Peer influence in adolescent drinking behavior: A meta-analysis of stochastic actor-based modeling studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To measure the effects of peer influence and peer selection on drinking behavior in adolescence through a rigorous statistical approach designed to unravel these interrelated processes.

Methods

We conducted systematic searches of electronic databases, thesis collections and conference proceedings to identify studies that used longitudinal network design and stochastic actor-oriented modeling to analyze drinking behavior in adolescents. Parameter estimates collected from individual studies were analyzed using multilevel random-effects models.

Results

We identified 26 articles eligible for meta-analysis. Meta-analyses for different specifications of the peer influence effect were conducted separately. The peer influence effect was positive for every specifica

SUBMITTER: Ivaniushina V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8051820 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature