The Power of the Like in Adolescence: Effects of Peer Influence on Neural and Behavioral Responses to Social Media

Psychological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1027-1035

  Sherman, Lauren E ^a,b   Payton, Ashley A ^a   Hernandez, Leanna M ^a   Greenfield, Patricia M ^a,b   Dapretto, Mirella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent development; neuroimaging; open materials; risk taking; social cognition; social influences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REWARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PEER GROUP; REWARD; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84978539054     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797616645673     Document Type: Article

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