Our teenage friendships can make or break
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 13-09-2021
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To come to these conclusions, Allen and his team followed 171
13-year-olds until they were 27. From 13 to 17, the teens and their
nominated best friend filled out questionnaires about the quality of
their relationship, including trust and communication. They also
answered questions about how much they attempted to fit in amongst their
peers. "Peer relationships provide some of the most emotionally intense
experiences in adolescents' lives, and conformity to peer norms often
occurs even when it brings significant costs to the individual," the
researchers explained.