Teen friendship networks, development, and risky behavior /

The PROSPER study is the premier study of adolescent peer networks in the world, with a scope of over 12,000 youth in 28 school districts, and with 8 annual waves of data collection covering grades 6-12. Research output from the PROSPER study has provided extensive new insights in the areas of adole...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Feinberg, Mark E. (Editor), Osgood, D. Wayne (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Friendship in adolescence. Teenagers > Social networks. Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence. Adolescence. Amitié chez l'adolescent. Adolescents > Réseaux sociaux. Prise de risque chez l'adolescent. adolescence. Adolescent. Developmental. PSYCHOLOGY. Child. Interpersonal Relations. Adolescence Friendship in adolescence Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence Teenagers > Social networks Psychology. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Cover
Teen Friendship Networks, Development, and Risky Behavior
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Section I: Setting the stage
1. Friendships and peer groups in the teen years-our perspective
2. Overview of the PROSPER prevention trial's rationale, methods, and findings: The context for the friendship network study
3. Network methods: Explanations and issues
4. A descriptive overview of social networks and behavior among PROSPER youth
Section II: Risky behaviors, relationships, and development
5. Teen friendships, networks, and substance use
6. Does criminal justice contact alter friendship ties?
7. Depression, self-harm, and network position
8. The role of parenting in shaping the friendship context of adolescent substance use
9. Dating, sexuality, and adolescent friendship networks
10. Variation in network processes across community and school district contexts
11. Peer networks and the diffusion of intervention outcomes
12. Genetic susceptibility to peers
Section III: Conclusions
13. Future directions for research on networks and adolescent health
14. The growth of longitudinal social network analysis: A review of the key data sets and topics in research on child and adolescent development
15. Social capital and adolescent development: Concluding thoughts
Appendix
Part 1: Publications of the PROSPER Peers project
Part 2: PROSPER Peers project personnel
Index