Friends: The Role of Peer Influence Across Adolescent Risk Behaviors
@article{Maxwell2002FriendsTR, title={Friends: The Role of Peer Influence Across Adolescent Risk Behaviors}, author={Kimberly A. Maxwell}, journal={Journal of Youth and Adolescence}, year={2002}, volume={31}, pages={267-277} }
This longitudinal project examined peer influence across five risk behaviors: cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, marijuana use, tobacco chewing, and sexual debut. A total of 1,969 adolescents aged 12–18 years completed two waves of data collection. Each respondent matched behavior data for at least one friend. Results found that a random same sex peer predicts a teen's risk behavior initiation; there is influence only to initiate cigarette and marijuana use; and that there is influence to… Expand
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