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Peer Contagion

Peer Contagion is a psychological phenomenon in which adolescents adopt the attitudes, behaviors, or emotional states of their peers through direct or indirect social influence, distinguished from other forms of peer impact by its emphasis on the spread of maladaptive or risky behaviors within peer networks.

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5.2K

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194

Authors

122

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2017–2026

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Publications

70

The Contagion Concept in Adult Thinking in the United States: Transmission of Germs and of Interpersonal Influence

Carol Nemeroff, Paul Rozin · Ethos · 1994 · 507 citations

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Peer Contagion of Aggression and Health Risk Behavior Among Adolescent Males: An Experimental Investigation of Effects on Public Conduct and Private Attitudes

Geoffrey L. Cohen, Mitchell J. Prinstein · Child Development · 2006 · 363 citations

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Deviant Peer Influences in Programs for Youth Problems and Solutions.

Kenneth A. Dodge, Thomas J. Dishion, Jennifer E. Lansford · 2006 · 352 citations

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Peer Contagion in Interventions for Children and Adolescents: Moving Towards an Understanding of the Ecology and Dynamics of Change

Thomas J. Dishion, Kenneth A. Dodge · Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology · 2005 · 293 citations

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False Consensus and Adolescent Peer Contagion: Examining Discrepancies between Perceptions and Actual Reported Levels of Friends’ Deviant and Health Risk Behaviors

Mitchell J. Prinstein, Shirley S. Wang · Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology · 2005 · 273 citations

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Authors

194

  1. TJ
    Thomas J. Dishion

    Arizona State University, United States

    6 publications · 735 citations

    6

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  2. MJ
    Mitchell J. Prinstein

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

    4

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  3. KA
    Kenneth A. Dodge

    Duke University, United States

    3 publications · 671 citations

    3

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  4. JL
    Jessica L. Rosenberg

    George Mason University, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

    2

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  5. RB
    Robert Busching

    University of Potsdam, Germany

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

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Institutions

122

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    391 citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    224 citations

  5. University of Oregon

    Eugene, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    371 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    725 citations

  7. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    100 citations

  8. University of Potsdam

    Potsdam, Germany

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    105 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

    JACP · 7 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Educational Psychology

    4 publications · 123 citations

    4

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  3. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

    JCCAP · 4 publications · 391 citations

    4

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 68 citations

    3

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  5. Child Development

    2 publications · 463 citations

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