Objectives:

This study examines the influence of online peers who are not regularly seen in person by considering if online, pro-delinquent support is associated with self-reported delinquency independently of delinquent peers.

Methods:

Data come from a longitudinal, panel survey of two cohorts of middle and high school students located within six school districts (N = 1,177). Analyses first examine the overlap between online peer support for delinquency and perceived peer delinquency. Next, models consider how measures of online peer support for delinquency are associated with the prevalence (logit), variety (negative binomial), and changes (first difference) in self-reported delinquency.

Results:

Online peers generally do not enable exposure to new messages supportive of delinquency; rather, they supplement influences derived from delinquent peers. Little evidence was found that online peer support was associated with general delinquency and violence, although changes in online peer support were associated with changes in these outcomes. Partial evidence was found that online peers are associated with the prevalence, variety, and changes in self-reported theft and substance use.

Conclusions:

The influence from unique online peers is largely secondary to offline peers, although this depends upon the crime type under investigation.

中文翻译：

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数字原住民之间的同龄人犯罪：网络环境是同龄人影响力的来源

目标：

这项研究通过考虑在线，亲友支持是否与自我报告的过失行为（独立于过犯者）无关，从而检验了不经常见面的在线同龄人的影响。

方法：

数据来自对六个学区（N = 1,177）中两个高中学生队列的纵向面板调查。分析首先检查在线同行对犯罪的支持与感知的同行犯罪之间的重叠。接下来，模型考虑在线对等人对违法行为的支持程度如何与自我报告的违法行为的发生率（登录），变化（负二项式）和变化（首次差异）相关联。

结果：

在线同伴通常不允许接触支持犯罪的新消息；相反，它们补充了来自同龄人的影响。尽管在线同伴支持的变化与这些结果的变化有关，但几乎没有证据表明在线同伴的支持与一般犯罪和暴力有关。发现部分证据表明在线同龄人与自我报告的盗窃和药物使用情况的发生率，种类和变化有关。

结论：

尽管这取决于所调查的犯罪类型，但独特的在线同龄人的影响在很大程度上次于离线同龄人。