SynthesisPloS one2021
Peer influence in adolescent drinking behavior: A meta-analysis of stochastic actor-based modeling studies.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Testing mediating pathways between school segregation and health: Evidence on peer prejudice and health behaviors.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Article
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- Association of supply sources of alcohol and alcohol-related harms in adolescent drinkers: the baseline characteristics of a high school cohort across Thailand.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Social Network Drinking Feedback is Associated with Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies and Drinking-Related Outcomes in Emerging Adult Risky Drinkers.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2022Article
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- The Influence of Various Role Models on Children's Pro-environmental Behaviours.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo measure the effects of peer influence and peer selection on drinking behavior in adolescence through a rigorous statistical approach designed to unravel these interrelated processes.
methodsWe conducted systematic searches of electronic databases, thesis collections and conference proceedings to identify studies that used longitudinal network design and stochastic actor-oriented modeling to analyze drinking behavior in adolescents. Parameter estimates collected from individual studies were analyzed using multilevel random-effects models.
resultsWe identified 26 articles eligible for meta-analysis. Meta-analyses for different specifications of the peer influence effect were conducted separately. The peer influence effect was positive for every specification: for average similarity (avSim) mean log odds ratio was 1.27 with 95% confidence interval [0.04; 2.49]; for total similarity (totSim) 0.46 (95% CI = [0.44; 0.48]), and for average alter (avAlt) 0.70 (95% CI = [-0.01; 1.41]). The peer selection effect (simX) was also positive: 0.46 (95% CI = [0.28; 0.63]). Conversion log odds ratio values to Cohen's d gives estimates from 0.25 to 0.70, which is considered as medium to large effect.
conclusionsAdvances in methodology for social network analysis have made it possible to accurately estimate peer influence effects free from peer selection effects. More research is necessary to clarify the roles of age, gender, and individual susceptibility on the changing behavior of adolescents under the influence of their peers. Understanding the effects of peer influence should inform practitioners and policy makers to design and deliver more effective prevention programs.
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