Beyond delinquency and drug use: Links of peer pressure to long-term adolescent psychosocial development.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the predictors and sequelae of exposure to peer pressure from close friends in adolescence. Adolescents (99 female; 85 male) were followed from age 13 to 24 utilizing peer, parent, and romantic partner reports and observational data. Participants who were exposed to high levels of peer pressure as teens were more likely to experience higher levels of coercive behavior from romantic partners (as reported by those partners), as well as lower levels of parent-reported functional independence. All findings held even after accounting for baseline levels of teen assertiveness. Adolescents at risk for increasing exposure to peer pressure were characterized by poor-quality parent and peer relationships, as well as baseline deficits in ability to assert autonomy. Results suggest

SUBMITTER: Allen JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11932944 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature