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Coercion isn’t the only route to power among teens, study suggests
PsyPost · By Mane Kara-Yakoubian ·
The Brief
- A study of Ontario high school students found teens gain social power through coercion but also through cooperation, admired traits, friendships and alliances.
- The findings were published in Evolutionary Psychological Science.
- Social power becomes especially important during adolescence, according to the study's framing.
Why it matters
The study challenges the view that coercion is the main route to social power among teens, which may matter for how researchers and educators understand adolescent peer dynamics.
Who’s affected
- developmental psychologists
- educators and school staff
- parents of teenagers
- #adolescence
- #social power
- #peer relationships
- #developmental psychology
- #coercion
A study of Ontario high school students found that adolescents can gain social power through coercion, but also through cooperation, admired traits, friendships, and alliances, according to research published in Evolutionary Psychological Science . Social power becomes especially…
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Coercion isn’t the only route to power among teens, study suggests