peers become more important and in what way the organization of peer relations changes from childhood to adolescence is due to biological, social, and cognitive changes. Understanding the role of peers, researchers have approached peer relations at the individual, dyadic, and group level. Little is known, however, about the interplay between different levels of peer relations and changes in peer group formation over time.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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