False Consensus and Adolescent Peer Contagion
Examining Discrepancies between Perceptions and Actual Reported Levels of Friends’ Deviant and Health Risk Behaviors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23344975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mitchell J Prinstein (0000-0002-7587-8665, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Shirley S Wang (Yale University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 293-306 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0627 • E-ISSN: 1573-2835 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10802-005-3566-4 |
| PMID | 15957558 |
| OpenAlex | W2027128589 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 86 |
| References cited | 77 |
Aggression · Developmental psychology · Friendship · Injury prevention · Peer group · Perception · Poison control · Social perception · Sociometry · Suicide prevention · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Close friend and group influence on adolescent cigarette smoking and alcohol use
Homophily of internalized distress in adolescent peer groups
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Social projection and social comparison of opinions
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| Unique citing works | 86 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,1 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 72 |