Teen Friendship Networks, Development, and Risky Behavior (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 2023
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Hardcover. 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 adolescent development, risky behaviors, and social networks.Through the lens of the PROSPER study, Teen Friendship Networks, Development, and RiskyBehavior describes the many ways that adolescent friendship networks channel and facilitate the spread of adolescent substance use, delinquent behaviors, mental health problems, educational success,romantic relationships, and future development. Introductory chapters explain the theories of adolescent development and the elements of peer network science. The chapters of the main part of the book each focus on a domain of adolescent behavior, providing background on the topic and highlighting the contribution of the PROSPER study to understanding the way teen friendships operate to promote initiation or diffusion of the behavior or attribute.With coverage of majorthemes such as the ways that teens select friends based on particular characteristics or similarity between them, and the ways that friends, once selected, influence each other, as well as discussion ofhow friendship and network patterns are linked to the uptake and spread of positive prevention messages, Teen Friendship Networks, Development, and Risky Behavior will appeal to researchers and students across several fields. The PROSPER study is the premier study of adolescent peer networks in the world. Teen Friendship Networks, Development, and Risky Behavior summarizes the findings of this landmark study of how peer friendship networks influence adolescents' well-being, including alcohol and drug use, mental health problems, and romantic relationships. Introductory chapters explain the theories of adolescent development and network influence, and the elements of peer networkscience, while the remaining chapters focus on a particular topic or domain of adolescent behavior, bringing together advances in the field across several disciplines. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Teen Friendship Networks, Development, and Risky Behavior (Hardcover)
- Author
- Mark E. Feinberg
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc, New York
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0197602312
- ISBN 13
- 9780197602317
Through the lens of the PROSPER study, Teen Friendship Networks, Development, and Risky Behavior describes the many ways that adolescent friendship networks channel and facilitate the spread of adolescent substance use, delinquent behaviors, mental health problems, educational success, romantic relationships, and future development. Introductory chapters explain the theories of adolescent development and the elements of peer network science. The chapters of the main part of the book each focus on a domain of adolescent behavior, providing background on the topic and highlighting the contribution of the PROSPER study to understanding the way teen friendships operate to promote initiation or diffusion of the behavior or attribute.
With coverage of major themes such as the ways that teens select friends based on particular characteristics or similarity between them, and the ways that friends, once selected, influence each other, as well as discussion of how friendship and network patterns are linked to the uptake and spread of positive prevention messages, Teen Friendship Networks, Development, and Risky Behavior will appeal to researchers and students across several fields.
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D. Wayne Osgood, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Criminology and Sociology at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. His research has focused on peers and risky behavior, time use and offending, crime and the life course, evaluating programs to prevent and reduce delinquency, and quantitative research methods. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology, received its Sutherland Award in 2022, and was Lead Editor of the journal
Criminology for 2012–2017.
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