Peer influence in a micro-perspective: Imitation of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages

被引:52
作者
Larsen, Helle [1 ]
Engels, Rutger C. M. E.
Souren, Pierre M.
Granic, Isabela [2 ]
Overbeek, Geertjan
机构
[1] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Inst Behav Sci, NL-6500 HE Nijmegen, Netherlands
[2] Hosp Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
关键词
Alcohol; Imitation; Ad lib drinking; Semi-naturalistic context; Multilevel analysis; CONSUMPTION; MODEL; SEX;
D O I
10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.08.002
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Ample experimental research has found evidence for imitation of alcohol consumption in social encounters. However, these studies cannot reveal whether imitation is specifically related to alcohol and not to consumption in general. We investigated whether imitation is more evident when peers drink alcohol compared to other beverages. We observed sipping behavior during a 30-minute interaction between same-sex confederates and participants in an ad lib semi-naturalistic drinking context (bar lab). We expected a stronger imitation effect when both participant and confederate drank alcoholic beverages. A random occasion multilevel analysis was conducted to take repeated measurements into account. Findings showed that participants imitated the sips of the confederates, but that the likelihood of participants imitating a sip was lower when confederates were drinking alcoholic beverages and participants non-alcoholic beverages compared to when both were consuming alcohol. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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