%0 Journal Article %T A social network analysis of substance use among immigrant adolescents in six European cities %D 2016 %@ 0277-9536 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10906/81936 %X Background Social integration and the health of adolescents with a migration background is a major concern in multicultural societies. The literature, however, has paid little attention to the wider determinants of their health behaviours, including the composition of their social networks. The aim of this study was to describe the composition of adolescents’ social networks according to migration background, and to examine how social networks are associated with substance use. Method In 2013, the SILNE study surveyed 11,015 secondary-school adolescents in 50 schools in six European cities in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Portugal, using a social network design. Each adolescent nominated up to five of their best and closest friends. Migration status was defined as first-generation migrants, second-generation migrants, and speaking another language at home %K Adolescentes %K Alcohol %K Redes sociales %~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN