Susceptibility to Classmates' Influence on Delinquency during Early Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Müller, Christoph M.; Hofmann, Verena; Arm, Sybille
Titel	Susceptibility to Classmates' Influence on Delinquency during Early Adolescence
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 37 (2017) 9, S.1221-1253 (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431616653475
Schlagwörter	Delinquency; Peer Influence; Prevention; Gender Differences; Males; Early Adolescents; Longitudinal Studies; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Prediction; Conceptual Tempo; Scores; Risk; Leisure Time; Self Esteem; Peer Acceptance; Truancy; Individual Characteristics; Foreign Countries; Social Status; Parenting Styles; Maximum Likelihood Statistics; Statistical Analysis; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kriminalität; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Vorhersage; Risiko; Freizeit; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schulabsentismus; Schulschwänzen; Schulverweigerung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Ausland; Sozialer Status; Statistische Analyse; Schweiz
Abstract	Early adolescents vary in their susceptibility to peer influence on delinquency. However, it is still less clear which factors explain this variation and how these factors relate to each other. In this study, 10 factors that may moderate peer influence were investigated. A sample of 868 participants was followed across six occasions from seventh to ninth grade. Multilevel longitudinal models showed that descriptive norms among the classmates, based on aggregated self-reported delinquency, predicted individual delinquent behavior across time. When each factor was considered separately, the effect of classmates' delinquency was stronger for males and adolescents scoring higher on impulsivity, risk tolerance, social dominance, cool appearance, unstructured spare time activities, and lower parental supervision. No moderation effects were found for age, self-worth, and social acceptance. In a model containing all significant moderators, only male gender remained significant, indicating boys' higher susceptibility. Implications for theory and preventing negative peer influence are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01