To make and keep friends: The role of health status in adolescent network tie formation and persistence

Citation

Copeland, M.; Kamis, C.; & West, J. S. (2023). To make and keep friends: The role of health status in adolescent network tie formation and persistence. Social Networks. vol. 74 pp. 216-223

Abstract

Health status may shape network structure through network dynamics (tie formation and persistence) and direction (sent and received ties), net of typical network processes. We apply Separable Temporal Exponential Random Graph Models (STERGMs) to National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health survey data (n = 1779) to differentiate how health status shapes network sent and received tie formation and persistence. Results indicate that networks are shaped by withdrawal of adolescents experiencing poor health, highlighting the importance of separating distinct and directed processes of friendship formation and persistence when considering how health relates to adolescent social life. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.

URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2023.04.005

Keyword(s)

Add Health

Notes

Export Date: 26 May 2023; Cited By: 0; Correspondence Address: M. Copeland; Department of Sociology, East Lansing, 433A Berkey Hall, 509 E. Circle Drive, 48824, United States; email: mcope@msu.edu

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Social Networks

Author(s)

Copeland, M.
Kamis, C.
West, J. S.

Year Published

2023

Volume Number

74

Pages

216-223

DOI

10.1016/j.socnet.2023.04.005

Reference ID

10034