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. 2014 Aug;104(8):e51–e59. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302038

TABLE 4—

Meta-analysis Results of Social Media Model of Peer Selection and Influences on Adolescent Smoking and Drinking: Social Network Study, 2010–2011

Snijders–Baerveldt Method
Fisher’s Combination 1-Sided Test (df = 10)
Variable B (SE) Between-School Differencea χ2 (Left Side) P χ2 (Right Side) P
Network dynamics
 Rate friendship 13.19*** (1.048) 2.34*** 0 > .999 2676.61 < .001
 Out-degree (density) −2.67*** (0.050) 0.11*** 31786.19 < .001 0 > .999
 Reciprocity 1.84*** (0.083) 0.19*** 0 > .999 2669.08 < .001
 Transitive triplets 0.48*** (0.037) 0.08*** 0 > .999 1433.43 < .001
 3 cycles -0.35*** (0.013) 0.03 210.64 .001 0 > .999
 Female similarity 0.42*** (0.022) 0.05 0 > .999 393.15 < .001
 Grades similarity 0.42** (0.056) 0.12 0.01 > .999 83.53 < .001
 Hispanic similarity 0.17 (0.076) 0.17*** 2.33 .993 109.47 < .001
 Online risk picture similarity 0.06*** (0.007) 0.01 1.60 .999 20.54 .033
 Online party similarity 0.01 (0.026) 0.06 9.10 .523 12.38 .261
 Facebook similarity 0.13** (0.019) 0.04 0.41 > .999 40.53 < .001
 MySpace similarity 0.20** (0.034) 0.08 0.18 > .999 52.82 < .001
 Smoking alter 0.02 (0.015) 0.03 3.96 .949 15.58 .112
 Smoking ego -0.02 (0.019) 0.04 15.22 .124 6.00 .815
 Smoking similarity 0.06 (0.132) 0.29 9.15 .518 14.35 .158
 Drinking alter 0.05* (0.014) 0.03 0.89 > .999 36.75 < .001
 Drinking ego 0.04* (0.014) 0.03 2.17 .995 27.45 .004
 Drinking similarity 0.35* (0.100) 0.22 1.87 .997 48.54 < .001
Smoking behavior dynamics
 Rate smoking 1.39*** (0.059) 0.13 0 > .999 272.48 < .001
 Linear shape −1.11*** (0.079) 0.18 217.36 .001 0 > .999
 Quadratic shape 0.13** (0.022) 0.05 1.17 > .999 26.62 .003
 Average alter smoking 0.04 (0.204) 0.46 6.83 .741 11.16 .345
 Female -0.33* (0.120) 0.27 24.85 .006 2.33 .993
 Grades -0.07* (0.019) 0.04 16.91 .076 2.71 .987
 Parental smoking 0.24 (0.104) 0.23 3.41 .97 23.99 .008
 Hispanic 0.04 (0.216) 0.48 8.54 .576 11.61 .312
 Online risky pictures 0.43 (0.210) 0.47 3.53 .966 26.03 .004
 Online party -0.01 (0.213) 0.48* 12.04 .283 13.50 .197
 Facebook 0.02 (0.044) 0.10 7.47 .68 12.68 .242
 MySpace -0.02 (0.073) 0.16 13.53 .196 10.36 .41
 Current drinking 0.16* (0.056) 0.13 2.69 .988 23.34 .01
Drinking behavior dynamics
 Rate drinking 2.19*** (0.126) 0.28 0 > .999 283.82 < .001
 Linear shape -0.34** (0.055) 0.12 104.52 .001 0.02 > .999
 Quadratic shape 0.08 (0.034) 0.08 4.26 .935 31.37 < .001
 Average alter drinking 0.18 (0.086) 0.19 3.12 .978 18.00 .055
 Female 0.06 (0.102) 0.23 7.73 .655 15.41 .118
 Grades < 0.01 (0.010) 0.02 6.92 .733 8.03 .626
 Parental drinking 0.13 (0.065) 0.15 3.04 .981 25.53 .004
 Hispanic 0.02 (0.072) 0.16 6.37 .783 10.44 .403
 Online risky pictures -0.05 (0.072) 0.16 10.68 .383 6.09 .807
 Online party 0.11 (0.068) 0.15 4.95 .895 14.41 .155
 Facebook 0.02 (0.023) 0.05 4.98 .892 14.96 .134
 MySpace 0.02 (0.039) 0.09 8.88 .544 14.67 .145
 Current smoking 0.16* (0.057) 0.13 1.36 .999 38.09 < .001
a

Significance derived from approximate χ2 test (df = 4).

*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.