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Mrug, Sylvie; Borch, Casey; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
Adolescents' friendships with other-sex peers serve important developmental functions, but they may also facilitate engagement in problem behavior. This study examines the unique contributions of other-sex friendships and friends' behavior to alcohol use, smoking, and initiation of sexual intercourse among late adolescent girls and boys. A total…
Descriptors: Smoking, Females, Network Analysis, Drinking
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Arndorfer, Cara Lee; Stormshak, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2008
This study examines the relationship between having other-sex versus same-sex best friends and antisocial behavior throughout early adolescence. Participants (N = 955) were recruited in 6th grade and followed longitudinally through 7th, 8th, and 11th grades. Participants were 58% ethnically diverse youth and 48% girls. Results indicate that the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Females, Early Adolescents, Friendship
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Cooper, Catherine R.; Grotevant, Harold D. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1987
Three issues are addressed relating to the role of family experience in adolescents' self concept: the extent of sex differences in adolescents' friendship and dating identity, how links between family experience and friendship and dating identity might differ for males and females, and whether mothers and fathers play distinctive roles in such…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Dating (Social), Family Relationship