A meta-analysis of longitudinal peer influence effects in childhood and adolescence.

M Giletta, S Choukas-Bradley, M Maes… - Psychological …, 2021‏ - psycnet.apa.org
For decades, psychological research has examined the extent to which children's and
adolescents' behavior is influenced by the behavior of their peers (ie, peer influence effects) …

[PDF][PDF] The effects of adolescent cannabis use on psychosocial functioning: a critical review of the evidence

JD Schaefer, KM Nelson, S Wilson - Child and adolescent psychiatric …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Adolescent cannabis use is associated with negative outcomes in a range of important
psychosocial domains. Although the existing literature varies somewhat by psychosocial …

The long-term effects of marijuana use on mental health outcomes

A Amialchuk, MM Ali - Review of Economics of the Household, 2024‏ - Springer
We estimate the long-term effect of initiating marijuana use in adolescence on several
mental health outcomes later in life. We use the first two waves (1994–1996) and the fifth …

MECHANISMS study: Using game theory to assess the effects of social norms and social networks on adolescent smoking in schools—study protocol

RF Hunter, F Montes, JM Murray… - Frontiers in Public …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
This proof of concept study harnesses novel transdisciplinary insights to contrast two school-
based smoking prevention interventions among adolescents in the UK and Colombia. We …

The effect of marijuana use in adolescence on college and graduate degree attainment

AA Amialchuk, BM Buckingham - Economics & Human Biology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
We estimate the long-term effect of using marijuana in adolescence on college and graduate
degree attainment measured approximately 20 years later. We rely on the first two waves …

Peer, school, and country variations in adolescents' health behaviour: a multilevel analysis of binary response variables in six European cities

V Lorant, M Tranmer - Social Networks, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Adolescents often display similar health behaviour to their peers. Peer effects on health
behaviour may be influenced by the school context, and by the country of residence …

The Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS): A prospective cohort study of the initiation, persistence and desistance of substance use from adolescence to …

K Higgins, A McLaughlin, O Perra, C McCartan… - Plos one, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Substance misuse persists as a major public health issue worldwide with
significant costs for society. The development of interventions requires methodologically …

Heterogeneous peer effects on marijuana use: Evidence from a natural experiment

Y Li, G Guo - Social Science & Medicine, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Causal peer influence on marijuana use is difficult to identify, largely due to selection—
marijuana users tend to select marijuana users to be friends. This study takes advantage of …

Social interactions in health behaviors and conditions

A Balsa, C Díaz - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and …, 2019‏ - oxfordre.com
Health behaviors are a major source of morbidity and mortality in the developed and much
of the develo** world. The social nature of many of these behaviors, such as eating or …

Social interactions in health behaviors and conditions

AI Balsa, C Díaz - Documentos de trabajo del Departamento de …, 2018‏ - redum.um.edu.uy
We review the economic literature of the past 20 years on peer effects in health behaviors
and conditions. We find consistent evidence of peer effects across a wide range of behaviors …