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13-11-2023 | Empirical Research

Peer Influences on (Dis)Engagement in Early Adolescence: the Role of Friendship, Social Status, and Academic Status

Auteurs: Nina Steenberghs, Jeroen Lavrijsen, Noona Kiuru, Karine Verschueren

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 4/2024

Abstract

Academic engagement in adolescence is shaped by influences from the peer environment, yet the types of peers impacting engagement remain unclear. This study explores the roles of friends, popular students, and intelligent students in shaping peers’ behavioral and emotional (dis)engagement. Data were analyzed from 3409 Flemish eighth-grade students (M_age = 13.48 years, SD = 0.46, 50.09% female), utilizing self-reports and peer nominations to measure (dis)engagement and map friendship, popularity, and intelligence networks in the fall and spring. Longitudinal network analysis revealed that, while accounting for selection and network structure, friends influenced all dimensions of engagement. Popular students influenced emotional disengagement, and intelligent students impacted emotional engagement. These findings underscore the intricate nature of peer dynamics, highlighting the need for a multidimensional approach to studying peer influences on engagement.

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Titel: Peer Influences on (Dis)Engagement in Early Adolescence: the Role of Friendship, Social Status, and Academic Status
Auteurs: Nina Steenberghs
Jeroen Lavrijsen
Noona Kiuru
Karine Verschueren
Publicatiedatum: 13-11-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 4/2024
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01895-3

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