Network-behavior dynamics of adolescent friendships, alcohol use, and physical activity.

Emily LongTyson S BarrettGinger Lockhart

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2017)

Intervention efforts that focus on friend influence in changing health behavior may have particular success with adolescent physical activity. Programs aimed at alcohol use would benefit from including an emphasis on preventing negative friend formations. (PsycINFO Database Record

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
young adults
public health
randomized controlled trial
healthcare
body mass index
quality improvement
emergency department
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childhood cancer
adverse drug
depressive symptoms
network analysis