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'It Wasn't Me, It Was Them!' Social Influence in Risky Behavior by Adolescents

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Clark, Andrew E.
Lohéac, Youenn

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Many years of concerted policy effort in Western countries has not prevented young people from experimenting with cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana. One potential explanation is that social interactions make consumption 'sticky'. We use detailed panel data from the Add Health survey to examine risky behavior (the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana) by American adolescents. We find that, even controlling for school fixed effects, these behaviors are correlated with lagged peer group behavior. Peer group effects are strongest for alcohol use, and young males are more influential than young females. Last, we present some evidence of non-linearities in social interactions.

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Interaktion Rauchen Trinken Alkohol Marihuana Tabak Interaktion Rauchen Trinken Alkohol Marihuana Tabak social interactions smoking drinking

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2005

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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;1573

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  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Clark, Andrew E.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Lohéac, Youenn
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:02:23Z
  • Made available on
    2008-06-30
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:32:15Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:02:23Z
  • Date of first publication
    2005
  • Abstract / Description
    Many years of concerted policy effort in Western countries has not prevented young people from experimenting with cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana. One potential explanation is that social interactions make consumption 'sticky'. We use detailed panel data from the Add Health survey to examine risky behavior (the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana) by American adolescents. We find that, even controlling for school fixed effects, these behaviors are correlated with lagged peer group behavior. Peer group effects are strongest for alcohol use, and young males are more influential than young females. Last, we present some evidence of non-linearities in social interactions.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16692
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1145
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8938
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 1573
  • Is part of series
    Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;1573
  • Keyword(s)
    Interaktion
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Rauchen
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Trinken
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Alkohol
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Marihuana
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Tabak
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Interaktion
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Rauchen
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Trinken
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Alkohol
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Marihuana
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Tabak
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    social interactions
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    smoking
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    drinking
    en
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    'It Wasn't Me, It Was Them!' Social Influence in Risky Behavior by Adolescents
    en
  • DRO type
    report
  • Visible tag(s)
    PsyDok