Peer Group Affiliation and Influence during Early Adolescence: an Ecological System Theory Perspective

Second, under our cultural context, is academic success determinant for adolescent peer affiliation? Finally, parental and peer influence on adolescents are compared.

Both survey and focus group interview are employed in this study. 1,434 students randomly selecting from junior high schools in Taipei city are surveyed, and six adolescent focus groups are formed separately by sex. The primary analyses show most hypotheses of this study are supported. Base on self reports of the sample, there are 4 types of peer groups---active and deviant, active and brained, moderate, as well as conservative and brained.