scholarly journals Do Peers Matter? Resistance to Peer Influence as a Mediator between Self-Esteem and Procrastination among Undergraduates

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin-Bin Chen ◽  
Zeyi Shi ◽  
Yan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Peer Influence ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Resistance To Peer Influence

scholarly journals The Influence of Friends on Teen Vaping: A Mixed-Methods Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6784
Author(s):  
Allison L. Groom ◽  
Thanh-Huyen T. Vu ◽  
Robyn L. Landry ◽  
Anshula Kesh ◽  
Joy L. Hart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Sources Of Information

Vaping is popular among adolescents. Previous research has explored sources of information and influence on youth vaping, including marketing, ads, family, peers, social media, and the internet. This research endeavors to expand understanding of peer influence. Our hypothesis is that friends’ influence on teen vapers’ first electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use varies by demographic variables and awareness of ENDS advertising. In August–October 2017, youth (n = 3174) aged 13–18 completed an online survey to quantify ENDS behaviors and attitudes and were invited to participate in follow-up online research in November-December 2017 to probe qualitative context around perceptions and motivations (n = 76). This analysis focused on the ENDS users, defined as having ever tried any ENDS product, from the survey (n = 1549) and the follow-up research (n = 39). Among survey respondents, friends were the most common source of vapers’ first ENDS product (60%). Most survey respondents tried their first ENDS product while “hanging out with friends” (54%). Among follow-up research participants, the theme of socializing was also prominent. ENDS advertising and marketing through social media had a strong association with friend networks; in fact, the odds of friends as source of the first vaping experience were 2 times higher for those who had seen ENDS ads on social media compared with other types of media. The influence of friends is particularly evident among non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanics/Latinos, those living in urban areas, those living in high-income households, those with higher self-esteem, and those who experiment with vaping. These findings support the premise that peer influence is a primary social influencer and reinforcer for vaping. Being included in a popular activity appears to be a strong driving force.

scholarly journals SELF-ESTEEM AND PEER INFLUENCE AS PREDICTORS OF LEARNING OUTCOMES IN MATHEMATICS AMONG HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS IN IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Olufemi Aremu Fakolade ◽  
Oloruntoba Bamidele
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
High Ability ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
School Counsellors ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Joint Contribution

Academic underachievement has become a syndrome especially among high ability learners in Mathematics. This is due to some identified factors which include self-esteem and peer influence of the high ability learners. This study therefore investigated how self-esteem and peer influence can predict the learning outcomes in Mathematics of high ability learners in Ibadan, Oyo State. The survey design of the ex-post facto type was employed in this study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select twenty (20) secondary school out of which 200 high ability learners were randomly selected. Instruments used: Slosson intelligence test (r=0.81); Peer influence inventory (r=0.72); Self-esteem scale (r=0.72) and Mathematics achievement test (r=0.85). The study lasted for eight weeks. Data were analysed using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis at 0.05 level of significance. There were positive relationship between learning outcomes in Mathematics with self-esteem (r=2.3); peer influence (r=2.2). There was a significant joint contribution of the independent variables to the dependent variable of learning outcomes in Mathematics. [F(2,197)=7.64; R2=0.072] accounting for 6.3% of its variance. Self-esteem (β=2.6; t=2.176) and peer influence (β=1.6; t=2.114) had a relative contribution on the learning outcomes in Mathematics of highly ability learners. Thus, self-esteem and peer influence were found to be effective predictors of learning outcomes in mathematics of high ability learners. It is therefore recommended that self-esteem of the high ability learners needs to be enhanced through various programmes especially by the school counsellors. Also, parents and wards should support their children by advising them on the type of friends they keep. With this in place, the high ability learners will perform better in Mathematics.

Social Media Envy: How Experience Sharing on Social Networking Sites Drives Millennials’ Aspirational Tourism Consumption

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbo Liu ◽  
Laurie Wu ◽  
Xiang (Robert) Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Comparison Theory ◽  
Travel Experience ◽  
Influence Mechanism ◽  
Benign Envy ◽  
Managerial Implications

The sharing of travel experiences has become ubiquitous in today’s era. This study focuses on a pervasive trend among Millennial consumers: the experience of benign envy toward others’ positive travel experience sharing on social networking sites. Drawing on social comparison theory, the current study reveals why and under what conditions others’ positive experience sharing may trigger Millennial consumers’ destination visit intention. Using a mixed experimental design, this study finds that, among consumers with low trait self-esteem, luxury travel experiences shared by similar others stimulate focal consumers’ own intentions to visit the same destination. In addition, destination visit intention is triggered by benign envy toward the experience sharer. Important theoretical insights are provided regarding peer influence mechanism on social networking sites and travel consumption. Finally, managerial implications for destination marketers are presented with a focus on how to improve the effectiveness of social media marketing in targeting Millennials.

Off the Hook: Exploring Reasons for Quitting Playing Online Games in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 2097-2112
Author(s):  
Qiaolei Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Peer Influence ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Online Games ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Online Game ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Media Portrayal ◽  
Influence Functional ◽  
Deviant Case

China is now one of the biggest online game markets, and the games are seen as both an economic opportunity and a social threat, especially to the young. I investigated the nature of, reasons for, and influences of online game quitting in China with 176 participants selected using deviant case sampling. I examined the relationships between the attitudes of those who were quitting playing toward online games, their perception of media portrayal of online games, family pressure, peer influence, functional alternatives, self-esteem, loneliness, online game quitting, and satisfaction with life after quitting. Results showed that the more negatively the participants felt about online games, the more likely they were to quit, and perception of peers' negative attitude toward online gaming, perception of alternatives, and lower income were significant predictors of online game quitting. These findings could help policy makers rethink healthy gaming and antiaddiction strategies.

The developmental pattern of resistance to peer influence in adolescence: Will the teenager ever be able to resist?

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 1009-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sindy R. Sumter ◽  
Caroline L. Bokhorst ◽  
Laurence Steinberg ◽  
P. Michiel Westenberg
Keyword(s):  
Peer Influence ◽  
Developmental Pattern ◽  
Resistance To Peer Influence

The Effects of Social Status and Self-Esteem on Imitation and Choice of a Popular Peer

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tessa A.M. Lansu ◽  
Antonius H.N. Cillessen ◽  
Johan C. Karremans
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Partner Choice ◽  
Peer Status ◽  
And Task

This study addressed the role of influencer and influencee peer status in social influence of status-unrelated behaviours among emerging adults, while disentangling two forms of peer status, being liked (preference) and being powerful (popularity). Peer influence was examined in 67 women (M age = 20.5 years, SD = 2.1 years) using an experimental design. Popularity of the influencers and influencees (participants), as well as influencees’ preference and self-esteem were considered. Peer influence was measured through imitation of status-unrelated behaviours and task partner choice. In both tasks, influencees moved away from, rather than towards, a popular peer. Popular young women with low self-esteem were most likely to imitate a popular peer. Unpreferred young women with high self-esteem were least likely to imitate a popular peer. The findings demonstrate that the role of peer status in social influence processes is not limited to adolescence, and that the peer status of influencers and the influencees continues to affect social influence on status-unrelated behaviour in emerging adulthood.

Resistance to Peer Influence Scale

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Steinberg ◽  
Kathryn C. Monahan
Keyword(s):  
Peer Influence ◽  
Resistance To Peer Influence
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