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Adolescent Susceptibility to Peer Influence in Sexual Situations
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Widman L
; Choukas-Bradley S
; Helms SW
; Prinstein MJ
J Adolesc Health
2016[Mar]; 58
(3
): 323-9
PMID26794431
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PURPOSE: One consistent predictor of adolescents' engagement in sexual risk
behavior is their belief that peers are engaging in similar behavior; however,
not all youth are equally susceptible to these peer influence effects.
Understanding individual differences in susceptibility to peer influence is
critical to identifying adolescents at risk for negative health outcomes. The
purpose of this project was to identify predictors of susceptibility to peer
influence using a novel performance-based measure of sexual risk taking. METHODS:
Participants were 300 early adolescents (Mage = 12.6 years; 53% female; 44%
Caucasian) who completed (1) a pretest assessment of demographics, sexual
attitudes, and hypothetical scenarios measuring the likelihood of engaging in
sexual risk behavior and (2) a subsequent experimental procedure that simulated
an Internet chat room in which youth believed that they were communicating with
peers regarding these same hypothetical scenarios. In reality, these "peers" were
computer-programmed e-confederates. Changes in responses to the sexual scenarios
in the private pretest versus during the public chat room provided a
performance-based measure of peer influence susceptibility. RESULTS: In total,
78% of youth provided more risky responses in the chat room than those
in pretest. The most robust predictor of this change was gender, with boys
significantly more susceptible to peer influence than girls. Significant
interactions also were noted, with greater susceptibility among boys with later
pubertal development and African-American boys. CONCLUSIONS: Results confirm that
not all youth are equally susceptible to peer influence. Consistent with sexual
script theory, boys evidence greater susceptibility to social pressure regarding
sexual behavior than girls.
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