Allen Joseph P, Porter Maryfrances R, McFarland F Christy
Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400, USA.
Dev Psychopathol. 2006 Winter;18(1):155-72. doi: 10.1017/S0954579406060093.
Adolescents' susceptibility to peer influence was examined as a marker of difficulties in the general process of autonomy development that was likely to be related to deficits across multiple domains of psychosocial functioning. A laboratory-based assessment of susceptibility to peer influence in interactions with a close friend was developed and examined in relation to corollary reports obtained from adolescents, their mothers, and close peers at ages 13 and 14. As hypothesized, observed susceptibility to peer influence with a close friend predicted future responses to negative peer pressure, but it was also related to broader markers of problems in functioning, including decreases in popularity, and increasing levels of depressive symptoms, over time. Susceptibility to peer influence was also linked to higher concurrent levels of substance use, externalizing behavior, and sexual activity. Results are interpreted as reflecting the central role of establishing autonomy with peers in psychosocial development.
青少年对同伴影响的易感性被视为自主性发展一般过程中困难的一个标志，这可能与心理社会功能多个领域的缺陷有关。我们开发了一种基于实验室的评估方法，用于评估青少年与亲密朋友互动时对同伴影响的易感性，并将其与从青少年、他们的母亲以及13岁和14岁时的亲密同伴那里获得的相关报告进行了比较。正如所假设的那样，观察到的与亲密朋友互动时对同伴影响的易感性预测了未来对负面同伴压力的反应，但随着时间的推移，它也与功能问题的更广泛标志有关，包括受欢迎程度的下降和抑郁症状的增加。对同伴影响的易感性还与同时期较高的物质使用、外化行为和性活动水平有关。研究结果被解释为反映了在心理社会发展中与同伴建立自主性的核心作用。
