An Experimental Study of Homophily in the Adoption of Health Behavior
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Greater similarity of paired obese participants in an online network increased access to and adoption of health behaviors.
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- Authors
- Centola, D.
- Affiliations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Centola, Damon
- ORCID
- Centola, Damon
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2011-12-02
- Volume
- 334
- Issue
- 6060
- Pages
- 1269-1272
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2016935525
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- FWCI
- 25.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Complex Network Analysis Techniques
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
- Keywords
- homophily, health behavior adoption, social networks, social influence, network composition, early adopters
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Peer Group, Social Behavior, Social Support, Health Behavior, Diet Records, Body Mass Index, Statistics, Nonparametric, Internet, Young Adult, Social Networking
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