Skip to main content
Article
Will You Remember Me In The Morning? Test-Retest Reliability of a Social Network Analysis Examining HIV-Related Risky Behavior in Urban Adolescents and Young Adults
International Network for Social Network Analysis (2003)
  • Scott Clair
  • Jean J. Schensul
  • Monika Raju
  • Edward J. Stanek, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • Raul Pino
Abstract

In recent years there has been a growing interest in applying social network models to the problem of adolescent substance use. However, there has been little research conducted examining the reliability of social network information within this population. The current study attempts to address this gap, specifically by examining social network test-retest reliability over a two week period among a sample of adolescent substance users. The results of the current study suggest that for social network variables dealing with substance use, reliabilities are at least moderate with correlations of.6 or above. However, there is a large degree of turnover with regards to the specific individuals being named in the network with only 62 % of alters mentioned at Time 1 being mentioned at Time 2.

Disciplines
Publication Date
2003
Citation Information
Scott Clair, Jean J. Schensul, Monika Raju, Edward J. Stanek, et al.. "Will You Remember Me In The Morning? Test-Retest Reliability of a Social Network Analysis Examining HIV-Related Risky Behavior in Urban Adolescents and Young Adults" International Network for Social Network Analysis (2003)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/edward_stanek/2/