Individual Popularity, Peer Group Popularity Composition and Adolescents’ Alcohol Consumption

Gommans, Rob; Müller, Christoph Michael; Cillessen, Antonius H. N.; Bogt, Tom ter

doi:10.1007/s10964-016-0611-2

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“…Unpopular adolescents are motivated to conform to peer group norms, partly because they fear negative evaluations from peers (Gommans, Stevens, ter Bogt, & Cillessen, ). Our results suggest this motivation may be stronger among unpopular boys than unpopular girls.…”

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Does the desire to conform to peers moderate links between popularity and indirect victimization in early adolescence?

2016

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This study of 426 Canadian early adolescents (M age 5 12.52; 53% girls) investigated whether associations between popularity and indirect victimization (i.e., reputational victimization, exclusion) varied as a function of gender and the desire to conform to characteristics and competencies that are valued within the peer group (i.e., peer conformity goals). Regression analyses revealed popularity was uniquely and positively associated with reputational victimization, but was not significantly related to exclusion after accounting for the effects of meanness and likeability. The associations between popularity and indirect victimization were moderated by peer conformity goals and gender. The results indicated that popular girls with high peer conformity goals experienced more reputational victimization and exclusion than popular girls with low peer conformity goals. However, popular boys with high peer conformity goals experienced less exclusion than popular boys with low peer conformity goals. The findings suggest that peer conformity goals carry with them some risks for popular girls, but may serve a protective function for popular boys. K E Y W O R D S early adolescence, gender, peer victimization, popularity, social goals

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Does the desire to conform to peers moderate links between popularity and indirect victimization in early adolescence?

2016

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“…To assess alcohol use, participants were asked “in the last 30 days, on how many days did you drink alcohol?” (e.g., Gommans et al 2016 ). Adolescents responded using a Likert scale ranging from 0 ( never ) to 6 ( all 30 days ).…”

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“…Despite these findings, it is unclear whether drinking predicts increases in being seen as popular by peers. Being willing to drink and eschewing adult norms may be a way for youth to show autonomy or maturity (e.g., “the maturity gap”; Gommans et al 2016 ; Moffitt 1993 ). In this way, alcohol use may predate popularity.…”

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Bidirectional Associations between Popularity, Popularity Goal, and Aggression, Alcohol Use and Prosocial Behaviors in Adolescence: A 3-Year Prospective Longitudinal Study

Malamut

Berg

Lansu

et al. 2020

J Youth Adolescence

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Adolescents' popularity and popularity goal have been shown to be related to their aggression and alcohol use. As intervention efforts increasingly aim to focus on prosocial alternatives for youth to gain status, it is essential to have a comprehensive understanding of how popularity and popularity goal are associated with aggression and substance use as well as prosocial behaviors over time. The current study examined the bidirectional associations of aggression (overt and relational aggression), alcohol use, and prosocial behavior with popularity and popularity goal in adolescence across 3 years using cross-lagged panel analyses. Participants were 839 Dutch adolescents (M age = 13.36, SD = 0.98; 51.3% girls). The results indicated that popularity was consistently positively associated with popularity goal, but popularity goal did not significantly predict subsequent popularity. Popularity positively predicted elevated aggression and alcohol use, but lower levels of prosocial behavior. For the full sample, alcohol use and overt aggression in grade 7 both predicted subsequent popularity in grade 8. However, when considering gender differences, overt aggression no longer was a significant predictor of popularity. These results were discussed in terms of the dynamic interplay between popularity, popularity goal, and behaviors, and in terms of implications for prevention and intervention efforts.

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“…The teachers also agreed—as do some other studies [ 35 ]—about the difficulty that students have in grasping both the short-term and long-term consequences of alcohol consumption disorders. In the case of alcohol, it is also worth noting that previous studies suggest that drinking is socially rewarded and associated with social status or popularity among adolescents [ 36 , 37 ].…”

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A Qualitative Study of Secondary School Teachers’ Perception of Social Network Analysis Metrics in the Context of Alcohol Consumption among Adolescents

Quiroga

García-Rodríguez

Benítez-Andrades

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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Adolescence is a transitional period during which a number of changes occur. Social relationships established during this period influence adolescent behaviour and affect academic performance or alcohol consumption habits, among other issues. Teachers are very important actors in observing and guiding the evolution of their students, and should therefore have the appropriate knowledge and tools to gain insight into the complex social relationships that exist in their classes. The use of social network analysis (SNA) techniques may be helpful in order to study and monitor the evolution of these social networks. This study tries to understand how teachers perceive SNA metrics from an intuitive point of view. Using this information, useful tools could be created that allow teachers to use SNA techniques to improve their understanding of student relationships. A number of interviews with different teachers were held in secondary schools in Spain, allowing SNA concepts to be related to the everyday terms used by the teachers to characterize their students. Results from the study have an impact on questionnaire design for gathering data from students in order to perform an SNA analysis and on the design of software applications that can help teachers to understand the results of this analysis.

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Individual Popularity, Peer Group Popularity Composition and Adolescents’ Alcohol Consumption

Cited by 23 publications

References 46 publications

Does the desire to conform to peers moderate links between popularity and indirect victimization in early adolescence?

Does the desire to conform to peers moderate links between popularity and indirect victimization in early adolescence?

Bidirectional Associations between Popularity, Popularity Goal, and Aggression, Alcohol Use and Prosocial Behaviors in Adolescence: A 3-Year Prospective Longitudinal Study

A Qualitative Study of Secondary School Teachers’ Perception of Social Network Analysis Metrics in the Context of Alcohol Consumption among Adolescents

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