In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), naturally occurring social networks may be
particularly vital to health outcomes as extended webs of social ties often are the principal …

Substance use and abuse begin during adolescence. Male and female adolescent humans
initiate use at comparable rates, but males increase use faster. In adulthood, more men than …

Interest in conceptualizing, measuring, and applying social network analysis (SNA) in public
health has grown tremendously in recent years. While these studies have broadened our …

During the transition to adulthood, many unhealthy behaviors are developed that in turn
shape behaviors, health, and mortality in later life. However, research on unhealthy …

By integrating insights from economic and sociological theories, this article investigates
whether and through which mechanisms friends' fertility behavior affects an individual's …

Smoking is harmful to the health of adolescents because their bodies are still growing. The
aim of this study was to analyze the association between the smoking status of Korean …

Objective: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) young people may use alcohol or cannabis
(A/C) at higher rates that non-SGM peers, but little is known about whether SGM young …

The first goal of this study was to identify the most appropriate measure of cigarette smoking
for identifying unique smoking trajectories among adolescents; the second goal was to …

Introduction: Despite substantial interest in the development of health behaviors, there is
limited research that has examined the longitudinal relationship between physical activity …

Background. Documented trends in health-related risk behaviors among US adolescents
have remained high over time. Studies indicate relationships among mutual friends are a …