Bullying is a serious problem that affects millions of individuals worldwide each year. In
response to this, thousands of research articles have been published on bullying …

In adolescence, peer influences are important in the development of antisocial behavior.
Previous empirical work has often focused on peer similarity to make claims about peer …

Importance Every day in the United States, more than 200 people are murdered or assaulted
with a firearm. Little research has considered the role of interpersonal ties in the pathways …

This study addresses the puzzle how high-status bullies in elementary school are able to
maintain high status among their classmates despite bullying (some of) them. The dynamic …

Objectives Whether people are affected by the criminal behavior of peers (the “influence”
perspective) or simply prefer to associate with others who are similar in their offending (the …

Objectives The project aims to:(1) investigate structural and functional changes in an
Australian drug trafficking network across time to determine ways in which such networks …

Purpose Over the past 25 years, across a wide range of academic disciplines, the National
Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health has facilitated a wealth of research on the …

Objectives Despite popular notions of “filter bubbles” and “echo chambers” contributing to
radicalization, little evidence exists to support these hypotheses. However, social structure …

In interpersonal models of developmental psychopathology, friendships and affiliations with
peers have been considered as both consequences and determinants of children's and …

The search for reliable risk factors is a staple among both scholars and policymakers
concerned with structuring interventions designed to reduce aggressive and violent …