PSYC 2351 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Open Relationship, Sub-Saharan Africa, Interpersonal Communication

• School: University of Houston
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2351
• Professor: Abigail Candelari

Document Summary

Introduction: adolescents typically have a larger number of acquaintances than children do. Individual difference factors: shy adolescents are more likely than outgoing adolescents to be neglected by peers, negative emotionality: relatively low threshold for experiencing anger, fear, anxiety, and irritation. Impairs peer relations: openness to peer influence, status/power of the adolescent vs. peer. Are peers necessary for development: social isolation is linked with delinquency, problem drinking, depression, academic difficulties. Positive and negative peer relations: children who associate with prosocial peers at age 9 have a higher level of self-control at age 10, children who associate with deviant peers at age 9 have lower self-control at age. 10: exploration of fairness and justice by working through disagreements, adolescents" autonomy from peer influences predicts long-term success in avoiding. Intimacy skills problematic behavior: also predicts difficulty in establishing strong friendships in emerging adulthood, having delinquent friends is associated with early onset and more persistent delinquency.