A Comparison of Peer Influence Measures as Predictors of Smoking among Predominately Hispanic/Latino High School Adolescents

摘要

PurposeConsistent evidence has shown that one of the most significant influences on adolescent smoking is peer influence. There is considerable variation, however, in how peer influence is measured. This study constructs social network influence and selection variables from egocentric and sociometric data to compare their associations with smoking with considerations of perceived smoking norms and adolescent popularity.