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Preliminary validation reveals that peer influence alignment differs by susceptibility in adolescents, suggesting new perspectives.
= 156; 82 female; 63% White, 24% Black, 13% other) from 15 to 16 years of age participated. A hierarchical regression supported the primary moderation hypothesis: that more susceptible adolescents demonstrated greater alignment with their friends' reported delinquency-whether that led to increases or decreases-than youth who were not susceptible. No main effect of susceptibility on delinquency was revealed, however, indicating that, when assessed using a value-neutral measure, high susceptibility may only be maladaptive following exposure to risk behavior. Results are interpreted as supporting a reconceptualization of susceptibility to peer influence from a value-neutral perspective. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
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