ERIC Number: EJ1200830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jan
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0165-0254
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Homophily in Delinquent Behavior: The Rise and Fall of Friend Similarity across Adolescence
Richmond, Ashley D.; Laursen, Brett; Stattin, Håkan
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v43 n1 p67-73 Jan 2019
This study examined age-related changes in friend similarity on delinquency to determine whether deviant behavior homophily peaks during mid-adolescence. A community sample of 1,663 male and 1,826 female Swedish youth from Grade 5 (M = 11.21 years) to Grade 10 (M = 16.25 years) provided self-reports of delinquency. Friendships were identified from nominations. Intraclass correlations revealed age group differences in friend delinquency similarity, independent of normative age-related changes in deviant behavior. Cross-sectional results indicated that similarity was greatest in the seventh grade (M = 13.21 years). Longitudinal results from a subsample of participants revealed an increase in friend similarity from ages 11 to 13 (Grades 5 to 7) and a decline in friend similarity from ages 14 to 16 (Grades 8 to 10). The findings demonstrate that similarity between friends in delinquent behavior peaks in mid-adolescence, independent of normative age-related changes in participation in deviant acts.
Descriptors: Delinquency, Adolescents, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Foreign Countries, Friendship, Peer Influence, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Individual Characteristics, Social Influences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8; Grade 9; High Schools; Grade 10
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH); National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
Grant or Contract Numbers: MH58116; 0923745; 0909733
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