Citation
Lakon, C. M.; Hipp, J. R.; Wang, C.; Butts, C. T.; & Jose, R. (2015). Simulating dynamic network models and adolescent smoking: The impact of varying peer influence and peer selection. American Journal of Public Health. vol. 105 (12) pp. 2438-2448Abstract
We used a stochastic actor-based approach to examine the effect of peer influence and peer selection-the propensity to choose friends who are similar-on smoking among adolescents. Data were collected from 1994 to 1996 from 2 schools involved in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, with respectively 2178 and 976 students, and different levels of smoking. Our experimental manipulations of the peer influence and selection parameters in a simulation strategy indicated that stronger peer influence decreased school-level smoking. In contrast to the assumption that a smoker may induce a nonsmoker to begin smoking, adherence to antismoking norms may result in an adolescent nonsmoker inducing a smoker to stop smoking and reduce school-level smoking. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print October 15, 2015: e1-e11. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302789).URL
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26469641Keyword(s)
School Smoking Peer influence networksNotes
1541-0048 Lakon, Cynthia M Hipp, John R Wang, Cheng Butts, Carter T Jose, Rupa Journal article Am J Public Health. 2015 Oct 15:e1-e11.Reference Type
Journal ArticleJournal Title
American Journal of Public HealthAuthor(s)
Lakon, C. M.Hipp, J. R.
Wang, C.
Butts, C. T.
Jose, R.