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Scarlett Smout, Research Fellow, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney

How much do friends influence teens’ mental health? What a new study can (and can’t) tell us

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During adolescence, young people become especially sensitive to peer influence – more so than any other time in life.

So, how does this affect their mental health?

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