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Publication Date: 1972
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Age and Susceptibility to Same Sex Peer Pressure
Collins, J. K.; Thomas, N. T.
British Journal of Educational Psychology, 42 pt 1, 83-5, Feb 72
Male and female students, ages 5-19, were subjected individually to an obviously and unanimously wrong decision by a group of their same-sex peers. Conformity differed among the age groups but not between the sexes. Maximum conformity was found in the adolescent age group. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Groups, Conformity, Peer Groups, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Sex Differences, Social Values, Student Behavior
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