Developing and applying innovative methodologies of longitudinal network data and agent-based modelling to public health

开发和应用纵向网络数据和基于代理的建模的创新方法来公共卫生

• 批准号: G0902112/1
• 负责人: Helen McAneney
• 金额: $ 43.17万
• 依托单位: Queen's University Belfast
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=G0902112%2F1
• 关键词: Developing; applying; innovative; methodologies; longitudinal

Everyone is embedded within a social network of friends, work colleagues and family. The people who we are surrounded by can influence our thoughts and choices we make in life, and indeed our health and well-being. This study investigates the effect that the social networks within a school environment have on adolescent risk-taking behaviours by looking at the self-reported levels of alcohol, tobacco and drug use as well as the evolving social networks the young people are embedded in. Friendships can influence adolescent health behaviours, but are these due to peer selection (like associates with like) or peer influence (adoption of peer behaviours)? The aim of this study is to explore further these ideas and investigate how the school environment, gender segregation of friendships, and key personal or parental attributes, might influence the peer network and affect the magnitude or ?mechanisms? of the network effects on substance use behaviour. This study will use a number of different research methods including longitudinal network analysis and agent-based modelling to provide a clearer understanding about the effects of social networks on substance misuse and to enhance public health interventions.

每个人都嵌入在朋友，同事和家人的社交网络中。我们周围的人可以影响我们的想法和我们在生活中做出的选择，甚至我们的健康和幸福。本研究调查的影响，社交网络在学校环境中对青少年冒险行为的酒精，烟草和药物的使用，以及不断发展的社交网络的年轻人嵌入的自我报告的水平。友谊可以影响青少年的健康行为，但这是由于同伴选择（喜欢与喜欢的人交往）或同伴影响（采取同伴行为）？本研究的目的是进一步探讨这些想法，并探讨如何学校环境，性别隔离的友谊，和关键的个人或父母的属性，可能会影响同伴网络和影响的大小或？机制？网络对物质使用行为的影响。这项研究将使用一些不同的研究方法，包括纵向网络分析和基于代理人的建模，以更清楚地了解社交网络对药物滥用的影响，并加强公共卫生干预措施。