01:830:333 Lecture 16: S18 Class 16 - Peers, Schools

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:333
• Professor: E.Mayhew

Document Summary

Intimacy as used here does not necessarily have a sexual or physical component. Concern: not until adolescence do truly intimate relationships first emerge. How does intimacy develop in adolescence: changes in the nature of friendship, companionship appears before adolescence. Intimacy emerges later: early adolescence, self-disclosure and trust emerge as dimensions of friendship, over time u require more in friends. Development of intimacy: changes in the display of intimacy. Adolescents become more knowledgeable about their friends. Adolescents become more responsive to close friends and less controlling. Sex differences in intimacy: girls" relationships are more intimate than boys" across many different indicators. Girls are more sensitive and empathic to friends. Girls are more concerned with trust and loyalty (co-rumination- groups of girls engage in )- girls engage in rumination more often. Sociometric ratings: method of measuring peer acceptance. Extent to which ur peer sees you as the acceptable person to be around.