Exploring variation in active network size: Constraints and ego characteristics

被引：240

作者：

Roberts, Sam G. B. ^{[1
]}

Dunbar, Robin I. M. ^{[1
]}

Pollet, Thomas V. ^{[2
]}

Kuppens, Toon ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Oxford, Inst Cognit & Evolutionary Anthropol, British Acad Centenary Project, Oxford OX2 6PN, England

[2] Univ Groningen, Dept Social & Org Psychol, NL-9700 AB Groningen, Netherlands

[3] Catholic Univ Louvain, Div Social & Org Psychol, Louvain, Belgium

来源：

SOCIAL NETWORKS | 2009年 / 31卷 / 02期

基金：

欧盟第七框架计划; 英国经济与社会研究理事会; 英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

Social networks; Personal networks; Individual difference; Constraints; Emotional closeness; BODY-SIZE; SOCIAL NETWORKS; PATTERNS; DYNAMICS; SUPPORT; ABUNDANCE; CONTACT; CORE; TIES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.socnet.2008.12.002

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

Studies of active personal networks have primarily focused on providing reliable estimates of the size of the network. In this study, we examine how compositional properties of the network and ego characteristics are related to Variation in network size. There was a negative relationship between mean emotional closeness and network size, for both related and unrelated networks. Further, there was a distinct upper bound on total network size. These results suggest that there are constraints both on the absolute number of individuals that ego can maintain in the network, and also on the emotional intensity of the relationships that ego can maintain with those individuals. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：138 / 146

页数：9

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