Within the past 10 years, some interesting work examining age-related correlates have yielded a more consistent set of findings. For instance, recent work has suggested that vulnerability to socialization might be a function of developmentally normative psychosocial maturation, including identity development. Findings regarding age-related vulnerabilities to peer influence (Monahan, Steinberg, & Cauffman, 2009; Steinberg & Monahan, 2007; Sumter, Bokhorst, Steinberg, & Westenberg, 2009) certainly are consistent with this hypothesis. Research has also suggested that higher levels of self-regulation among late adolescents (Gardner, Dishion, & Connell, 2008) and inhibitory control among younger adolescents (Vitale et al., 2005) conferred protection against deviant peer influences.
