Friend influence on prosocial behavior: The role of motivational factors and friendship characteristics.

Barry, Carolyn McNamara; Wentzel, Kathryn R.

doi:10.1037/0012-1649.42.1.15

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“…For boys no such relationship was found. Similarly, peer support (Wentzel, 1994), peer expectations (Wentzel, Filisetti & Looney, 2007) and peer prosocial behavior (Barry & Wentzel, 2006) have been related to prosocial goal endorsement at school.…”

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Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years

Massey

Gebhardt

Garnefski

2008

Developmental Review

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a b s t r a c tThe aim of this article is to provide an overview and discussion of the literature from various areas of psychology on adolescent goal content and pursuit since the publication of Nurmi's review in 1991. Ninety-four studies were identified which incorporated a measure of adolescent goal content/processes. We explore and discuss the theories employed in these studies, methods of goal measurement, and the findings presented in the studies. Adolescent goal content and pursuit appear to be influenced by various sociodemographic and psychological factors. In turn, goal content, goal pursuit and (un)successful goal attainment are related to adolescent behavior, health and well-being. Limitations and suggestions for further research are discussed.

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Section: Processesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years

Massey

Gebhardt

Garnefski

2008

Developmental Review

213

219

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“…Prior research suggests that 'peer' is an important environmental source for the development of PB (Barry & Wentzel, 2006). In less cohesive environments, non-shared environmental factors such as parental differential treatment or conflicts with family members may influence adolescents' prosocial development by moderating peer relations and/or characteristics of friends they associate with.…”

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Perceived Family Cohesion Moderates Environmental Influences on Prosocial Behavior in Nigerian Adolescent Twins

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Research shows that perceived family cohesion is positively related to prosocial behavior in adolescents. In this study, we investigated heritability of prosocial behavior (PB) and perceived family cohesion (FC) among Nigerian twins attending public schools in Lagos State, Nigeria (mean age = 14.7 years, SD = 1.7 years), and explored the issue of whether children's perception of cohesive family environment moderated genetic and environmental influences on (PB). The PB scale of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the FC scale of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale III were completed by 2,376 twins (241 monozygotic (MZ) male, 354 MZ female, 440 dizygotic (DZ) male, 553 DZ female, and 788 opposite-sex DZ twins). A general sex-limitation and the bivariate genotype by environment interaction (G×E) models were applied to the data. The general sex-limitation model showed no significant sex differences, indicating that additive genetic and non-shared environmental influences were, 38% (95% CI = 31, 46) and 62% (95% CI = 54, 69) for PB and 33% (95% CI = 24, 40) and 67% (95% CI = 60, 76) for FC in both sexes. These estimates were similar to those found in Western and Asian twin studies to date. The correlation between PB and FC was 0.36. The best-fitting bivariate G×E model indicated that FC significantly moderated non-shared environmental influence unique to PB (E×E interaction). Specifically, non-shared environmental contributions to PB were highest when FC was lowest, and decreased as the levels of FC increased. However, genetic variances in PB were stable across all levels of FC. These findings suggest that FC reduces individual differences in PB by changing non-shared environmental experiences rather than genetic factors in PB.

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“…Integration of positive peer relationships within intervention efforts has been shown to divert youth from problem behaviors, where for example studies have found that peers' prosocial behavior decreases delinquent attitudes (Carson, 2013) as well as promotes prosocial behavior (Barry & Wentzel, 2006). Since all of the participants described having access to peers who do not engage in delinquency and recon that these relationships were a source of support in avoiding future delinquency, practitioners could encourage them to move closer to these friends, as this is more realistic and palatable, than to develop entirely new network of same aged companions.…”

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Adolescent Female Offenders’ Subjective Experiences of How Peers Influence Norm-Breaking Behavior

Azad

Hau

Karlsson

2017

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Delinquent peers have a strong influence on adolescent delinquent behavior. However, few studies have investigated adolescents', and in particular young females', own perspectives of the role of peers on their delinquent behavior. The purpose of the present study was to explore how young female offenders described their delinquent behavior and more specifically the role they assign to peer relations in committing or avoiding delinquent acts. Nine female adolescents, sentenced to youth service, were interviewed, and the data was analyzed using the Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) method. The results showed that committing crimes and taking drugs with peers were portrayed as a way for the female delinquents to socialize. Delinquent and pro-social activities with peers appear to serve similar developmental functions in the sense that it is described to fulfill the same developmental needs. The young offenders also described collectively created pressures and norms in the peer group as the main contributing factor to their norm-breaking behavior, where they described being both recipients and producers of influence in the group. Another important finding was that the female offenders showed an awareness of the importance of pro-social peers and the need to eliminate delinquent friends from their peer network in order to help them refrain from deviant behavior. Implications for prevention and intervention are discussed.

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Friend influence on prosocial behavior: The role of motivational factors and friendship characteristics.

Cited by 155 publications

References 62 publications

Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years

Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years

Perceived Family Cohesion Moderates Environmental Influences on Prosocial Behavior in Nigerian Adolescent Twins

Adolescent Female Offenders’ Subjective Experiences of How Peers Influence Norm-Breaking Behavior

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