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Nonlinear Dynamic Modeling and Social Contagion: Reply to Stoolmiller (1998).
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Rodgers, Joseph Lee; Rowe, David C.; Buster, Maury – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Reviews and comments on Stoolmiller's (1998) criticisms of an epidemic model of the onset of social activities (EMOSA) and about nonlinear modeling in general. Discusses the idea of social contagion as a general theoretical tool. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Incidence, Models
Social Contagion, Adolescent Sexual Behavior, and Pregnancy: A Nonlinear Dynamic EMOSA Model.
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Rodgers, Joseph Lee; Rowe, David C.; Buster, Maury – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Expands an existing nonlinear dynamic epidemic model of onset of social activities (EMOSA), motivated by social contagion theory, to quantify the likelihood of pregnancy for adolescent girls of different sexuality statuses. Compares five sexuality/pregnancy models to explain variance in national prevalence curves. Finds that adolescent girls have…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Females, Incidence