Drinking with Friends: A Cellular Automata Approach to Modeling Peer Influence on Binge Drinking Behavior

Authors

Piper Jackson, Simon Fraser University
Andrew Reid, Simon Fraser University
Niki Huitson, Simon Fraser University
Kathryn Wuschke, Portland State UniversityFollow
Vahid Dabbaghian, Simon Fraser University

Published In

Proceedings of CAMUSS, the International Symposium on Cellular Automata Modeling for Urban and Spatial Systems

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2012

Subjects

Binge drinking -- Peer pressure, Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Effect of social networks on, Cellular automata

Abstract

In this project, we adopt Cellular Automata (CA) modeling as a means to focus solely on the elements of concern: individual state (binging) and local interactions (peer pressure). CA models are well suited for exploring the dynamics that occur within a population, and are useful for visualizing the clustering behaviour of communities. With this more abstract approach, it is possible to simulate large populations with reasonable computational requirements.

Description

Originally appeared in the Proceedings of CAMUSS, Oporto, Portugal, November 8 to 10, 2012.

Note: At the time of writing, Dr. Wuschke was affiliated with Simon Fraser University.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30787

Citation Details

Jackson, P., Reid, A., Huitson, N., Wuschke, K., and Dabbaghian, V. (2012). Drinking with friends: A cellular automata approach to modeling peer influence on binge drinking behavior. Proceedings of CAMUSS (pp. 147-157), Oporto, Portugal.