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ArticleSocial networks2017

Validation of tie corroboration and reported alter characteristics among a sample of young men who have sex with men.

Gregory Phillips, Patrick Janulis, Brian Mustanski, Michelle Birkett

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Article in Social networks, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gregory PhillipsNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences, 625 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Patrick JanulisNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences, 625 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Brian MustanskiNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences, 625 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Michelle BirkettNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences, 625 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (NUCATS)UL1TR001422 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI D'AQUILA, RICHARD · 2015 to 2023
$56.8M
The RADAR cohort study of multilevel Influences on HIV and substance useU01DA036939 · NIDA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Brian Mustanski, Michael E Newcomb · 2014 to 2026
$29.5M
Syndemic Development and HIV Risk Among Vulnerable Young MenR01DA025548 · NIDA · LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO · PI GAROFALO, ROBERT, MUSTANSKI, BRIAN · 2009 to 2013
$3.5M
A Multilevel Network Model of Drug Use and HIV Racial Disparities in MenK08DA037825 · NIDA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI BIRKETT, MICHELLE · 2015 to 2019
$846k
The Development and Analysis of a Macro-Network of Vulnerable Young MenR03DA033906 · NIDA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI BIRKETT, MICHELLE · 2012 to 2013
$303k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001422NIDA NIH HHS K08 DA037825NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA025548NIDA NIH HHS R03 DA033906NIDA NIH HHS U01 DA036939
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The differences between direct ties (i.e., ties between a respondent and their nominees) and ties between nominees (indirect) are key to understanding network structure, yet remain understudied. Within a sample of 175 young men who have sex with men, we explored the corroboration of sex and drug ties, and factors associated with corroboration. The majority of instances in which there was no corroboration for either sex or drug ties was due to one individual not appearing in another respondent's network. When an individual did appear in another respondent's network, direct sex and drug ties were corroborated in most cases. We also found that more indirect sex ties were corroborated than direct sex ties (95.7% vs. 88.9%), but the reverse was true for indirect versus direct drug ties (73.1% vs. 84.1%). Strength of relationship and frequency of communication were both associated with confirmed direct ties, but not with indirect ties. Based on these findings, we recommend that direct and indirect ties be treated differently in network analyses.

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PMID28503021
PMCPMC5423666
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