Chains of affection: The structure of adolescent romantic and sexual networks
Chains of affection: The structure of adolescent romantic and sexual networks
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DOI：
10.1086/386272
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发表时间：
2004-07-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Stovel, K
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作者：
Bearman, PS;Moody, J;Stovel, K
这篇文章描述了居住在美国中西部一个中等规模城镇的800多名青少年的青少年浪漫和性网络的结构。对网络结构的准确图像和测量是根据1993年至1995年期间18个月期间发生的关系的报告得出的。这项研究将观察到的网络的结构特征与以联系分布为条件的模拟网络进行了比较；观察到的结构揭示了网络具有比预期更长的接触链和更少的周期。本文确定了产生具有与观察到的网络相似的结构特征的网络的微观机制。对疾病传播动力学和社会政策的影响进行了探讨。
This article describes the structure of the adolescent romantic and sexual network in a population of over 800 adolescents residing in a midsized town in the midwestern United States. Precise images and measures of network structure are derived from reports of relationships that occurred over a period of 18 months between 1993 and 1995. The study offers a comparison of the structural characteristics of the observed network to simulated networks conditioned on the distribution of ties; the observed structure reveals networks characterized by longer contact chains and fewer cycles than expected. This article identifies the micromechanisms that generate networks with structural features similar to the observed network. Implications for disease transmission dynamics and social policy are explored.