Multiple Peer Group Self-Identification and Adolescent Tobacco Use

Multiple peer group self-identification and adolescent tobacco use.

Associations between peer group self-identification and smoking were examined among 2,698 ethnically diverse middle school students in Los Angeles who self-identified with groups such as Rockers, Skaters, and Gamers. The sample was 47.1% male, 54.7% Latino, 25.4% Asian, 10.8% White, 9.1% Other ethnicity, and 59.3% children of immigrant parents. Multiple group self-identification was common: 84%...

Gene-environment correlation and interaction in peer effects on adolescent alcohol and tobacco use.

Peer relationships are commonly thought to be critical for adolescent socialization, including the development of negative health behaviors such as alcohol and tobacco use. The interplay between genetic liability and peer influences on the development of adolescent alcohol and tobacco use was examined using a nationally-representative sample of adolescent sibling pairs and their best friends. G...

Impulsivity, peer influence, and adolescent substance use

Relationship of parental tobacco use, peer influence, self-esteem, and tobacco use among Yemeni-American adolescents: mid-range theory testing.

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe relationships between selected predictors and tobacco use behavior in Yemeni-American adolescents (14–18 years of age) by examining the personal and environmental factors of parental and peer tobacco use and the psychological factors of self-esteem and experimentation of tobacco use. A mid-range theory on Yemeni American Adolescents-Tobacco...

Adolescent aggression: The role of peer group status motives, peer aggression, and group characteristics

Recent studies of youth aggression have emphasized the role of network-based peer influence processes. Other scholars have suggested that aggression is often motivated by status concerns. We integrate these two veins of research by considering the effects of peer status motivations on subsequent adolescent aggression, net of their own status motivations, prior aggression, and peer behavior. We ...