Dynamics of adolescent friendship networks and smoking behavior |
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| Authors: | L. Mercken T.A.B. Snijders C. Steglich E. Vartiainen H. de Vries |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands;2. Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands;3. Nuffield College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom;4. Department of Sociology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands;5. Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute, Finland |
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The mutual influence of smoking behavior and friendships in adolescence is studied. It is attempted to disentangle influence and selection processes in reciprocal and non-reciprocal friendships. An actor-based model is described for the co-evolution of friendship networks and smoking behavior. This model considers alternative selection and influence mechanisms, and models continuous-time changes in network and behavior. The data consists of a longitudinal sample of 1326 Finnish adolescents in 11 high schools. Findings suggest that selection as well as influence processes play an important role in adolescent smoking behavior. Selection had a relatively stronger role than influence, in particular when selecting non-reciprocal friends. The strength of both influence and selection processes decreased over time. |
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| Keywords: | Smoking Adolescents Selection Influence Friends Reciprocity Siena |
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