Peer influence processes are reported with remarkable consistency in multiple social science literatures, demonstrating unequivocally that adolescents’ peer interactions can have dramatic effects on attitude and behavior development. The opportunity to examine the specific manner in which peer influence processes operate and they ways that these processes can be modified or productively harnessed in efforts to improve adolescent well-being, is an exciting empirical challenge. The past 10 years have offered stimulating research that should serve to invigorate investigators for decades to come.
