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Distrust Moderates the Effect of Deviant Peer Affiliation on Increased Externalizing in Adolescents
Shou-An A Chang1, Arielle Baskin-Sommers2
1Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. ariel.chang@yale.edu.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
|May 31, 2022
Summary
Distrust can protect adolescents from negative peer influences on behavior. This protective effect was stronger in Black adolescents compared to White adolescents, highlighting the importance of individual differences.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Criminology
- Sociology
Background:
- Deviant peer affiliation is a known predictor of adolescent externalizing behavior.
- The moderating role of distrust in this relationship remains unexplored.
- Understanding protective factors is crucial for intervention development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the impact of deviant peer affiliation and distrust on adolescent externalizing behavior.
- To investigate whether race/ethnicity moderates the relationship between deviant peer affiliation, distrust, and externalizing behavior.
- To identify potential buffering effects of distrust.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study using data from two timepoints.
- Sample of 611 adolescents from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods Study.
- Statistical analysis to assess the interplay of deviant peer affiliation, distrust, and externalizing behavior, with race/ethnicity as a moderator.
Main Results:
- Higher levels of distrust significantly buffered the association between deviant peer affiliation and externalizing behaviors.
- This buffering effect was particularly pronounced in Black adolescents compared to White adolescents.
- The findings underscore the complex interplay between individual traits and environmental factors.
Conclusions:
- Distrust can act as a protective factor against the negative influence of deviant peers on externalizing behaviors.
- Race/ethnicity plays a moderating role in this protective mechanism.
- Future research and interventions should consider the intersection of individual characteristics and social environments.
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