Thomas W Valente
Biographic Data
| ID | 3743205 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas W Valente |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas W |
| FAMILY NAME | Valente |
| SIGNATURE | VALENTE T W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Thomas W. Valente, Beth R. Hoffman, Annamara Ritt-Olson, Kara Lichtman, and C. Anderson Johnson are with the Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Alhambra, Calif. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Social networks and violence victimization and perpetration among youth
Interpersonal violence (IV) is a serious concern for adolescents in the United States that has devastating impacts for individuals and communities. Given the increased importance placed on friendships during adolescence, the purpose of the current study was to examine the extent to which IV experiences cluster within youths' friendship networks. Participants were students ( N = 1303) in grades 7th to 10th who completed surveys at the beginning an…
Using Visualizations to Explore Network Dynamics
Network analysis has become a popular tool to examine data from online social networks to politics to ecological systems. As more computing power has become available, new technology-driven methods and tools are being developed that can support larger and richer network data, including dynamic network analysis. This timely merger of abundant data and cutting edge techniques affords researchers the ability to better understand networks over time, …
Effects of a Social-Network Method for Group Assignment Strategies on Peer-Led Tobacco Prevention Programs in Schools
Objectives. Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and for constructing groups. Methods. Three conditions—random, teacher, and network—were randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- and postcurriculum data on mediators of tobacco use were collected from 1961 students. Peer leaders in the network condition were identified by student nominations, and those leaders were matche…
Social network influences on reproductive health behaviors in urban northern Thailand
Effects of a Social-Network Method for Group Assignment Strategies on Peer-Led Tobacco Prevention Programs in Schools
Objectives. Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and for constructing groups. Methods. Three conditions—random, teacher, and network—were randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- and postcurriculum data on mediators of tobacco use were collected from 1961 students. Peer leaders in the network condition were identified by student nominations, and those leaders were matche…
Social network influences on reproductive health behaviors in urban northern Thailand
Using Visualizations to Explore Network Dynamics
Network analysis has become a popular tool to examine data from online social networks to politics to ecological systems. As more computing power has become available, new technology-driven methods and tools are being developed that can support larger and richer network data, including dynamic network analysis. This timely merger of abundant data and cutting edge techniques affords researchers the ability to better understand networks over time, …
Social network influences on reproductive health behaviors in urban northern Thailand
Effects of a Social-Network Method for Group Assignment Strategies on Peer-Led Tobacco Prevention Programs in Schools
Objectives. Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and for constructing groups. Methods. Three conditions—random, teacher, and network—were randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- and postcurriculum data on mediators of tobacco use were collected from 1961 students. Peer leaders in the network condition were identified by student nominations, and those leaders were matche…
Using Visualizations to Explore Network Dynamics
Network analysis has become a popular tool to examine data from online social networks to politics to ecological systems. As more computing power has become available, new technology-driven methods and tools are being developed that can support larger and richer network data, including dynamic network analysis. This timely merger of abundant data and cutting edge techniques affords researchers the ability to better understand networks over time, …
Social networks and violence victimization and perpetration among youth
Interpersonal violence (IV) is a serious concern for adolescents in the United States that has devastating impacts for individuals and communities. Given the increased importance placed on friendships during adolescence, the purpose of the current study was to examine the extent to which IV experiences cluster within youths' friendship networks. Participants were students ( N = 1303) in grades 7th to 10th who completed surveys at the beginning an…
Computer Science (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Social network (sociolinguistics (2 works) · Social network analysis (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Complex network (1 work) · Complex Network Analysis Techniques (1 work) · Computer network (1 work)