Egocentric Social Network Structure, Health, and Pro-Social Behaviors in a National Panel Study of Americans

Volume: 7, Issue: 5
Published: May 15, 2012
Abstract
Using a population-based, panel survey, we study how egocentric social networks change over time, and the relationship between egocentric network properties and health and pro-social behaviors. We find that the number of prosocial activities is strongly positively associated with having more friends, or an increase in degree, with approximately 0.04 more prosocial behaviors expected for every friend added. Moreover, having more friends is...
Paper Details
Title
Egocentric Social Network Structure, Health, and Pro-Social Behaviors in a National Panel Study of Americans
Published Date
May 15, 2012
Journal
Volume
7
Issue
5
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