Tweeners Trust Peers More Than Adults When Judging Risks
April 8, 2015
NPR:
If you are the parent of a preteen, you are all too aware that they suddenly seem to value the opinions of their peers far more than yours.
The good news, if there is any, is that you’re not alone. Young teenagers ages 12 to 14 are more influenced by their peers’ opinions than they are by adults’, a study finds. That’s true only for that age group, not for older teens, children or adults.
Researchers asked 563 people visiting the London Science Museum to rate the riskiness of activities like crossing the street on a red light, biking without a helmet, or bungee jumping. The study was published last week in Psychological Science.
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