You are here
Best friend influence over adolescent problem behaviors: the role of perceived friendship quality
- Date Issued:
- 2013
- Summary:
- Close friends have been shown to influence adolescent problem behaviors, especially alcohol abuse (Urberg, Degirmencioglu, and Pilgrim, 1997). The degree of influence, however varies as a function of individual characteristics such as peer acceptance (Laursen, Hafen, Kerr, and Stattin, 2012) and age (Popp et al., 2008). The present study examines whether differences in influence extend to perceptions of friendship quality. Using a sample of 764 Swedish adolescents involved in stable samesex reciprocal best friend relationships that lasted at least one year, analyses used distinguishable dyad actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) analyses (Kenny, Kashy, & Cook, 2006) to track influence over two years of the friendship. More satisfied friends were more influential than less satisfied friends on intoxication frequency and truancy. The findings of this study indicate that influence accompanies perceptions of quality. Those with higher perceptions of quality exhibit more influence on friends who perceive relatively lower quality.
Title: | Best friend influence over adolescent problem behaviors: the role of perceived friendship quality. |
303 views
166 downloads |
---|---|---|
Name(s): |
Hiatt, Cody Laursen, Brett, Thesis advisor Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Degree grantor Department of Psychology |
|
Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Issuance: | single unit | |
Date Created: | Fall 2013 | |
Date Issued: | 2013 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Physical Form: | Online Resource | |
Extent: | 68 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | Close friends have been shown to influence adolescent problem behaviors, especially alcohol abuse (Urberg, Degirmencioglu, and Pilgrim, 1997). The degree of influence, however varies as a function of individual characteristics such as peer acceptance (Laursen, Hafen, Kerr, and Stattin, 2012) and age (Popp et al., 2008). The present study examines whether differences in influence extend to perceptions of friendship quality. Using a sample of 764 Swedish adolescents involved in stable samesex reciprocal best friend relationships that lasted at least one year, analyses used distinguishable dyad actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) analyses (Kenny, Kashy, & Cook, 2006) to track influence over two years of the friendship. More satisfied friends were more influential than less satisfied friends on intoxication frequency and truancy. The findings of this study indicate that influence accompanies perceptions of quality. Those with higher perceptions of quality exhibit more influence on friends who perceive relatively lower quality. | |
Identifier: | FA0004025 (IID) | |
Note(s): |
Includes bibliography. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013. |
|
Subject(s): |
Adolescent psychology Friendship in adolescence Interpersonal relationships in adolescence Peer pressure in adolescence Web services -- Management |
|
Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library | |
Sublocation: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0004025 | |
Restrictions on Access: | All rights reserved by the source institution | |
Restrictions on Access: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
Host Institution: | FAU |