Meisel Samuel N, Colder Craig R
University at Buffalo, NY, USA.
J Early Adolesc. 2019 Apr;39(4):477-498. doi: 10.1177/0272431618770798. Epub 2018 Apr 30.
Peer relations researchers have suggested that dyadic and peer group relationship characteristics may interact with each other to affect behavior. Building on prior work that has pitted the relative effects of dyadic and peer group relationship characteristics on susceptibility to peer influence, the present study sought to integrate dyadic and group characteristics into a moderational model by testing whether friendship quality and peer group identification together exacerbate risk for conforming to peer norms for substance use. This longitudinal study included 387 early adolescents assessed annually for 4 years. Participants completed measures of perceived peer delinquency, friendship quality, peer group identification, and substance use frequency. Results indicated that perceived peer delinquency had the strongest association with substance use for adolescents characterized by high friendship quality and high peer group identification. These findings highlight the importance of considering the joint effects of multiple peer relationship characteristics on susceptibility to peer influence.
同伴关系研究人员指出，二元关系和同伴群体关系特征可能会相互作用，从而影响行为。基于先前关于二元关系和同伴群体关系特征对同伴影响易感性的相对影响的研究，本研究试图通过测试友谊质量和同伴群体认同是否共同加剧了遵守同伴物质使用规范的风险，将二元关系和群体特征整合到一个调节模型中。这项纵向研究包括387名青少年早期个体，对他们进行了为期4年的年度评估。参与者完成了对同伴犯罪行为的感知、友谊质量、同伴群体认同和物质使用频率的测量。结果表明，对于具有高友谊质量和高同伴群体认同特征的青少年来说，感知到的同伴犯罪行为与物质使用之间的关联最为强烈。这些发现凸显了考虑多种同伴关系特征对同伴影响易感性的联合效应的重要性。
