Perceptions of Peers and School Adjustment 1 Perceptions of peers as socialization agents and adjustment in upper secondary school Ingunn Studsrød a* and Edvin Bru b a Department of Social Studies, University of Stavanger, N- 4036 Stavanger, Norway; b The Centre for Behavioural Research, University of Stavanger, N- 4036 Stavanger, Norway Running headline: Perceptions of Peers and School adjustment * Corresponding author. Email: ingunn.studsrod@uis.no