How does the importance of peer relationships change during emotional development?

The importance of peer relationships helps to form the basis of a young adults first identity as they progress through their formative teenage years. Before emotional development has the opportunity to begin making biological changes in teenagers they are much less ruled by the social perspectives of their peers and much more guided by their parents social perspective. As emotional development deepens into a more acute emotional awareness peer relationships deepen causing teenagers to value their peers thoughts and actions in a new light.