Friendships matter deeply during adolescence-and their impact echoes well into adulthood. Friends are not just companions; ...

Have you already given thought to how your adolescent may fare, socially, in adulthood? If so, then you're likely on the ...

The question was: “Why do peers become so important in adolescence, and why do parents matter less?” So there were really two questions in one. Start with the second question first. WHY DO PARENTS ...

Adolescence feels like a full-body, full-mind upheaval. It is when young people begin to wrestle with the profound question: Who am I? That is a foundational issue. Moreover, the answer does not ...

A study in China found that older adolescents increasingly favor friends over strangers when deciding how to divide game tokens—reflecting shifts in both strategic and pure fairness decision-making.