Avoiding Social Risk in Adolescence
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Adolescence is a period of life often characterized by behaviors that, prima facie, are irrational, such as seemingly excessive risk taking and impulsivity. However, these behaviors can be interpreted as adaptive and rational if one considers that a key developmental goal of this period of life is to mature into an independent adult in the context of a social world that is unstable and changing. It is proposed that for adolescents, the social risk of being rejected by peers outweighs other potentially negative outcomes of decisions, such as threats to one’s health or the prospect of getting caught. Furthermore, peer influence in adolescence can lead to prosocial as well as antisocial behaviors. Neurocognitive mechanisms of peer influence include the social reward of being accepted by one’s peer group, arousal, and increased mentalizing, which is associated with development of the social brain network. The findings from cognitive neuroscience and developmental psychology studies fit with recent public health evidence that the opinions of peers are particularly important to adolescents in areas such as school antibullying and antismoking campaigns.
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Restricting adolescent social media use is likely to be especially challenging, as adolescence is a developmental period of increasing autonomy during which peer interactions, belonging and acceptance are highly valued.
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The heightened susceptibility to social influence in adolescence, combined with increased concern about social rejection, increases the likelihood that adolescents will conform to peers to gain social acceptance and avoid exclusion.
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- Authors
- Blakemore, S.-J.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne
- Venue
- Current Directions in Psychological Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2018-02-28
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 116-122
- ISSN
- 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8721
- OpenAlex
- W2789863226
- Cited by
- 304
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 46 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 55 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 6
- FWCI
- 17.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Current Directions in Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
- Open Science Framework
- Funders
- Royal Society
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Health and Behaviors
- Keywords
- adolescent risk-taking, peer rejection, peer influence, social risk, prosocial behavior, antisocial behavior, social reward, mentalization, social brain network, adolescent development, bullying prevention, anti-smoking campaigns, impulsivity
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