Effects of Friendship Influence and Normative Pressure on Adolescent Attitudes and Behaviors
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on September 25, 2025
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print.
Peers are assumed to be crucial in shaping adolescents’ attitudes and behaviors in schools; what peers yield social influence over adolescents is less clear. We disentangled two mechanisms of peer influence: friendship influence and normative pressure. ...
Peers are assumed to be crucial in shaping adolescents’ attitudes and behaviors in schools; what peers yield social influence over adolescents is less clear. We disentangled two mechanisms of peer influence: friendship influence and normative pressure. ...