how social goals moderate positive peer influence on intentions to abstain from substance use. Examining potential three-way interactions involving agentic and communal goals and gender is also of interest. We could not test such effects because of limited power; however, girls characterized by high communal goals may be particularly susceptible to perceived peer approval/use of alcohol. In contrast, boys high on agency may be particularly susceptible to perceived peer approval/use of cigarettes. Finally, we focused on a moderational model, but given the likely complexity of the relationship between social goals and peer influence, other models (i.e., mediational models) are also plausible.
