Stautz Kaidy, Cooper Andrew
Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, UK.
Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, UK.
J Adolesc. 2014 Jun;37(4):401-5. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.03.006. Epub 2014 Mar 31.
Adolescents show a heightened susceptibility to peer influence compared to adults. Individual differences in this susceptibility exist, yet there has been little effort to link these with broader personality processes. Reward sensitivity and impulsive behaviour are also heightened in adolescence and could affect the tendency to be influenced by peers. This study examined associations between self-reported resistance to peer influence, facets of reward sensitivity and impulsivity, and subjective social status in a sample of 269 British sixth form students (mean age 16.79). Multiple regression analyses showed that negative and positive urgency were significantly negatively associated with resistance to peer influence. The relationship between negative urgency and resistance was moderated by subjective social status, such that individuals reporting low status showed a stronger negative relationship. Results suggest that a susceptibility to peer influence is linked with a tendency to act impulsively when in heightened emotional states. Adolescents high in negative urgency who feel lower in their social hierarchy may be particularly vulnerable.
与成年人相比，青少年对同伴影响的易感性更高。这种易感性存在个体差异，但几乎没有人努力将这些差异与更广泛的人格过程联系起来。奖励敏感性和冲动行为在青少年时期也会增强，这可能会影响受同伴影响的倾向。本研究调查了269名英国六年级学生（平均年龄16.79岁）样本中自我报告的对同伴影响的抵抗力、奖励敏感性和冲动性的各个方面以及主观社会地位之间的关联。多元回归分析表明，消极紧迫性和积极紧迫性与对同伴影响的抵抗力显著负相关。消极紧迫性与抵抗力之间的关系受到主观社会地位的调节，即报告地位较低的个体表现出更强的负相关关系。结果表明，对同伴影响的易感性与在情绪高涨时冲动行事的倾向有关。消极紧迫性高且感觉自己在社会等级中地位较低的青少年可能特别容易受到影响。
