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Peer contagion, the Glossary

Peer contagion refers to the "mutual influence that occurs between an individual and a peer", and "includes behaviors and emotions that potentially undermine one's own development or cause harm to others".^[1]

21 relations: Adolescence, Aggression, Anti-social behaviour, Bullying, Depression (mood), Deviance (sociology), Disordered eating, Emotional contagion, Explanatory style, Internalization (sociology), Intervention theory, Mediation (statistics), Moderation (statistics), Peer group, Peer pressure, Protective factor, Reinforcement, Residential care, Social exclusion, Social learning theory, Social rejection.
Emotional issues
Socialization

Adolescence

Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority).

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Aggression

Aggression is a behavior aimed at opposing or attacking something or someone.

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Antisocial behaviours, sometimes called dissocial behaviours, are actions which are considered to violate the rights of or otherwise harm others by committing crime or nuisance, such as stealing and physical attack or noncriminal behaviours such as lying and manipulation.

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Bullying

Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate.

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Depression (mood)

Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.

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Deviance (sociology)

Deviance or the sociology of deviance explores the actions and/or behaviors that violate social norms across formally enacted rules (e.g., crime) as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., rejecting folkways and mores).

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Disordered eating

Disordered eating describes a variety of abnormal eating behaviors that, by themselves, do not warrant diagnosis of an eating disorder.

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Emotional contagion

Emotional contagion is a form of social contagion that involves the spontaneous spread of emotions and related behaviors. Peer contagion and Emotional contagion are Emotional issues, group processes and Interpersonal communication.

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Explanatory style

Explanatory style is a psychological attribute that indicates how people explain to themselves why they experience a particular event, either positive or negative.

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Internalization (sociology)

In sociology and other social sciences, internalization (or internalisation) means an individual's acceptance of a set of norms and values (established by others) through socialisation.

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Intervention theory

In social studies and social policy, intervention theory is the analysis of the decision making problems of intervening effectively in a situation in order to secure desired outcomes.

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In statistics, a mediation model seeks to identify and explain the mechanism or process that underlies an observed relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable via the inclusion of a third hypothetical variable, known as a mediator variable (also a mediating variable, intermediary variable, or intervening variable).

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Moderation (statistics)

In statistics and regression analysis, moderation (also known as effect modification) occurs when the relationship between two variables depends on a third variable.

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Peer group

In sociology, a peer group is both a social group and a primary group of people who have similar interests (homophily), age, background, or social status.

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Peer pressure

Peer pressure is a direct or indirect influence on peers, i.e., members of social groups with similar interests, experiences, or social statuses. Peer contagion and peer pressure are group processes.

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Protective factor

Protective factors are conditions or attributes (skills, strengths, resources, supports or coping strategies) in individuals, families, communities or the larger society that help people deal more effectively with stressful events and mitigate or eliminate risk in families and communities.

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Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, reinforcement refers to consequences that increase the likelihood of an organism's future behavior, typically in the presence of a particular antecedent stimulus.

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Residential care

Residential care refers to long-term care given to adults or children who stay in a residential setting rather than in their own home or family home.

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Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society.

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Social learning theory is a theory of social behavior that proposes that new behaviors can be acquired by observing and imitating others.

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Social rejection occurs when an individual is deliberately excluded from a social relationship or social interaction. Peer contagion and social rejection are group processes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_contagion