The relevant paper appears to be behind a paywall here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-023-01835-1 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s

The relevant paper appears to be behind a paywall here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-023-01835-1 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-023-01835-1. The leader of group that wrote it has a pretty interesting publication history: https://psy.fau.edu/laursen-lab/publications.php https://psy.fau.edu/laursen-lab/publications.php. Some recent titles: > Adolescents with few friend alternatives are particularly susceptible to influence from friends > In defense of peer influence: The unheralded benefits of conformity > Classroom seat proximity predicts friendship formation > Off on the wrong foot: Task avoidance at the outset of primary school anticipates academic difficulties and declining likeability > Being fun: An overlooked indicator of childhood social status Uncharitably, this guy makes his money conducting studies that support common knowledge and then putting them behind paywalls. Charitably ... well, it would be easier to be charitable if I could see any of these papers.