Peer Influence in Adolescence: Public-Health Implications for COVID-19

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the widespread implementation of social distancing measures. Adhering to social distancing may be particularly challenging for adolescents, for whom interaction with peers is especially important. We argue that young people’s capacity...

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Autores principales: Andrews, Jack L., Foulkes, Lucy, Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7205648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32444200
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2020.05.001
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Sumario:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the widespread implementation of social distancing measures. Adhering to social distancing may be particularly challenging for adolescents, for whom interaction with peers is especially important. We argue that young people’s capacity to encourage each other to observe social distancing rules should be harnessed.

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