Network interventions

TW Valente - science, 2012‏ - science.org
The term “network interventions” describes the process of using social network data to
accelerate behavior change or improve organizational performance. In this Review, four …

Social contagion theory: examining dynamic social networks and human behavior

NA Christakis, JH Fowler - Statistics in medicine, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Here, we review the research we have conducted on social contagion. We describe the
methods we have employed (and the assumptions they have entailed) to examine several …

Induction of social contagion for diverse outcomes in structured experiments in isolated villages

EM Airoldi, NA Christakis - Science, 2024‏ - science.org
Certain people occupy topological positions within social networks that enhance their
effectiveness at inducing spillovers. We mapped face-to-face networks among 24,702 …

[ספר][B] Social networks and health: Models, methods, and applications

TW Valente - 2010‏ - books.google.com
Relationships and the pattern of relationships have a large and varied influence on both
individual and group action. The fundamental distinction of social network analysis research …

Social network analysis for program implementation

TW Valente, LA Palinkas, S Czaja, KH Chu, CH Brown - PloS one, 2015‏ - journals.plos.org
This paper introduces the use of social network analysis theory and tools for implementation
research. The social network perspective is useful for understanding, monitoring …

[HTML][HTML] Community engagement to reduce inequalities in health: a systematic review, meta-analysis and economic analysis

A O'Mara-Eves, G Brunton, D McDaid… - Public Health …, 2013‏ - journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk
Background Community engagement has been advanced as a promising way of improving
health and reducing health inequalities; however, the approach is not yet supported by a …

[ספר][B] Social epidemiology

LF Berkman, I Kawachi, MM Glymour - 2014‏ - books.google.com
Social epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences--and in many cases
defines--the fundamental determinants of health. This link was substantiated in the first …

Opinion leadership and social contagion in new product diffusion

R Iyengar, C Van den Bulte, TW Valente - Marketing science, 2011‏ - pubsonline.informs.org
We study how opinion leadership and social contagion within social networks affect the
adoption of a new product. In contrast to earlier studies, we find evidence of contagion …

Identifying opinion leaders to promote behavior change

TW Valente, P Pumpuang - Health education & behavior, 2007‏ - journals.sagepub.com
This article reviews 10 techniques used to identify opinion leaders to promote behavior
change. Opinion leaders can act as gatekeepers for interventions, help change social …

Applying diffusion of innovation theory to intervention development

JW Dearing - Research on social work practice, 2009‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Few social science theories have a history of conceptual and empirical study as long as
does the diffusion of innovations. The robustness of this theory derives from the many …