A longitudinal social network analysis of peer influence, peer selection, and smoking behavior among adolescents in British schools

Health Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 450-459

  Mercken, Liesbeth ^a,b   Steglich, Christian ^c   Sinclair, Philip ^a,d   Holliday, Jo ^a   Moore, Laurence ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent smoking behavior; Friendship networks; Influence; Peer; Selection; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ARTICLE; CHILD; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; PARENTAL SMOKING; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL NETWORK; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRIEND; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84867615043     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026876     Document Type: Article

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