Age differences in resistance to peer influence
Age differences in resistance to peer influence
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DOI：
10.1037/0012-1649.43.6.1531
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发表时间：
2007-11-01
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4
通讯作者：
Monahan, Kathryn C.
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作者：
Steinberg, Laurence;Monahan, Kathryn C.
先前的研究描述了青少年对同伴压力的敏感性的发展，遵循倒U形曲线，在青春期早期增加，在14岁左右达到顶峰，此后下降。然而，这种模式主要来自专门研究同伴压力的研究。在本研究中，年龄差异和发展变化的阻力同侪影响进行了评估，使用一种新的自我报告工具，分离的易感性同侪压力的意愿，从事反社会活动。来自四个种族和社会经济多样化样本的数据，包括超过3,600名10至30岁的男性和女性，来自一项纵向和两项横断面研究。结果显示，在所有人口统计群体中，对同伴影响的抵抗力在14岁至18岁之间呈线性增长。相比之下，几乎没有证据表明10至14岁或18至30岁之间的这种能力有所增长。青春期中期是一个特别重要的时期，可以培养坚持自己信仰的能力，抵制同龄人的压力。
Prior research describes the development of susceptibility to peer pressure in adolescence as following an inverted U-shaped curve, increasing during early adolescence, peaking around age 14, and declining thereafter. This pattern, however, is derived mainly from studies that specifically examined peer pressure to engage in antisocial behavior. In the present study, age differences and developmental change in resistance to peer influence were assessed using a new self-report instrument that separates susceptibility to peer pressure from willingness to engage in antisocial activity. Data from four ethnically and socioeconomically diverse samples comprising more than 3,600 males and females between the ages of 10 and 30 were pooled from one longitudinal and two cross-sectional studies. Results show that across all demographic groups, resistance to peer influences increases linearly between ages 14 and 18. In contrast, there is little evidence for growth in this capacity between ages 10 and 14 or between 18 and 30. Middle adolescence is an especially significant period for the development of the capacity to stand up for what one believes and resist the pressures of one's peers to do otherwise.