Mental health and social networks in early adolescence: A dynamic study of objectively-measured social interaction behaviors

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-50

  Pachucki, Mark C ^a   Ozer, Emily J ^b   Barrat, Alain ^c,d   Cattuto, Ciro ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^d ISI FOUNDATION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Early adolescence; Self esteem; Social networks; Stochastic actor based modeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELING; SOCIAL NETWORK; STOCHASTICITY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PEER PRESSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84919928637     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.015     Document Type: Article

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