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Best Practices for Modeling Egocentric Social Network Data and Health Outcomes.
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- Exploring the role of social networks in youth mental health.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Adolescent Social Networks and School Engagement Across the High School Transition.Pediatrics open science · 2026Article
- A qualitative social network analysis of decision-making around child marriage in three villages in Bangladesh.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Harnessing Egocentric Networks to Inform an Enhanced Social Network Strategy in a Southern US "Ending the HIV Epidemic" Region.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2025Article
- Validity of a brief egocentric social network assessment in adults with alcohol use disorder: Direct comparison of 5-alter and 20-alter versions.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Article
- Pandemic Associated Changes in Personal Substance Use and Perceptions of Changes to Peer Substance Use among College Students: A Retrospective Assessment.Journal of drug education · 2025Article
- How Social-Relational Context Impacts the Mental Health of Adolescent and Young Adults Living with and Without HIV in Mozambique: A Social Network Analysis Study.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Article
- Resilience-promoting social networks among unpaid dementia caregivers: protocol for a mixed-methods, 2-year exploratory study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Using a Social Network Approach to Characterize Oral Health Behavior Social Support Among Mexican-Origin Young Adults.Journal of health communication · 2025Article
- Cross-sectional personal network analysis of adult smoking in rural areas.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
- Advancing the Measurement of Social Functioning in Schizophrenia: Applications of Egocentric Social Network Analysis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2024Article
- What about Your Friends? Friendship Networks and Mental Health in Critical Consciousness.Youth (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Social networks and HIV treatment adherence among people with HIV initiating treatment in rural Uganda and peri-urban South Africa.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- The Relationship Between Intersectional Drug Use and HIV Stigma and HIV Care Engagement Among Women Living with HIV in Ukraine.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Adolescent-Adult Social Networks and Experiences of Violence Among Black Youth in Neighborhoods With High Levels of Community Violence.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE/
aimWe describe best practices for modeling egocentric networks and health outcomes using a five-step guide.
backgroundSocial network analysis (SNA) is common in social science fields and has more recently been used to study health-related topics including obesity, violence, substance use, health organizational behavior, and healthcare utilization. SNA, alone or in conjunction with spatial analysis, can be used to uniquely evaluate the impact of the physical or built environment on health. The environment can shape the presence, quality, and function of social relationships with spatial and network processes interacting to affect health outcomes. While there are some common measures frequently used in modeling the impact of social networks on health outcomes, there is no standard approach to social network modeling in health research, which impacts rigor and reproducibility.
methodsWe provide an overview of social network concepts and terminology focused on egocentric network data. Egocentric, or personal networks, take the perspective of an individual who identifies their own connections (alters) and also the relationships between alters.
resultsWe describe best practices for modeling egocentric networks and health outcomes according to the following five-step guide: (1) model selection, (2) social network exposure variable and selection considerations, (3) covariate selection related to sociodemographic and health characteristics, (4) covariate selection related to social network characteristics, and (5) analytic considerations. We also present an example of SNA.
conclusionsSNA provides a powerful repertoire of techniques to examine how relationships impact attitudes, experiences, and behaviors-and subsequently health.
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