1. THE ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS ON RURAL SEXUAL MINORITY ADOLESCENTS’ WELLBEING Open Access Author: Ramirez, Nayan Guillermo Title: THE ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS ON RURAL SEXUAL MINORITY ADOLESCENTS’ WELLBEING Graduate Program: Sociology Keywords: social networkssexual minoritiesdelinquencymental healthsubstance useexternalizing behaviorsinternalizing behaviorspeersadolescence File: Download NRamirez_Dissertation_Final_5Jul18.pdf Committee Members: D. Wayne Osgood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorD. Wayne Osgood, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJeremy Staff, Committee MemberDerek Allen Kreager, Committee MemberAnthony R. D'Augelli, Outside MemberDiane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member