Leveraging social influence to address overweight and obesity using agent-based models: The role of adolescent social networks

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue , 2015, Pages 203-213

  Zhang, J ^a   Tong, L ^a   Lamberson, P J ^b   Durazo Arvizu, R A ^a   Luke, A ^a   Shoham, D A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Add health; Agent based models; National longitudinal study of adolescent health; Obesity; Peer influence; Social networks; Stigma; USA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; MODELING; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PEER PRESSURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK; WEIGHT REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84919930033     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.049     Document Type: Article

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