Influence of Personal Preferences on Link Dynamics in Social Networks
Joint Authors
Szymanski, Boleslaw
Bahulkar, Ashwin
Chawla, Nitesh
Lizardo, Omar
Chan, Kevin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We study a unique network dataset including periodic surveys and electronic logs of dyadic contacts via smartphones.
The participants were a sample of freshmen entering university in the Fall 2011.
Their opinions on a variety of political and social issues and lists of activities on campus were regularly recorded at the beginning and end of each semester for the first three years of study.
We identify a behavioral network defined by call and text data, and a cognitive network based on friendship nominations in ego-network surveys.
Both networks are limited to study participants.
Since a wide range of attributes on each node were collected in self-reports, we refer to these networks as attribute-rich networks.
We study whether student preferences for certain attributes of friends can predict formation and dissolution of edges in both networks.
We introduce a method for computing student preferences for different attributes which we use to predict link formation and dissolution.
We then rank these attributes according to their importance for making predictions.
We find that personal preferences, in particular political views, and preferences for common activities help predict link formation and dissolution in both the behavioral and cognitive networks.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bahulkar, Ashwin& Szymanski, Boleslaw& Chawla, Nitesh& Lizardo, Omar& Chan, Kevin. 2017. Influence of Personal Preferences on Link Dynamics in Social Networks. Complexity،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bahulkar, Ashwin…[et al.]. Influence of Personal Preferences on Link Dynamics in Social Networks. Complexity No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bahulkar, Ashwin& Szymanski, Boleslaw& Chawla, Nitesh& Lizardo, Omar& Chan, Kevin. Influence of Personal Preferences on Link Dynamics in Social Networks. Complexity. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142877
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1142877