Peer Pressure Peer Prevention The Role of Friends in Crime and Conformity 1st Edition by Barbara Costello, Trina Hope 131735995X 9781317359951

1 Introduction The Study of Peers and Deviant Behavior

2 Theory and Research on Peers and Deviance

The Peer Delinquency/Delinquency Connection

Learning Theories

Self-Selection and Control Theories versus Learning Theories

Research on the Peer Delinquency/Delinquency Relationship

Methodological Approaches to the Peer–Delinquency Relationship

Literature on Children’s Friendships

The Issue of Attachment to Friends

The Current Research

Note

3 Qualitative Accounts of Negative Peer Influence

Negative Influence Mechanisms

Emulation of Admired Models

Simple Offers or Invitations

Coercive Tactics

Minimizing Potential Consequences of Deviance

Entertainment of Onlookers

Deviance Loves Company

Fear of Loss of Status

Miscellaneous Types of Influence

Conclusions

Notes

4 Mechanisms of Positive Influence

Methods

Positive Influence Mechanisms

Emulation of Models or Setting Good Examples

Simple Offers or Invitations

Coercive Tactics

Maximizing Negative (or Positive) Consequences

Benefit of Onlookers, Conformity Loves Company, and Fear of Loss of Status

Other Categories

Conclusions

5 Explaining Peer Informal Social Control

Hypotheses

The Sample

Dependent Variables

Attempts at Prosocial Peer Influence

“Success” of Attempts at Prosocial Peer Influence

Independent Variables

Social Control Variables

Self-Control Variables

Results

Discussion and Conclusions

Notes

6 Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research and Policy

Key Findings

Negative Peer Influence

Positive Peer Influence

Limitations and Implications for Further Research and Policy

Appendix A

Paper Guidelines

Negative Peer Influence

Positive Peer Influence

Further Details

Keep in Mind

Formatting and Submitting Your Papers

Appendix B

Part I. Background Information

Part II. Friends For this Part of the Survey, Think about the People You Consider Your Best Friends, Not Just People Who Are Acquaintances

Part III. Your Behavior

Part IV. Your Beliefs and Attitudes

Part V. Parents and School

Appendix C

Attempts at Peer Informal Social Control

Receiving Control

Administering Control

“Success” of Attempts at Peer Informal Social Control

Receiving Control Success

Administering Control Success

Social Control

Peer Attachment

Parental Attachment

School Attachment (Standardized)

Belief

Self-Control

Attitudinal Measure

Behavioral Measure

Friends’ Deviance

Peer Deviance

Respondent Deviance

Respondent Deviance

References

Index