Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Oct;36(9):980-90. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr053. Epub 2011 Aug 18.
In contrast to prior work, recent theory suggests that high, not low, levels of adolescent peer popularity may be associated with health risk behavior. This study examined (a) whether popularity may be uniquely associated with cigarette use, marijuana use, and sexual risk behavior, beyond the predictive effects of aggression; (b) whether the longitudinal association between popularity and health risk behavior may be curvilinear; and (c) gender moderation.
A total of 336 adolescents, initially in 10-11th grades, reported cigarette use, marijuana use, and number of sexual intercourse partners at two time points 18 months apart. Sociometric peer nominations were used to examine popularity and aggression.
Longitudinal quadratic effects and gender moderation suggest that both high and low levels of popularity predict some, but not all, health risk behaviors.
New theoretical models can be useful for understanding the complex manner in which health risk behaviors may be reinforced within the peer context.
与以往的研究不同，最近的理论表明，青少年同伴中的高而非低受欢迎程度可能与健康风险行为有关。本研究考察了（a）受欢迎程度是否可能与攻击性的预测作用无关，而是与吸烟、使用大麻和性行为风险行为有关；（b）受欢迎程度与健康风险行为之间的纵向关联是否可能呈曲线关系；以及（c）性别调节作用。
共有 336 名青少年，最初处于 10-11 年级，在相隔 18 个月的两个时间点报告吸烟、使用大麻和性伴侣的数量。社会计量同伴提名用于考察受欢迎程度和攻击性。
纵向二次效应和性别调节作用表明，高和低水平的受欢迎程度都可以预测一些，但不是所有的健康风险行为。
新的理论模型可用于理解健康风险行为在同伴环境中被强化的复杂方式。
