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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: Res Soc Work Pract. 2016 Nov 16;28(7):857–868.

Table 4.

Participant Reasons for Network Turnover.

Reason Number of Ties
T1 ties that were not named at T2 (n = 78, two missing responses)
 No longer in same class or job, moved away, other circumstantial reason 21 (27% of T1-only ties)
 Not close like they were/fell out of touch/no reason indicated 19 (24%)
 Not case worker/case manager/teacher/advisor/youth worker anymore 15 (19%)
 Had a falling out/conflict indicated 10 (13%)
 Don’t remember who this person is 5 (6%)
 Forgot to mention this person at T2 3 (4%)
 Ran out of room on network grid at T2 3 (4%)
T2 ties that were not named at T1 (n = 97, one missing response)
 ”Closer now” or “more supportive” or “talk more now” 35 (36% of T2-only ties)
 New friend/coworker/classmate 20 (21%)
 New case worker/case manager/teacher/advisor/mentor 19 (20%)
 Forgot to mention this person at T1 6 (6%)
 Resolved conflict (three of these were conflict with biological family) 6 (6%)
 Family member newly in contact 5 (5%)
 Person moved back to the area 5 (5%)

Note. T1 = Time 1; T2 = Time 2.