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Adolescent family and peer relationships: Does culture matter?
Author(s) -
Seginer Rachel,
Shoyer Shirli,
Hossessi, Rabiaa,
Tannous Hyam
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.190
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , adolescent development , peer influence , peer group , cultural influence , child development , social psychology , sociology , social science
Peer relations are perceived to be more strongly related to family relationships for Israeli Arab and Druze adolescents than for Israeli Jewish adolescents growing up in a neighboring but socioculturally different society. However, when family relations are poor, Jewish adolescents draw greater support from peers than do Arab and Druze adolescents.