Higher accepted friends are known to influence the alcohol misuse of lower accepted friends, but not the reverse. The present study was designed to address the origins of this influence: Are higher accepted friends particularly influential or are lower accepted friends particularly susceptible to influence? To address this question, we introduce an innovative application of longitudinal social network techniques (RSIENA) designed to distinguish being influential from being susceptible to influence. The results revealed that influence was a product of heightened susceptibility among low accepted adolescents, rather than heightened influence among high accepted adolescents. The findings are consistent with claims that low accepted youth fear the consequences of nonconformity and adjust their behavior to more closely resemble their affiliates.

众所周知，接受度较高的朋友会影响接受度较低的朋友的酒精滥用，但反之则不然。本研究旨在解决这种影响的起源：接受程度较高的朋友特别有影响力，还是接受程度较低的朋友特别容易受到影响？去影响？为了解决这个问题，我们引入了纵向社交网络技术 (RSIENA) 的创新应用，旨在区分有影响力和易受影响力。结果表明，影响力是低接受度青少年的敏感性增加的产物，而不是高度接受度青少年的影响力增加的产物。调查结果与以下说法一致，即低接受度的年轻人害怕不从众的后果，并调整他们的行为以更接近他们的附属机构。