The Gender Structure of Adolescent Peer Influence on Drinking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2316211 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monica Gaughan (0000-0001-9638-9521, Institute for Women's Policy Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-61 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1465 • E-ISSN: 2150-6000 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002214650604700104 |
| PMID | 16583775 |
| OpenAlex | W1966406473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 55 |
The interactions of adolescent peers are the subject of both parental angst and scholarly attention. Peer influence is the most consistent predictor of adolescent drinking patterns when controlling for other background characteristics. This study extends these findings to incorporate a theoretical argument derived from status characteristics theory. Using 2,980 best-friend dyads constructed from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health ('Add Health'), I show that the peer influence process differs by the gender structure of the friendship. Adolescents in same-sex best friendships influence one another mutually, consistent with prior theoretical and empirical approaches to adolescent problem behavior. By contrast, boys in mixed-sex best friendships have influence over their female friends' drinking patterns, while the girls do not have any effect on their male friends' drinking behavior, a finding consistent with status characteristics theory. The results indicate that peer influence models that do not take gender into account in the structure of the friendship misrepresent the unequal influence dynamics between boys and girls
Adolescent health · Argument (complex analysis) · Developmental psychology · Friendship · Longitudinal study · Peer effects · Peer group · Peer influence · Peer relations · Peer victimization · Poison control · Social influence · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Health disparities and outcomes · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
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| Citations per year | 1,84 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |