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Relationship Reciprocation Modulates Resource Allocation in Adolescent Social Networks: Developmental Effects

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Title: Relationship Reciprocation Modulates Resource Allocation in Adolescent Social Networks: Developmental Effects
Language: English
Authors: Burnett Heyes, Stephanie, Jih, Yeou-Rong, Block, Per
Source: Child Development. Sep-Oct 2015 86(5):1489-1506.
Availability: Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Adolescents, Social Networks, Peer Relationship, Social Development, Age Differences, Educational Environment, Cooperation, Student Behavior, Social Influences, Resource Allocation, Decision Making, Friendship, Cognitive Development
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12396
ISSN: 0009-3920
Abstract: Adolescence is characterized as a period of social reorientation toward peer relationships, entailing the emergence of sophisticated social abilities. Two studies (Study 1: N = 42, ages 13-17; Study 2: N = 81, ages 13-16) investigated age group differences in the impact of relationship reciprocation within school-based social networks on an experimental measure of cooperation behavior. Results suggest development between mid- and late adolescence in the extent to which reciprocation of social ties predicted resource allocation. With increasing age group, investment decisions increasingly reflected the degree to which peers reciprocated feelings of friendship. This result may reflect social-cognitive development, which could facilitate the ability to navigate an increasingly complex social world in adolescence and promote positive and enduring relationships into adulthood.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 56
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: EJ1074170
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Adolescence is characterized as a period of social reorientation toward peer relationships, entailing the emergence of sophisticated social abilities. Two studies (Study 1: N = 42, ages 13-17; Study 2: N = 81, ages 13-16) investigated age group differences in the impact of relationship reciprocation within school-based social networks on an experimental measure of cooperation behavior. Results suggest development between mid- and late adolescence in the extent to which reciprocation of social ties predicted resource allocation. With increasing age group, investment decisions increasingly reflected the degree to which peers reciprocated feelings of friendship. This result may reflect social-cognitive development, which could facilitate the ability to navigate an increasingly complex social world in adolescence and promote positive and enduring relationships into adulthood.
ISSN:0009-3920
DOI:10.1111/cdev.12396