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Cooperation is not rewarded by friendship, but generous and selfish students repel each other in social networks. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE
Humans cooperate across various contexts, despite the individual costs involved. Cooperation and prosocial behavior may persist because these costs are offset by reputation and other social benefits.
Flóra Samu   +4 more
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A tutorial for modeling the evolution of network dynamics for multiple groups

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Dynamics, 2023
Researchers have been increasingly taking advantage of the stochastic actor-oriented modeling framework as a method to analyze the evolution of network ties.
Andrew Pilny   +2 more
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The dynamics of intergenerational closure and family networks of social cohesion

open access: yesFrontiers in Sociology, 2023
We investigate the correlation of ties among school-children's parents with violence in schools, and two mechanisms of intergenerational closure (IC). Coleman described ties among parents of befriended children as IC.
Michael Windzio   +2 more
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Relationships between changing communication networks and changing perceptions of psychological safety in a team science setting: Analysis with actor-oriented social network models.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
A growing evidence base suggests that complex healthcare problems are optimally tackled through cross-disciplinary collaboration that draws upon the expertise of diverse researchers.
Jinwen Luo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Environment and Academic Performance: A Systematic Review of Stochastic Actor-Oriented Research

open access: yesСоциологический журнал, 2021
Academic achievements play an important role in an individual’s professional development, and are also considered one of the main characteristics of an education system.
Sofia V. Dokuka
doaj   +1 more source

Social Support and Network Formation in a Small-Scale Horticulturalist Population

open access: yesScientific Data, 2022
Evolutionary studies of cooperation in traditional human societies suggest that helping family and responding in kind when helped are the primary mechanisms for informally distributing resources vital to day-to-day survival (e.g., food, knowledge, money,
Cohen R. Simpson
doaj   +1 more source

Generalized Trust and Social Selection Process

open access: yesFrontiers in Communication, 2021
Generalized trust relieves individuals in a socially uncertain situation from dyadic constraints of existing ties and helps them change ties with other individuals to acquire better resources.
Tasuku Igarashi, Taro Hirashima
doaj   +1 more source

Statistical methods for the estimation of contagion effects in human disease and health networks

open access: yesComputational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2020
Contagion effects, sometimes referred to as spillover or influence effects, have long been central to the study of human disease and health networks. Accurate estimation and identification of contagion effects are important in terms of understanding the ...
Ran Xu
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Allogrooming Through a Dynamic Social Network Approach: An Example in a Group of Dairy Cows

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
For gregarious species such as domestic cattle, the social environment is a very important determinant of their welfare and fitness. Understanding the complexity of cows' relationships can assist the development of management practices that are more ...
Inés de Freslon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolving Patterns of Aggression: Investigating the Structure of Gang Violence during the Era of Civil Gang Injunctions

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2020
Mapping the structural characteristics of attack behavior, this study explores how violent conflict evolved with the implementation of civil gang injunctions (CGIs).
Gisela Bichler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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