Peers increase adolescent risk taking even when the probabilities of negative outcomes are known

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1564-1568

  Smith, Ashley R ^a   Chein, Jason ^a   Steinberg, Laurence ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Peer influence; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84925709877     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035696     Document Type: Article

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