caa a22 4500 606231765 CHVBK 20210128101222.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10508-014-0394-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10508-014-0394-z Multiple Dimensions of Peer Influence in Adolescent Romantic and Sexual Relationships: A Descriptive, Qualitative Perspective [Elektronische Daten] [Ahna Suleiman, Julianna Deardorff] Adolescents undergo critical developmental transformations that increase the salience of peer influence. Peer interactions (platonic and romantic) have been found to have both a positive and negative influence on adolescent attitudes and behaviors related to romantic relationships and sexual behavior. This study used qualitative methodology to explore how peers influence romantic and sexual behavior. Forty adolescents participated in individual semi-structured interviews. All interviews were audio recorded and transcribed, and analyzed using a modified grounded theory approach. The concept of peer influence on romantic relationships and sexual behavior emerged as a key theme. Youth described that platonic peers (friends) influenced their relationships and sexual behavior including pressuring friends into relationships, establishing relationships as currency for popularity and social status, and creating relationship norm and expectations. Romantic peers also motivated relationship and sexual behavior as youth described engaging in behavior to avoid hurting and successfully pleasing their partners. Future research should explore multiple types of peer influence in order to better inform interventions to improve the quality of adolescents' romantic and sexual relationships. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Adolescent development nationallicence Romantic relationships nationallicence Sexual relationships nationallicence Peer influence nationallicence Qualitative nationallicence Suleiman Ahna School of Public Health, Community Health and Human Development, University of California Berkeley, 50 University Hall, 94720-7360, Berkeley, CA, USA aut Deardorff Julianna School of Public Health, Maternal and Child Health Program, University of California Berkeley, 50 University Hall, 94720-7360, Berkeley, CA, USA aut Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/3(2015-04-01), 765-775 0004-0002 44:3<765 2015 44 10508 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0394-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0394-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Suleiman Ahna School of Public Health, Community Health and Human Development, University of California Berkeley, 50 University Hall, 94720-7360, Berkeley, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Deardorff Julianna School of Public Health, Maternal and Child Health Program, University of California Berkeley, 50 University Hall, 94720-7360, Berkeley, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/3(2015-04-01), 765-775 0004-0002 44:3<765 2015 44 10508