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Exposure to Externalizing Peers in Early Childhood: Homophily and Peer Contagion Processes

Exposure to Externalizing Peers in Early Childhood: Homophily and Peer Contagion Processes Guided by a transactional model, we examined the predictors and effects of exposure to externalizing peers in a low-risk sample of preschoolers and kindergarteners. On the basis of daily observations of peer interactions, we calculated measures of total exposure to externalizing peers and measures of exposure to same- and other-sex externalizing peers. Analyses of predictors of externalizing peer exposure supported a homophily hypothesis for girls. Tests of peer contagion effects varied by sex, and exposure to externalizing peers predicted multiple problem behaviors for girls but not for boys. Sex differences were a function of children’s own sex, but not of peers’ sex. The study provides evidence of externalizing peer exposure effects in a low-risk sample of young children, notably for girls. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology Springer Journals

Exposure to Externalizing Peers in Early Childhood: Homophily and Peer Contagion Processes

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by Springer Science + Business Media, Inc.
Subject
Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Developmental Psychology
ISSN
0091-0627
eISSN
1573-2835
DOI
10.1007/s10802-005-3564-6
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Abstract

Guided by a transactional model, we examined the predictors and effects of exposure to externalizing peers in a low-risk sample of preschoolers and kindergarteners. On the basis of daily observations of peer interactions, we calculated measures of total exposure to externalizing peers and measures of exposure to same- and other-sex externalizing peers. Analyses of predictors of externalizing peer exposure supported a homophily hypothesis for girls. Tests of peer contagion effects varied by sex, and exposure to externalizing peers predicted multiple problem behaviors for girls but not for boys. Sex differences were a function of children’s own sex, but not of peers’ sex. The study provides evidence of externalizing peer exposure effects in a low-risk sample of young children, notably for girls.

Journal

Journal of Abnormal Child PsychologySpringer Journals

Published: Jan 1, 2005

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