Friends: The Role of Peer Influence Across Adolescent Risk Behaviors

By Kimberly A. Maxwell. 2002

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, General Health Professions, Physiology

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Beyond Homophily: A Decade of Advances in Understanding Peer Influence Processes (2011, background): “Recent work has further delineated that certain stages of behavioral engagement (e.g., initiation of smoking behavior or cessation of alcohol and chewing tobacco use; Maxwell, 2002) may be particularly prone to peer influence.”
The importance of belonging and the avoidance of social risk taking in adolescence (2021, background): “By the same token, peer groups that adopt positive peer norms can lead to reduced engagement in health risk behaviours (Maxwell, 2002) and an increase in prosocial behaviour (van Hoorn, van Dijk, Meuwese, Rieffe, & Crone, 2016).”
Peer Influence, Internet use and Cyberbullying: A Comparison of Different Context Effects among German Adolescents (2013, background): “…studies could confirm a positive association between self- and peer-related risk behavior concerning smoking habits and drug use (e.g., Kirke, 2004; Maxwell, 2002; Sieving et al., 2000), sexual activities (e.g., Jaccard, Blanton, & Dodge, 2005; Sieving, Eisenberg, Pettingell, & Skay, 2006) as well…”
Longitudinal Relations Among Parenting, Best Friends, and Early Adolescent Problem Behavior (2006, unknown): “…use friends’ self-reports about their own behavior when investigating peer influence on the behavior of adolescents (e.g., Brendgen, Vitaro, & Bukowski, 2000; Cui, Conger, Bryant, & Elder, 2002; Little, Brendgren, Wanner, & Krappmann, 1999; Maxwell, 2002; Urberg, Deg*irmenciog*lu, & Tolson, 1998).”
How do people compare themselves with others on social network sites?: The case of Facebook (2014, background): “…engage in social comparison behavior than adults (Stipek & Tannatt, 1984), students are susceptible to peer influence (Garnier & Stein, 2002; Maxwell, 2002), and Facebook use among college students is pervasive and conspicuous (Ellison et al., 2007), which makes it easy to examine their…”
Avoiding Social Risk in Adolescence (2018, background): “Peer influence can also have positive effects: A friend who discourages a young person from engaging in a particular risky behavior can reduce the tendency of the young person engaging in that activity (Maxwell, 2002).”