... personal competence that are essential for adult functioning (La Greca, 1998). 2. Lewis was interested in ascertaining to whom adolescents would turn for advice when faced with an important decision. What has research shown about the relative importance of parents and peers to adolescents? In your answer, pay particular attention to the role of parents and peers in relation to adolescent advice-seeking and compliance to advice. The importance of parent and peer relationships for adolescents has been the focus of much research. Peer relationships provide adolescents with the opportunity to learn how to interact with others and also provide support in defining identity, interests, abilities and personality (Field, 2002). Although the significance of peer relationships grows during adolescence, the parent-child relationship maintains its importance for the psychological development of the child (Steinberg, 1998). Research conducted by Tiffany Field (2002) found that adolescents who have high measures of peer and parent attachment ...

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