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Peer Influence during Adolescence: The Moderating Role of Parental Support

Although many studies show that peers influence the development of adolescent internalizing and externalizing difficulties, few have considered both internalizing and externalizing difficulties in the same study, and fewer have considered the contributions of parents. Using a longitudinal sample of...

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Autores principales: Havewala, Mazneen, Bowker, Julie C., Smith, Kelly A., Rose-Krasnor, Linda, Booth-LaForce, Cathryn, Laursen, Brett, Felton, Julia W., Rubin, Kenneth H.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8074199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33920622
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8040306
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author Havewala, Mazneen
Bowker, Julie C.
Smith, Kelly A.
Rose-Krasnor, Linda
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn
Laursen, Brett
Felton, Julia W.
Rubin, Kenneth H.
author_facet Havewala, Mazneen
Bowker, Julie C.
Smith, Kelly A.
Rose-Krasnor, Linda
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn
Laursen, Brett
Felton, Julia W.
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description Although many studies show that peers influence the development of adolescent internalizing and externalizing difficulties, few have considered both internalizing and externalizing difficulties in the same study, and fewer have considered the contributions of parents. Using a longitudinal sample of 385 adolescents, the contributions of best friends’ internalizing and externalizing difficulties (as assessed in Grade 6; G6: M(age) = 13.64 years; 53% female; 40% ethnic or racial minority) were examined as they predicted subsequent adolescent internalizing and externalizing difficulties (at G8); in addition, the moderating role of both maternal and paternal support (at G6) was explored. Structural equation modelling revealed that best friend internalizing difficulties predicted decreases, but that best friend externalizing difficulties predicted increases in adolescents’ externalizing difficulties over time. Significant interactions involving both maternal and paternal support revealed that the negative impact of a G6 best friend having internalizing problems on later G8 adolescent externalizing problems was stronger at low levels of maternal and paternal support. The findings highlight the complex, and interactive, influences of friends and parents on the development of internalizing and externalizing symptomatology during adolescence, and underscore the importance of targeting both sources of social influence in research and clinical work.
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spelling pubmed-80741992021-04-27 Peer Influence during Adolescence: The Moderating Role of Parental Support Havewala, Mazneen Bowker, Julie C. Smith, Kelly A. Rose-Krasnor, Linda Booth-LaForce, Cathryn Laursen, Brett Felton, Julia W. Rubin, Kenneth H. Children (Basel) Article Although many studies show that peers influence the development of adolescent internalizing and externalizing difficulties, few have considered both internalizing and externalizing difficulties in the same study, and fewer have considered the contributions of parents. Using a longitudinal sample of 385 adolescents, the contributions of best friends’ internalizing and externalizing difficulties (as assessed in Grade 6; G6: M(age) = 13.64 years; 53% female; 40% ethnic or racial minority) were examined as they predicted subsequent adolescent internalizing and externalizing difficulties (at G8); in addition, the moderating role of both maternal and paternal support (at G6) was explored. Structural equation modelling revealed that best friend internalizing difficulties predicted decreases, but that best friend externalizing difficulties predicted increases in adolescents’ externalizing difficulties over time. Significant interactions involving both maternal and paternal support revealed that the negative impact of a G6 best friend having internalizing problems on later G8 adolescent externalizing problems was stronger at low levels of maternal and paternal support. The findings highlight the complex, and interactive, influences of friends and parents on the development of internalizing and externalizing symptomatology during adolescence, and underscore the importance of targeting both sources of social influence in research and clinical work. MDPI 2021-04-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8074199/ /pubmed/33920622 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8040306 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Peer Influence during Adolescence: The Moderating Role of Parental Support
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8074199/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8040306
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