TY - JOUR
T1 - Analyzing Properties of Dyads
T2 - Determinants of Similarity of Marijuana Use in Adolescent Friendship Dyads
AU - Shrout, Patrick E.
AU - Kandel, Denise B.
PY - 1981/2
Y1 - 1981/2
N2 - Similarit between members of dyads has been studied for a variety of attributes, but not much is known about how similarity varies as a function of dyad charac teristics One reason for this is the existence of methodological problems that have restricted the analy ses of similarity. In this article, a multinomial logistic regression method is presented which allows the examination of similarity as a function of multiple independent variables. As an applic ation of the method, data on similarity of marijuana use among 1,367 adolescent frienciship dyads are analyzed Intensity of friendship bond is the only significant predictor of variability on similarity.
AB - Similarit between members of dyads has been studied for a variety of attributes, but not much is known about how similarity varies as a function of dyad charac teristics One reason for this is the existence of methodological problems that have restricted the analy ses of similarity. In this article, a multinomial logistic regression method is presented which allows the examination of similarity as a function of multiple independent variables. As an applic ation of the method, data on similarity of marijuana use among 1,367 adolescent frienciship dyads are analyzed Intensity of friendship bond is the only significant predictor of variability on similarity.
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U2 - 10.1177/004912418100900306
DO - 10.1177/004912418100900306
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84965600211
VL - 9
SP - 363
EP - 374
JO - Sociological Methods and Research
JF - Sociological Methods and Research
SN - 0049-1241
IS - 3
ER -