ERIC Number: EJ1222146
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
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Setting a Bad Example: Peer, Parental, and Celebrity Norms Predict Celebrity Bashing
Ouvrein, Gaëlle; Pabian, Sara; Machimbarrena, Juan Manuel; Erreygers, Sara; De Backer, Charlotte J. S.; Vandebosch, Heidi
Journal of Early Adolescence, v39 n7 p937-961 Aug 2019
The present study investigated the effect of descriptive and injunctive norms of peers, parents, and favorite celebrities on adolescents' negative online behavior toward celebrities. The sample consisted of 1,255 adolescents ([X-bar][subscript age] = 14.17, SD = 0.47). Adolescents indicated what their peers, parents, and favorite celebrities think of celebrity bashing (injunctive norms) and whether they engage in it (descriptive norms). The adolescents also indicated how often they had participated in negative online behavior toward celebrities and peers. The results revealed that compared with injunctive norms, descriptive norms are better predictors of adolescents' negative online behavior toward celebrities. Focusing on the different role models, the impact of peers was the strongest for both mild and severe forms of celebrity aggression. Moreover, the results showed that adolescents who engage in negative online behavior directed at celebrities are likely to do the same regarding peers.
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Popular Culture, Negative Attitudes, Peer Influence, Parent Influence, Adolescents, Computer Mediated Communication, Predictor Variables, Role Models, Aggression, Bullying, Antisocial Behavior, Grade 8, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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