Adolescent Friendships, BMI, and Physical Activity: Untangling Selection and Influence Through Longitudinal Social Network Analysis

Bioecological theory suggests that adolescents’ health is a result of selection and socialization processes occurring between adolescents and their microsettings. This study examines the association between adolescents’ friends and health using a social network model and data from the National Longi...

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Published in:Journal of research on adolescence 2013-09, Vol.23 (3), p.537-549
Main Authors: Simpkins, Sandra D., Schaefer, David R., Price, Chara D., Vest, Andrea E.
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Body Weight
Friendship
Health
Physical Fitness
Reciprocity
Sex
Social Networks
Socialization
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Physical Fitness
Reciprocity
Sex
Social Networks
Socialization
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