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Direct and Indirect Peer Socialization of Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury
Author(s) -
Giletta Matteo,
Burk William J.,
Scholte Ron H. J.,
Engels Rutger C. M. E.,
Prinstein Mitchell J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12036
Subject(s) - socialization , psychology , friendship , impulsivity , peer group , developmental psychology , peer influence , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , poison control , self destructive behavior , aggression , clinical psychology , social psychology , medical emergency , medicine
This study examined direct and indirect forms of peer socialization of nonsuicidal self‐injury ( NSSI ) in adolescent friendship networks. Data were collected among 348 adolescents (55% females; M age = 15.02 years; SD = 0.53) at four assessment waves. Stochastic actor‐based models revealed no evidence for direct socialization of NSSI : adolescents whose friends reported higher NSSI did not increase their NSSI over time. However, indirect forms of socialization were found. After controlling for direct socialization and selection effects, friends' depressive symptoms predicted changes in male and female adolescents' NSSI , and friends' impulsivity predicted changes in male adolescents' NSSI . Findings highlight the importance of extending peer influence research beyond the classical “modeling” paradigm by providing evidence that peers may indirectly socialize adolescents' NSSI .