Background Alcohol use and abuse constitute a major public health problem and identifying
their determinants is a priority. Social network analysis can indicate how characteristics of …

Peer relationships among youth have been examined as predictors of mental health
outcomes for at least fifty years, revealing dozens of discrete peer constructs that each are …

This study aimed to determine the changes in health behaviors among students of a French
university during the COVID-19 lockdown. An online retrospective survey was distributed to …

Although peer influence is a strong predictor of adolescents' risk‐taking behaviors, not all
adolescents are susceptible to their peer group. One hundred and thirty‐six adolescents …

Binge drinking during adolescence is influenced by peer pressure and group norms as risk
factors. Conversely, drinking refusal self-efficacy is a protective factor. Thus, adolescents …

Scholars have drawn attention to the role of social networking sites (SNS) in individuals'
alcohol use. This cross-sectional study (N= 905; Mage= 20.78; 78% females) aimed to …

A burgeoning area of research is using social network analysis to investigate college
students' substance use behaviors. However, little research has incorporated students' …

Background Marijuana is the most frequently used illicit drug among college students, and
there is a need to understand the social processes that contribute to young adults' marijuana …

Adolescents' autonomy is considered to be shaped within family and peer contexts.
However, the specific dynamics of the within-person associations between parental …

Adolescents often need to reconcile discrepancies between their own attitudes and those of
their parents and peers, but the social contexts under which adolescents conform to the …