Social network structure and composition in former NFL football players.
Social network structure and composition in former NFL football players.
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DOI：
10.1038/s41598-020-80091-w
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发表时间：
2021-02-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Barabási AL
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作者：
Dhand A;McCafferty L;Grashow R;Corbin IM;Cohan S;Whittington AJ;Connor A;Baggish A;Weisskopf M;Zafonte R;Pascual-Leone A;Barabási AL
社交网络对健康和生活质量有着广泛的影响。生物心理社会因素也可能改变脑外伤对临床和病理结果的影响。然而，社会网络表征是缺乏接触性体育运动员的研究。在这里，我们将前国家橄榄球联盟球员的个人社交网络与非足球美国男性进行了比较。在303名前足球运动员和269名美国男性中，我们发现网络结构（例如，网络大小）没有不同，但是网络组成（例如，家庭与朋友的比例）确实不同。与美国男性相比，足球运动员的社交网络中男性多于女性，朋友多于家人。黑人球员比白色球员和美国男性拥有更多的种族多样化网络。这些结果是出乎意料的，因为脑创伤和慢性疾病通常会导致社会关系的减少。我们预计我们的研究将为接触性体育运动员提供更多的多维研究和治疗方案。例如，前运动员的强烈的同情心可能会在脑外伤后以社会网络干预的形式被利用。由于保持接触性运动员的健康是一个主要目标，因此社交网络的研究对未来研究和治疗试验的设计至关重要。
Social networks have broad effects on health and quality of life. Biopsychosocial factors may also modify the effects of brain trauma on clinical and pathological outcomes. However, social network characterization is missing in studies of contact sports athletes. Here, we characterized the personal social networks of former National Football League players compared to non-football US males. In 303 former football players and 269 US males, we found that network structure (e.g., network size) did not differ, but network composition (e.g., proportion of family versus friends) did differ. Football players had more men than women, and more friends than family in their networks compared to US males. Black players had more racially diverse networks than White players and US males. These results are unexpected because brain trauma and chronic illnesses typically cause diminished social relationships. We anticipate our study will inform more multi-dimensional study of, and treatment options for, contact sports athletes. For example, the strong allegiances of former athletes may be harnessed in the form of social network interventions after brain trauma. Because preserving health of contact sports athletes is a major goal, the study of social networks is critical to the design of future research and treatment trials.
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影响因子：
168.9
作者：
Fratiglioni, L;Wang, HX;Winblad, B
通讯作者：
Winblad, B
影响因子：
5.4
作者：
Kim JH;Zafonte R;Pascuale-Leon A;Nadler LM;Weisskopf M;Speizer FE;Taylor HA;Baggish AL
通讯作者：
Baggish AL
影响因子：
12.6
作者：
Holt-Lunstad, Julianne;Smith, Timothy B.;Stephenson, David
通讯作者：
Stephenson, David
影响因子：
3.1
作者：
Burt, RS
通讯作者：
Burt, RS
影响因子：
15.8
作者：
Holt-Lunstad J;Smith TB;Layton JB
通讯作者：
Layton JB