Preference uncertainty accounts for developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence

People often change their preferences to conform with others. Using a longitudinal design, the authors show that such conformity decreases over the course of adolescence and that this reduction in conformity is accompanied by a decreasing degree of uncertainty about what to like.

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Main Authors:	Andrea M. F. Reiter, Michael Moutoussis, Lucy Vanes, Rogier Kievit, Edward T. Bullmore, Ian M. Goodyer, Peter Fonagy, Peter B. Jones, NSPN Consortium, Raymond J. Dolan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23671-2

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spelling	doaj-457d19b3a2aa43cc98a71ae2452dc7972021-06-27T11:13:44ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-06-0112111310.1038/s41467-021-23671-2Preference uncertainty accounts for developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescenceAndrea M. F. Reiter0Michael Moutoussis1Lucy Vanes2Rogier Kievit3Edward T. Bullmore4Ian M. Goodyer5Peter Fonagy6Peter B. Jones7NSPN ConsortiumRaymond J. Dolan8Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, University College LondonMax Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, University College LondonMax Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, University College LondonMax Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, University College LondonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge Clinical SchoolDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge Clinical SchoolDepartment of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College LondonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge Clinical SchoolMax Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, University College LondonPeople often change their preferences to conform with others. Using a longitudinal design, the authors show that such conformity decreases over the course of adolescence and that this reduction in conformity is accompanied by a decreasing degree of uncertainty about what to like.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23671-2
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author	Andrea M. F. Reiter Michael Moutoussis Lucy Vanes Rogier Kievit Edward T. Bullmore Ian M. Goodyer Peter Fonagy Peter B. Jones NSPN Consortium Raymond J. Dolan
spellingShingle	Andrea M. F. Reiter Michael Moutoussis Lucy Vanes Rogier Kievit Edward T. Bullmore Ian M. Goodyer Peter Fonagy Peter B. Jones NSPN Consortium Raymond J. Dolan Preference uncertainty accounts for developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence Nature Communications
author_facet	Andrea M. F. Reiter Michael Moutoussis Lucy Vanes Rogier Kievit Edward T. Bullmore Ian M. Goodyer Peter Fonagy Peter B. Jones NSPN Consortium Raymond J. Dolan
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title	Preference uncertainty accounts for developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence
title_short	Preference uncertainty accounts for developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence
title_full	Preference uncertainty accounts for developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence
title_fullStr	Preference uncertainty accounts for developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence
title_full_unstemmed	Preference uncertainty accounts for developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence
title_sort	preference uncertainty accounts for developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence
publisher	Nature Publishing Group
series	Nature Communications
issn	2041-1723
publishDate	2021-06-01
description	People often change their preferences to conform with others. Using a longitudinal design, the authors show that such conformity decreases over the course of adolescence and that this reduction in conformity is accompanied by a decreasing degree of uncertainty about what to like.
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Preference uncertainty accounts for developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence

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