Being Popular or Having Popular Friends, Which Is Better? A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents under Major Chronic Stress

Background: Previous studies have found that adolescents’ depressive symptoms are influenced by social networks in a stressful context, especially focusing on the processes of social selection and social influence. The current study aimed to explore the coevolution of sociometric popularity and depr...

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Autores principales:	Lin Fu, Yue Fan, Jin Cheng, Hao Zheng, Zhengkui Liu
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	friendship networks sociometric popularity depressive symptoms chronic stress stochastic actor-based model Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:dbd365d119034c82b0d9bd7381ebf9ca2021-11-11T16:19:07ZBeing Popular or Having Popular Friends, Which Is Better? A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents under Major Chronic Stress10.3390/ijerph1821111641660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/dbd365d119034c82b0d9bd7381ebf9ca2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11164https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Background: Previous studies have found that adolescents’ depressive symptoms are influenced by social networks in a stressful context, especially focusing on the processes of social selection and social influence. The current study aimed to explore the coevolution of sociometric popularity and depressive symptoms among adolescents suffering from the stress attached to the Chinese <i>gaokao</i>. Methods: The analytical sample comprised 1062 Chinese adolescents who were under significant pressure to return to school for an additional year (returnees) to prepare for college entrance examinations. Students were assessed for depressive symptoms and asked to nominate up to five friends within their classes across four waves (six months). We employed stochastic actor-oriented models to investigate the interdependent relationships between popularity and depressive symptoms. Results: Adolescents’ depressive symptoms negatively predicted future friendship popularity in this stressful situation, but not vice versa. The results of this study also highlighted the importance of friends’ popularity, indicating that adolescents who nominated popular peers as friends tended to subsequently have lower depressive symptoms. Conclusion: These findings suggested that friends’ popularity may serve as a protective factor against depressive symptoms under major chronic stress. Network-based interventions may have practical implications for reducing depressive symptoms under major chronic stress.Lin FuYue FanJin ChengHao ZhengZhengkui LiuMDPI AGarticlefriendship networkssociometric popularitydepressive symptomschronic stressstochastic actor-based modelMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11164, p 11164 (2021)
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topic	friendship networks sociometric popularity depressive symptoms chronic stress stochastic actor-based model Medicine R
spellingShingle	friendship networks sociometric popularity depressive symptoms chronic stress stochastic actor-based model Medicine R Lin Fu Yue Fan Jin Cheng Hao Zheng Zhengkui Liu Being Popular or Having Popular Friends, Which Is Better? A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents under Major Chronic Stress
description	Background: Previous studies have found that adolescents’ depressive symptoms are influenced by social networks in a stressful context, especially focusing on the processes of social selection and social influence. The current study aimed to explore the coevolution of sociometric popularity and depressive symptoms among adolescents suffering from the stress attached to the Chinese <i>gaokao</i>. Methods: The analytical sample comprised 1062 Chinese adolescents who were under significant pressure to return to school for an additional year (returnees) to prepare for college entrance examinations. Students were assessed for depressive symptoms and asked to nominate up to five friends within their classes across four waves (six months). We employed stochastic actor-oriented models to investigate the interdependent relationships between popularity and depressive symptoms. Results: Adolescents’ depressive symptoms negatively predicted future friendship popularity in this stressful situation, but not vice versa. The results of this study also highlighted the importance of friends’ popularity, indicating that adolescents who nominated popular peers as friends tended to subsequently have lower depressive symptoms. Conclusion: These findings suggested that friends’ popularity may serve as a protective factor against depressive symptoms under major chronic stress. Network-based interventions may have practical implications for reducing depressive symptoms under major chronic stress.
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author	Lin Fu Yue Fan Jin Cheng Hao Zheng Zhengkui Liu
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title	Being Popular or Having Popular Friends, Which Is Better? A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents under Major Chronic Stress
title_short	Being Popular or Having Popular Friends, Which Is Better? A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents under Major Chronic Stress
title_full	Being Popular or Having Popular Friends, Which Is Better? A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents under Major Chronic Stress
title_fullStr	Being Popular or Having Popular Friends, Which Is Better? A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents under Major Chronic Stress
title_full_unstemmed	Being Popular or Having Popular Friends, Which Is Better? A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents under Major Chronic Stress
title_sort	being popular or having popular friends, which is better? a longitudinal social network analysis of depressive symptoms among chinese adolescents under major chronic stress
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/dbd365d119034c82b0d9bd7381ebf9ca
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Being Popular or Having Popular Friends, Which Is Better? A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents under Major Chronic Stress

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