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ArticleNetwork science (Cambridge University Press)2022

Strong and weak tie homophily in adolescent friendship networks: An analysis of same-race and same-gender ties.

Cassie McMillan

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Article in Network science (Cambridge University Press), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Similarities in mindset between adolescents' friends and cooperation partners.Social psychology of education : an international journal · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cassie McMillanDepartment of Sociology & Anthropology, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4108-8112
Northeastern University · US

Funding

Partnership Model for Diffusion of Proven PreventionR01DA013709 · NIDA · IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SPOTH, RICHARD · 2002 to 2017
$35.0M
Modeling Peer Networks to Inform Substance Use Prevention ResearchF31DA024497 · NIDA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI RULISON, KELLY LIN · 2007 to 2008
$71k
NIDA NIH HHS F31 DA024497NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA013709
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While we know that adolescents tend to befriend peers who share their race and gender, it is unclear whether patterns of homophily vary according to the strength, intimacy, or connectedness of these relationships. By applying valued exponential random graph models to a sample of 153 adolescent friendship networks, I test whether tendencies towards same-race and same-gender friendships differ for strong versus weak relational ties. In nondiverse, primarily white networks, weak ties are more likely to connect same-race peers, while racial homophily is not associated with the formation of stronger friendships. As racial diversity increases, however, strong ties become more likely to connect same-race peers, while weaker bonds are less apt to be defined by racial homophily. Gender homophily defines the patterns of all friendship ties, but these tendencies are more pronounced for weaker connections. My results highlight the empirical value of considering tie strength when examining social processes in adolescent networks.

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adolescent friendshipgenderhomophilyracetie strengthvalued ERGMs

Identifiers

PMID37063473
PMCPMC10104515
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