TY - JOUR
T1 - Social network status and depression among adolescents
T2 - An examination of social network influences and depressive symptoms in a Chinese sample
AU - Okamoto, Janet
AU - Johnson, C. Anderson
AU - Leventhal, Adam
AU - Milam, Joel
AU - Pentz, Mary Ann
AU - Schwartz, David
AU - Valente, Thomas W.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center funding (grant number 1 P50 CA84735-01) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The authors would also like to acknowledge the hard work of the Chengdu Municipal CDC. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards of the University of Southern California and the Chengdu Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Finally, the authors would like to express thanks to the municipal government, Health Bureau, and Education Committee in Chengdu, China, for their support.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Examination of social networks may provide some insight into the role of peers in the vulnerability of some adolescents to depression. Social network data was incorporated into multilevel models of depressive symptoms from a large sample of Chinese adolescents. Being nominated as a friend was more important than being nominated as most liked. Network centrality was associated with depression. The risk of depression for those who were marginal members of classroom social networks was substantial. These findings suggest that a social network perspective could help to increase the effectiveness of programs aimed at preventing adolescent depression. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
AB - Examination of social networks may provide some insight into the role of peers in the vulnerability of some adolescents to depression. Social network data was incorporated into multilevel models of depressive symptoms from a large sample of Chinese adolescents. Being nominated as a friend was more important than being nominated as most liked. Network centrality was associated with depression. The risk of depression for those who were marginal members of classroom social networks was substantial. These findings suggest that a social network perspective could help to increase the effectiveness of programs aimed at preventing adolescent depression. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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U2 - 10.1080/15427609.2011.549711
DO - 10.1080/15427609.2011.549711
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79951977920
SN - 1542-7609
VL - 8
SP - 67
EP - 88
JO - Research in Human Development
JF - Research in Human Development
IS - 1
ER -