{"product_id":"teen-friendship-networks-development-and-risky-behavior-hardcover","title":"Teen Friendship Networks, Development, and Risky Behavior - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark E. Feinberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eD. Wayne Osgood\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe PROSPER study is the premier study of adolescent peer networks in the world, with a scope of over 12,000 youth in 28 school districts, and with 8 annual waves of data collection covering grades 6-12. Research output from the PROSPER study has provided extensive new insights in the areas of adolescent development, risky behaviors, and social networks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the lens of the PROSPER study, \u003cem\u003eTeen Friendship Networks, Development, and Risky Behavior\u003c\/em\u003e describes the many ways that adolescent friendship networks channel and facilitate the spread of adolescent substance use, delinquent behaviors, mental health problems, educational success, romantic relationships, and future development. Introductory chapters explain the theories of adolescent development and the elements of peer network science. The chapters of the main part of the book each focus on a domain of adolescent behavior, providing background on the topic and highlighting the contribution of the PROSPER study to understanding the way teen friendships operate to promote initiation or diffusion of the behavior or attribute. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith coverage of major themes such as the ways that teens select friends based on particular characteristics or similarity between them, and the ways that friends, once selected, influence each other, as well as discussion of how friendship and network patterns are linked to the uptake and spread of positive prevention messages, \u003cem\u003eTeen Friendship Networks, Development, and Risky Behavior\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to researchers and students across several fields.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark E. Feinberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD, is Research Professor at the Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University and Director of the International Center for Coparenting Policy and Research, The Pennsylvania State University. He has made contributions to theory and research in areas such as co-parenting, sibling relationships, the epidemiology of adolescent behavior problems, and the efficacy of community prevention initiatives. He also developed the evidence-based Family Foundations program to promote positive co-parenting relations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eD. Wayne Osgood\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Criminology and Sociology at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. His research has focused on peers and risky behavior, time use and offending, crime and the life course, evaluating programs to prevent and reduce delinquency, and quantitative research methods. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology, received its Sutherland Award in 2022, and was Lead Editor of the journal \u003cem\u003eCriminology\u003c\/em\u003e for 2012-2017.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52514086879539,"sku":"9780197602317","price":155.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KYWXzhuLhK9780197602317.webp?v=1760381608","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/teen-friendship-networks-development-and-risky-behavior-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}