TY - JOUR
T1 - The best friend and friendship group influence on adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury
AU - You, Jianing
AU - Lin, Min Pei
AU - Fu, Kei
AU - Leung, Freedom
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by South China Normal University Young Teacher Research Cultivation Grant 2012KJ013 awarded to Dr. Jianing You.
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - This study examined associations of peer socialization and selection, over time, with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among 5,787 (54.2 % females) Chinese community adolescents. Both effects were tested using two aspects of adolescents' friendship networks: the best friend and the friendship group. Participants completed questionnaires assessing NSSI, depressive symptoms and maladaptive impulsive behaviors at two waves of time over a 6-month period. Results showed that even after controlling for the effects of depressive symptoms and maladaptive impulsive behaviors, the best friends' engagement in NSSI still significantly predicted adolescents' own engagement in NSSI. Adolescents' friendship groups' NSSI status also significantly predicted their own NSSI status and frequency. Additionally, adolescents with NSSI tended to join peer groups with other members also engaging in NSSI.
AB - This study examined associations of peer socialization and selection, over time, with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among 5,787 (54.2 % females) Chinese community adolescents. Both effects were tested using two aspects of adolescents' friendship networks: the best friend and the friendship group. Participants completed questionnaires assessing NSSI, depressive symptoms and maladaptive impulsive behaviors at two waves of time over a 6-month period. Results showed that even after controlling for the effects of depressive symptoms and maladaptive impulsive behaviors, the best friends' engagement in NSSI still significantly predicted adolescents' own engagement in NSSI. Adolescents' friendship groups' NSSI status also significantly predicted their own NSSI status and frequency. Additionally, adolescents with NSSI tended to join peer groups with other members also engaging in NSSI.
KW - Friendship
KW - Nonsuicidal self-injury
KW - Peer influence
KW - Peer selection
KW - Peer socialization
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U2 - 10.1007/s10802-013-9734-z
DO - 10.1007/s10802-013-9734-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 23474798
AN - SCOPUS:84880280014
SN - 0091-0627
VL - 41
SP - 993
EP - 1004
JO - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
IS - 6
ER -
