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ERIC Number: EJ1226743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1945-8959
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Adolescent Substance Use, Aggressive Behaviors, and Peer Context Behavioral Norms
Gommans, Rob; Stevens, Gonneke W. J. M.; Bogt, Tom F. M. ter; Cillessen, Antonius H. N.
Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, v15 n2 p185-205 2016
The goal of this study was to examine behavioral norm effects in 2 peer contexts (classroom, school) on adolescent substance use (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis) and aggressive behaviors (bullying, physical fighting). Participants were 5,642 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 14.29 years, SD = 1.26; 49% boys). There were 3 hypotheses. First, behavioral norms in both contexts affect individual behavior. Second, classroom norms have stronger effects on individual behavior than school norms. Third, classroom and school norms interact and exacerbate each other's influence. Results indicated that classroom norms had stronger effects than school norms on individual tobacco and alcohol use. Furthermore, school norms had equal or stronger effects than classroom norms on the 2 indicators of aggressive behaviors. There was no evidence for an interaction between classroom and school norms for any dependent variable. This study demonstrates that the complexity of multiple (nested) peer contexts should be considered to fully understand peer influence processes.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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