Article
Drinking with Friends: A Cellular Automata Approach to Modeling Peer Influence on Binge Drinking Behavior
Proceedings of CAMUSS, the International Symposium on Cellular Automata Modeling for Urban and Spatial Systems
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Subjects
- Binge drinking -- Peer pressure,
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Effect of social networks on,
- Cellular automata
Disciplines
Abstract
In this project, we adopt Cellular Automata (CA) modeling as a means to focus solely on the elements of concern: individual state (binging) and local interactions (peer pressure). CA models are well suited for exploring the dynamics that occur within a population, and are useful for visualizing the clustering behaviour of communities. With this more abstract approach, it is possible to simulate large populations with reasonable computational requirements.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30787
Citation Information
Jackson, P., Reid, A., Huitson, N., Wuschke, K., and Dabbaghian, V. (2012). Drinking with friends: A cellular automata approach to modeling peer influence on binge drinking behavior. Proceedings of CAMUSS (pp. 147-157), Oporto, Portugal.
Originally appeared in the Proceedings of CAMUSS, Oporto, Portugal, November 8 to 10, 2012.
Note: At the time of writing, Dr. Wuschke was affiliated with Simon Fraser University.