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Adolescent Development

Adolescent Development. 48.212: Dr. Jeffrey Leitzel Chapter Five: Peer Groups. Outline/Overview. Research methods Popularity & rejection Mechanisms of peer influence. Research methods for studying peer groups?. Ethnography Sociometric techniques Self-report.

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Adolescent Development

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  1. Adolescent Development 48.212: Dr. Jeffrey Leitzel Chapter Five: Peer Groups

  2. Outline/Overview • Research methods • Popularity & rejection • Mechanisms of peer influence

  3. Research methods for studying peer groups? • Ethnography • Sociometric techniques • Self-report

  4. Popularity and Rejection in Adolescent Peer Groups • Chief determinant of popularity during adolescence: Social skills • Three types of unpopular adolescents • Aggressive • fights with other students, bullies others • Withdrawn • exceedingly shy, timid, and inhibited • Victims of bullying • Aggressive-Withdrawn=combination • Hostile, but nervous about initiating friendships • Behaviors as a cause or consequence of problems? • Social skills training can help

  5. Sociometric status data • Peer nominations of most/least liked • Popular • Rejected • Neglected • Controversial • Most stable? • Least stable?

  6. Modes of peer influence • How do peers exert their influence? 1. Peer pressure 2. Modeling 3. Normative regulation 4. Structuring of Opportunities • Complicating factors 1. Reciprocal processes 2. Diversity of networks 3. Interdependence and reinforcement

  7. Peer Group and Psychosocial Development • In promoting normal development, peers • Provide models and feedback in regard to identity • Influence self-image • Assist the development of autonomy • Provide a context for decision-making skills • Interact in intimate and sexual relationships • Influence one another regarding achievement

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