Usporedba efekata vršnjačkog utjecaja i vršnjačke selekcije u kontekstu stupanja adolescentica u prvi spolni odnos

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Title (english): A Comparison of Peer Influence and Peer Selection Effects in the Context of Female Adolescents' Sexual Debut
• Author: Marko Lucić
• Author: Aleksandar Štulhofer https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-3644
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Sociology)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Specific Sociologies

Abstract (croatian)

Vršnjaci su važan izvor normativnoga pritiska u kontekstu rizičnoga ponašanja adolescenata, što se odražava u visokoj sličnosti u seksualnom ponašanju adolescenata i njihovih prijatelja. Psihosocijalni mehanizmi za to podudaranje jesu vršnjački utjecaj te selekcija (sebi sličnih) vršnjaka. Istraživanja o djelovanju tih mehanizama poglavito su vezana uz adolescentsku (zlo)uporabu duhana, droga i alkohola. U ovome radu predstavljamo prvu longitudinalnu usporedbu mehanizama vršnjačkog utjecaja i selekcije u kontekstu seksualne inicijacije. Koristeći se podacima prikupljenima u uzorku od 162 zagrebačkih srednjoškolki (prosječne dobi = 16 godina, SD = 0,47) anketiranih online upitnikom u dva navrata (u razmaku od 18 mjeseci), metodom analize traga (model ukriženih veza) utvrdili smo značajnost mehanizma vršnjačkog utjecaja, no ne i mehanizma selekcije. Pretpostavljena moderacijska uloga vršnjačkoga konformizma nije potvrđena. Rezultati naše studije govore u prilog važnosti promišljanja izravnoga i neizravnoga normativnog pritiska vršnjaka pri izradbi programa cjelovite seksualne edukacije.

Abstract (english)

Peers are an important source of normative pressure in the context of adolescent risky behaviors, which is reflected in high behavioral homophily repeatedly found in adolescent groups. Two psychosocial mechanisms underlying this similarity have been identified: peer influence (or pressure) and peer selection (the process of befriending individuals similar to oneself). The two mechanisms have been explored primarily in the context of non-sexual adolescent risk taking (e.g., tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse). This study is the first longitudinal comparison of peer influence and peer selection in the context of female adolescents' sexual initiation. Using data from 162 female high-school students (Mage = 16 years, SD = 0.47) surveyed online twice in the period of 18 months, a cross-lagged path analysis pointed to a significant effect of peer influence, but not peer selection. Contrary to expectations, the moderating effect of peer conformism was not corroborated. This study’s findings confirm the importance of taking into account direct and indirect peer influence when designing comprehensive sexuality education programs.

• Keywords (croatian): vršnjačke mreže; adolescenti; mehanizmi vršnjačkog utjecaja i selekcije; seksualna inicijacija; longitudinalna analiza
• Keywords (english): peer networks; adolescents; peer influence vs selection mechanism; sexual debut; longitudinal assessments
• Language: croatian
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Društvena istraživanja : časopis za opća društvena pitanja
• Numbering: vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 315-332
• p-ISSN: 1330-0288
• e-ISSN: 1848-6096
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5559/di.28.2.07
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:455288
• Publication: 2019
• Project: Number: IP-2013-11-9221; Title (croatian): Prospektivno biopsihosocijalno istraživanje utjecaja seksualno eksplicitnih materijala na socijalizaciju i zdravlje mladih; Acronym: PROBIOPS SEM STUDY; Leader: Aleksandar Štulhofer; Jurisdiction: Croatia; Funding stream: IP
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/220930
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-10-18 14:18:39