Adult Social Networks and Well Being

项目摘要 拟议的项目将大大促进对个人(家庭和友谊)网络的理解 使用社会网络分析来调查个人网络如何与成人饮酒有关 随时间推移的饮酒模式。同伴影响在青少年问题行为理论中发挥着核心作用，并且 已经通过多项研究被确定为青少年饮酒的关键驱动因素，但到目前为止还没有全国性的研究 成人社交网络和物质使用的代表性研究。近几年出生的人往往饮酒超过 这表明，随着人口老龄化，这些人将继续饮酒更多--特别是 重要的是，到2040年，60岁以上的成年人将占美国总人口的四分之一(高于五分之一 今天)。酒精研究和预防领域可能会从新药的使用中看到实质性的好处 开发模型的方法技术，这些模型可能会更清楚地了解社会 恋爱关系影响成年人饮酒(并受其影响)。 具体地说，我们将1)比较具有全国代表性的社交网络的内容和结构 两个年龄组的成人样本：中年(30-59岁)和老年(60-80岁)；2)测试 成年人的饮酒行为与其社会网络特征之间的联系，确定 随着时间的推移，酒精使用轨迹和AUD结果的不同影响和选择效应；3)检验 按性别、种族/族裔和经济状况划分的物质使用随时间和寿命阶段的差异。 为此，我们将对1700个国家概率样本进行现场社交网络和物质使用情况调查 个人，每隔一年进行一次纵向调查，为期四年。这项研究将提供新的见解 个人网络在成人饮酒中的作用，以及在健康和实用信息方面的差异 关于如何减少它们的问题。 作为一个额外的好处，这项研究的数据将被公开，其他研究人员也将能够 继续调查该小组，为进一步科学理解成人社会提供持续的资源 网络。因此，这项研究为可能是最重要的单一因素之一提供了初步框架 可用的纵向网络分析数据集。该项目被设想为形成一个庞大的 随后的研究试图将纵向网络数据与成年人的个人行为变化联系起来 众多领域和学科

Project Summary The proposed project will significantly advance the understanding of personal (family and friendship) network influences on adult alcohol use by using social network analysis to investigate how personal networks are related to patterns of drinking over time. Peer influence plays a central role in theories of problem behavior in adolescents, and has been identified as a key driver of adolescent drinking across a number of studies, but to date there is no nationally representative study of adult social networks and substance use. People born in recent years tend to drink more than older generations, suggesting that as the population ages, these individuals will continue to drink more – particularly important given that adults age 60+ will comprise a quarter of the total U.S. population by 2040 (up from one fifth today). The fields of alcohol research and prevention may see substantial benefit from the use of novel methodological techniques to develop models that may provide a clearer understanding of the ways in which social relationships influence (and are influenced by) adult drinking. Specifically, we will 1) compare the content and structure of the social networks of a nationally representative sample adult in two age groups: middle adulthood (ages 30-59) and older adulthood (age 60-80); 2) test for associations between the alcohol use behavior of adults and characteristics of their social networks, identifying distinct influence and selection effects in trajectories of alcohol use and AUD outcomes over time; 3) examine substance use disparities by sex, race/ethnicity and economic status over time and across stages of the lifespan. To do so, we will draw field social network and substance use surveys to a national probability sample of 1,700 individuals, conducting longitudinal surveys one year apart for four years. The study will provide new insights into the role of personal networks in adult alcohol use, and in disparities in health and practical information concerning ways to reduce them. As an additional benefit, data from the study will be publicly available and other researchers will also be able to continue to survey the panel, providing an ongoing resource to further scientific understanding of adult social networks. Thus, this study provides the initial framework for what could be one of the single most important longitudinal network analysis data sets available. This project is envisioned to form the foundation for a vast array of subsequent studies that seek to link longitudinal network data to individual behavior change among adults in numerous fields and disciplines