NDLI: Dynamics of Adolescent Friendships: The Interplay between Structure and Gender

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Pei-Chun Ko Buskens, V.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	This study investigates the network characteristics of adolescent friendship networks and the interaction between network characteristics and gender. Two competing hypotheses for closure and openness are derived and tested. Adolescents might strive for network closure, because this facilitates trust and trustworthiness among their friends. However, openness can also be beneficial because it facilitates establishing multi-layered identities and finding novel ideas for school tasks. The hypothesis for interaction between structure and gender is derived from the argument that gender influences the criteria for seeking and making friends during adolescence. SIENA is used to estimate the effects of network and individual characteristics on friendship formation. The data consists of longitudinal friendship nominations of 410 Taiwanese adolescents. We find that adolescents have a tendency to establish friendships that increase network closure. This tendency is stronger for male than for female adolescents in single-gender classes. On the contrary, the tendency towards network closure is stronger for female than for male adolescents in mixed-gender classes.
Starting Page	313
Ending Page	320
File Size	320416
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781612847580
DOI	10.1109/ASONAM.2011.30
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-07-25
Publisher Place	Taiwan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Adolescence Social Networks Social network services Sociology Stochastic processes Dynamics of Friendship Educational institutions Gender Indexes Joints Stress
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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