Longitudinal Associations Between Other-Sex Close Friends and Alcohol Use is a Between-, Not Within-, Person Process
Amy M. Loviska, Kristine Marceau, Valerie S. Knopik, Michelle L. Rogers, Kristina M. Jackson · 2026
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Amy M Loviska and colleagues tested whether mixed-sex friendships and teen drinking drive each other over time. Published in 2026, the study tracked 1,021 teens aged just over 12 on average across six time points. Teens with mostly other-sex close friends drink more on average, yet whether friendship mix and drinking push each other was unclear.
Friendship mix and drinking each held fairly steady, with other-sex friendship share building more at later time points. The model found no same-time or time-lagged links within teens, ruling out a back-and-forth process inside persons. Yet teens with a higher other-sex share drank more on average, a between-person link. The authors conclude that friend-sex effects on drinking run between teens, not within them, changing theory.
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| CREATOR | Amy M. Loviska, Kristine Marceau, Valerie S. Knopik, Michelle L. Rogers, Kristina M. Jackson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |