Homophily and gender differences in unhealthy weight control behaviors among adolescents: a longitudinal school-based friendship network study
Our study found significant homophily and gender differences in UWCBs among first-year university students. These findings highlight the importance of considering peer networks and gender in future interventions.
Authors
- Lingyu Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5484-8440)
- Jinming Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7866-8818)
- Mingyu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5113-754X)
- Huanchang Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0127-0634)
- Chun Hao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9881-6504)
- Menglin Shang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1015-485X)
- Rui Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-5826)
- Jinghua Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5583-8260)
- Yihan Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3804-5812)
- Jing Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4526-1530)
- Jingyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9810-0455)
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22586-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.09