In recent years, dating and romantic partners have been recognized as important peer relations within adolescence and research in this area is just emerging. Peer groups and peer pressure are more well established areas of research into adolescence, with recent studies focusing on peer groups and anti-social behaviour. The book will be the first in a series of three that examines the latest research in key areas of developmental psychology, edited by Rutger Engels and Hakan Stattin. This volume will present four areas of peer research: the deviancy training mechanism of peer influence; behavioural genetic analytical techniques in understanding peer selection; romantic partners as peer relationships; and in-school and out-of-school peers studies.

In recent years, dating and romantic partners have been recognizedas important peer relations within adolescence and research in thisarea is just emerging. Peer groups and peer pressure are more wellestablished areas of research into adolescence, with recent studiesfocusing on peer groups and anti-social behaviour.The book will be the first in a series of three that examinesthe latest research in key areas of developmental psychologyedited by Rutger Engels and Hakan Stattin.This volume will present four areas of peer research: the'deviancy training' mechanism of peer influence;behavioural genetic analytical techniques in understanding peerselection; romantic partners as peer relationships; and in-schooland out-of-school peers studies.

About the Editors.Contributors.Introduction and Overview (Rutger C. M. E. EngelsMargaret Kerr, and Hakan Stattin).1 Male Adolescent Friendships: Relationship Dynamics thatPredict Adult Adjustment (Thomas J. Dishion and SarahE. Nelson).2 Peer Influence and the Development of Antisocial Behavior(Lara Mayeux and Antonius H. N. Cillessen).3 Peers and Adolescent Substance Use (Rutger C.M. E. Engels, Sander M. Bot, Ron H. J. Scholte, and IsabelaGranic).4 The Rocky Road of Adolescent Romantic Experience: Datingand Adjustment (Wyndol Furman, Martin J. Ho, andSabina M. Low).5 Individual Differences in Adolescent Dating and Adjustment(Brett Laursen and Karen S. Mooney).6 Three Perspectives on Gender Differences in AdolescentSexual Development (Roy F. Baumeister and Ginnette C.Blackhart).7 Peers, Parents, and Processes of Adolescent Socialization:A Twin-Study Perspective (Richard J. Rose).8 Peers and Problem Behavior: Have We Missed Something?(Margaret Kerr, Håkan Stattin, and JeffKiesner).9 Peers Among Immigrants - Some Comments on 'HaveWe Missed Something?' (Rainer K. Silbereisenand Peter Titzmann).10 Understanding the Place of Place in DevelopmentalPsychology (William Bukowski and CarolinaLisboa).Index.