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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"influence of peers"”.
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THREE ESSAYS ON THE INFLUENCE OF PEERS AND PRIMARY CARE ENGAGEMENT
… to study the bias in peer effect estimates of recreational and physical activities among adolescents in the United States. I find that the magnitude and direction of the bias depends on the estimator. Estimators that measure the aggregate effect of peers' outcomes are more robust to …
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Determinants of risky decision-making: What is peer influence?
… overspending, and general delinquency. The aim of the series of studies presented in this thesis was to gain an understanding into contextual factors that influence decision-making, focusing on the effects of peers, age, and gender. Article 1 (Chapter 2) reports on a single study where …
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A Qualitative Study on the Influences and Relationships Involved in an Adolescent's Choice to Drink Alcohol
… relationship between adolescent drinking and the influences exerted from peers, parents, and personality factors. A questionnaire was designed and distributed to 205 high school freshmen to examine these relationships. Findinqs. Results suggested that the influence of peers was the strongest …
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Milner's Theory of Status Relations and Cyberbullying Among U.S. Adolescents
… several status variables and three categories of involvement in cyberbullying: bullies, victims, and non-participants. Utilizing Milner's (2016) theory of status relations, it was hypothesized that cyberbullying is a means by which high school students attempt to gain status among their peers …
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Ethnicity, qualifications, and peer influence: Relative effects in a simulated hiring decision
… in a name or a particular characteristic that is often stereotyped against receive differential feedback (see, for example, Derous et al., 2009). The current study sought to build on that design, adding the influence of peers as a possible way to reduce this discrimination in hiring.</p> …
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Re-envisioning dance technique pedagogy
… from the dance studio. It explores experiences of learning dance technique with groups of undergraduate and postgraduate students at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. The study is contextually located within the multifaceted discourses of higher education, conservatoire training …
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A Qualitative Study of the Personal Reactions and Experiences of Adolescent Students Who Have Been Retained
… In the United States, an estimated 15% to 19% of students are retained each year (Holmes, 2006). Previous research on grade retention is comprised of quantitative studies describing students who have been retained as having higher suspension rates, coming from a low socio-economic status, and …
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The Emotional Logic of Participation in Intergroup Violence
<p>Existing theories of intergroup violence focus on the motives of group or leaders. But why do thousands of people choose to take part given the dangers and risks? This dissertation develops a model, the entitlement-blame-anger model, to explain participation in intergroup violence. According to …
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The influence of family and friends on girls' delinquency: a social network analysis
… has been conducted around predictive factors of girls’ delinquency by applying social network methodology to principles of adolescent development. Peers are an integral aspect of adolescent development and therefore the influence of peer relationships serves as an important area of exploration …
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Pengaruh konformitas teman sebaya terhadap kepuasan memilih jurusan di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri (MAN) 2 Pamekasan Madura
… juga akan semakin tinggi ENGLISH: Teens and peers is something that can’t be separated, teens often do anything to be accepted by the group or the environment even in terms of choosing program. Many young people, especially teenagers high school, they choose the program for participating …