In adolescence, girls react differently than boys to peers' judgments
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 07:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Teenagers yearn to fit in and be accepted by their friends. A new study suggests that girls and boys think differently about being judged by their peers as they move through adolescence. The study, by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Georgia State University, appears in the July/August 2009 issue of the journal Child Development.