Too Many Friends
Social Integration, Network Cohesion and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2953149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christina Falci (0000-0002-5328-4962, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, corresponding author), Connie Mcneely (0000-0001-8879-9811, University of Tennessee at Knoxville) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 2031-2061 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Forces (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1353/sof.0.0189 |
| OpenAlex | W2151266581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 76 |
| References cited | 46 |
Using a nationally representative sample of adolescents, we examine associations among social integration (network size), network cohesion (alter-density), perceptions of social relationships (e.g., social support) and adolescent depressive symptoms. We find that adolescents with either too large or too small networks have higher levels of depressive symptoms. Among girls, however, the ill effects of over-integration only occur at low levels of network cohesion. For boys, in contrast, the ill effects of over-integration only occur at high levels of network cohesion. Large social networks tend not to compromise positive perceptions of friend support or belonging; whereas, small networks are associated with low perceptions of friend support and belonging. Hence, perceptions of social relationships mediate the ill effects of under-integration, but not over-integration, on depressive symptoms
Anxiety · Cohesion (chemistry) · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Social integration · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 76 |
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| Citations per year | 4,75 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 73 |