The effect of peer influence and selection processes on adolescent alcohol use : a systematic review of longitudinal studies. Leung, Rachel K, Toumbourou, John W and Hemphill, Sheryl A 2014, The effect of peer influence and selection processes on adolescent alcohol use : a systematic review of longitudinal studies., Health Psychology Review, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 426-457, doi: 10.1080/17437199.2011.587961. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The effect of peer influence and selection processes on adolescent alcohol use : a systematic review of longitudinal studies. Author(s) Leung, Rachel K Toumbourou, John W orcid.org/0000-0002-8431-3762 Hemphill, Sheryl A Journal name Health Psychology Review Volume number 8 Issue number 4 Start page 426 End page 457 Total pages 34 Publisher Routledge Place of publication Abingdon, United Kingdom Publication date 2014-06-08 ISSN 1743-7202 Keyword(s) adolescence alcohol use longitudinal studies and systematic review peer influence peer selection Social Sciences Psychology, Clinical Psychology SOCIAL-DEVELOPMENT MODEL SUBSTANCE USE YOUNG ADOLESCENTS DRUG-USE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES DRINKING TRAJECTORIES PUBERTAL MATURATION UNDERAGE DRINKERS CLOSE FRIEND MECHANISMS Summary Adolescent alcohol use remains an important public health concern. One of the most salient and consistent predictors for drinking behaviour among young people is peer influence. A systematic review of longitudinal studies that examined the effect of peer influence on adolescent alcohol use between January 1997 and February 2011 is presented. Twenty-two studies fulfilled inclusion criteria and were reviewed. All but one study confirmed affiliation with alcohol-using or deviant peers as prospective predictors for the development of adolescent alcohol use. Findings revealed that existing longitudinal studies that have used multivariate analytic techniques to segregate peer influence (whereby adolescents start drinking after exposure to alcohol-using friends) and peer selection (whereby adolescents that start drinking without alcohol-using friends subsequently seek out drinking peers) effects consistently report significant peer influence effects. However, studies are unable to elucidate the relative contribution and developmental sequence of peer influence and selection. Existing research is synthesised to model the developmental influence of peer processes on adolescent alcohol use. Future research directions are recommended to inform better designed investigations that can lead to more effective endeavours to address peer processes in prevention efforts. Language eng DOI 10.1080/17437199.2011.587961 Field of Research 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology Socio Economic Objective 920414 Substance Abuse HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2014, Routledge Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30069297 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 29 Jan 2015, 10:16:46 EST Thu, 29 Jan 2015, 10:27:37 EST Thu, 29 Jan 2015, 10:54:40 EST Wed, 04 Feb 2015, 12:14:11 EST Wed, 04 Feb 2015, 12:15:35 EST Wed, 04 Feb 2015, 12:16:33 EST Wed, 04 Feb 2015, 12:20:56 EST Fri, 06 Feb 2015, 08:48:35 EST Mon, 12 Feb 2018, 10:48:10 EST Mon, 12 Feb 2018, 10:50:06 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 26 times in TR Web of Science Cited 41 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 340 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 29 Jan 2015, 10:16:46 EST

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