Susceptibility to peer influence as a value-neutral phenomenon: Preliminary validation of a novel self-report measure.

Nathan H Field, Natasha A Bailey, Gabrielle L Hunt, Joseph P Allen

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Article in Developmental psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nathan H FieldDepartment of Psychology, University of Virginia.ORCID 0000-0003-0675-6063

Natasha A BaileyDepartment of Psychology, University of Virginia.

Gabrielle L HuntDepartment of Psychology, University of Virginia.

Joseph P AllenDepartment of Psychology, University of Virginia.

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Social Relationship Qualities as Predictors of Health & Aging from Adolescence through Mid-AdulthoodR37HD058305 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI JOSEPH Patrick ALLEN · 2018 to 2026

$6.1M

Adolescent Peer and Family Relationship Predictors of Adult HealthR01HD058305 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI ALLEN, JOSEPH PATRICK · 2008 to 2017

$5.4M

FAMILY CONTEXTS OF DEVELOPING ADOLESCENT PEER RELATIONSR01MH058066 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI ALLEN, JOSEPH PATRICK · 1998 to 2007

$3.7M

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentNICHD NIH HHS R01 HD058305NICHD NIH HHS R37 HD058305NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH058066

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Abstract

Although the link between adolescent susceptibility to peer influence and delinquent behavior is often assumed, virtually all research using self-report measures of susceptibility has confounded susceptibility with propensity to engage in risky behavior. Thus, we introduce a value-neutral (i.e., free from references to risky behavior) measure of susceptibility to peer influence: the Susceptibility to Peer Influence Scale (SPIS). The SPIS was preliminarily validated via confirmatory factor analysis and convergently validated via bivariate correlations with perceived pressure toward both risky and prosocial behavior, peer reports of the SPIS, desires for increased popularity, and self-worth. As an initial test of the SPIS, this study utilized two waves of longitudinal data to assess the link between susceptibility to peer influence and actual conformity toward close friends' delinquent behavior. A sample of racially and ethnically diverse adolescents in the Southeastern United States (

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PMID42313630

DOI10.1037/dev0002230

PMCPMC13537709

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