Social Network Factors and Addictive Behaviors among College Students.
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SUBMITTER: Rinker DV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5450660 | biostudies-other | 2016 Dec
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Social Network Factors and Addictive Behaviors among College Students.
Rinker Dipali Venkataraman DV Krieger Heather H Neighbors Clayton C
Current addiction reports 20161014 4
<h4>Purpose of the review</h4>To provide an overview of studies within the past five years examining the impact of social network factors on addictive behaviors among college students, to discuss gaps, limitations, and controversies in the field, and to summarize with a discussion of future directions and implications for interventions.<h4>Recent findings</h4>A review of 13 studies indicated that greater network exposure, centrality, reciprocated ties, and more tightly interconnected networks we ...[more]
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