The Teenage Brain: Peer Influences on Adolescent Decision Making

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 114-120

  Albert, Dustin ^a,b   Chein, Jason ^c   Steinberg, Laurence ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; neurodevelopment; peer influence; risk taking; self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876278186     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721412471347     Document Type: Review

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