Assessing Peer Influence and Susceptibility to Peer Influence Using Individual and Dyadic Moderators in a Social Network Context: The Case of Adolescent Alcohol Misuse
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| Title: | Assessing Peer Influence and Susceptibility to Peer Influence Using Individual and Dyadic Moderators in a Social Network Context: The Case of Adolescent Alcohol Misuse |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | DeLay, Dawn (ORCID |
| Source: | International Journal of Behavioral Development. May 2022 46(3):208-221. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | HD096457 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education Elementary Education Grade 7 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Grade 8 Grade 9 High Schools |
| Descriptors: | Peer Influence, Social Networks, Adolescents, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Peer Acceptance, Social Behavior, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 |
| Geographic Terms: | Sweden |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01650254221084102 |
| ISSN: | 0165-0254 |
| Abstract: | Higher accepted friends are known to influence the alcohol misuse of lower accepted friends, but not the reverse. The present study was designed to address the origins of this influence: Are higher accepted friends particularly "influential" or are lower accepted friends particularly "susceptible" to influence? To address this question, we introduce an innovative application of longitudinal social network techniques (RSIENA) designed to distinguish being influential from being susceptible to influence. The results revealed that influence was a product of heightened susceptibility among low accepted adolescents, rather than heightened influence among high accepted adolescents. The findings are consistent with claims that low accepted youth fear the consequences of nonconformity and adjust their behavior to more closely resemble their affiliates. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1341933 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Higher accepted friends are known to influence the alcohol misuse of lower accepted friends, but not the reverse. The present study was designed to address the origins of this influence: Are higher accepted friends particularly "influential" or are lower accepted friends particularly "susceptible" to influence? To address this question, we introduce an innovative application of longitudinal social network techniques (RSIENA) designed to distinguish being influential from being susceptible to influence. The results revealed that influence was a product of heightened susceptibility among low accepted adolescents, rather than heightened influence among high accepted adolescents. The findings are consistent with claims that low accepted youth fear the consequences of nonconformity and adjust their behavior to more closely resemble their affiliates. |
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| ISSN: | 0165-0254 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01650254221084102 |
