交往不良同伴对青少年自身问题行为的影响:性别和年龄的调节作用

Deviant Peer Affliation and Problem Behaviors:Moderating Effect of Sex and Age

目的:考察青少年交往不良同伴对自身问题行为的影响,以及性别和年龄的调节作用。方法:采用自评问卷对1302对双生子的不良同伴交往和自身问题行为水平进行测量。结果:①青少年自身的问题行为与性别、年龄及不良同伴交往均显著相关。②在交往不良同伴对自身问题行为影响方面存在性别差异:男性青少年交往不良同伴更易出现问题行为。③年龄对交往不良同伴与自身问题行为之间的关系起到调节作用:年龄小的青少年交往不良同伴更易产生问题行为。结论:交往不良同伴对青少年自身问题行为的影响因性别和年龄而不同。

Objective： To investgate the influence of deviant peer affliation on adolescent problem behavior and the moderating effect of sex and age.Methods： The participants were 1302 pairs of adolescent twins,aged 9-19 years.The problem behavior and deviant peer affliation were messured by self-report questionnaires.Results： ①Adolescents＇ problem behaviors were significantly correlated with sex,age,and deviant peer affliation.②Adolescents＇ susceptibility to deviant peer affliation influence varied between different sex groups： male adolescents were more susceptible to the influence of deviant peer affiliation.③Age had moderating effect on the relationship between problem behaviors and deviant peer affiliation： Younger adolescents＇ problem behaviors were more susceptible to the influence of deviant peer affliation.Conclusion： The influence of deviant peer affiliation on adolescent problem behaviors is moderated by sex and age.