The role of gender in the evolution of peer networks: Individual differences in relation to the Big Five

Powazny, Stefanie; Kauffeld, Simone

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110447

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“…This supported our Hypothesis 1. These results are in line with the findings in other fields of study (e.g., Friebel et al, 2021;Powazny & Kauffeld, 2021).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Previous research has shown that social networks of women and men have been found to be characterised by homophily with respect to gender (Almquist et al 2014;Friebel et al, 2021;Powazny & Kauffeld, 2021). Homophily refers to the tendency of people to connect or interact with peers who are like them, which could be explained by the similarity-attraction hypothesis (Powazny & Kauffeld, 2021). But what implications might gender homophily in social networks have when explaining social participation?…”

Section: Gender Dimension In Social Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“Tell Me who You Hang Out with and I'll Tell You Who You Are”: Analysis of How the Social Contacts´ Gender Predicts Self-Concept as a Socially Engaged Person and Intention of Future Social Participation Among Young People

Dávila,

Zlobina

2024

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The purpose of this work was to study the effect of gender on the social influence processes that explain the young people’ social participation. A total of 962 Spanish undergraduate students completed a questionnaire assessing their likelihood of engaging in social participation in the future, their self-concept as socially engaged people, and the number of socially involved contacts in their social networks, distinguishing between male and female contacts. We found that gender homophily characterised the social networks of both women and men. Consistent with gender stereotyping, being female predicted self-concept and the intention to be civically engaged, and being male predicted the intention to be politically engaged. For both genders, the number of female contacts predicted the intention to be civically engaged only, and the number of male contacts predicted the intention to be politically engaged. Moreover, for males, having a more gender-heterogeneous social network predicted to a greater extent their self-concept as socially engaged. The findings provide new insights for targeting interventions designed to foster social participation in women and men.

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“…This supported our Hypothesis 1. These results are in line with the findings in other fields of study (e.g., Friebel et al, 2021;Powazny & Kauffeld, 2021).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Gender Dimension In Social Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Tell Me who You Hang Out with and I'll Tell You Who You Are”: Analysis of How the Social Contacts´ Gender Predicts Self-Concept as a Socially Engaged Person and Intention of Future Social Participation Among Young People

Dávila,

Zlobina

2024

GENEROS

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“…A higher prevalence of overweight/obesity in boys has been found consistently in previous studies of school-aged children in China ( 23 , 28 ) and other Asian countries ( 42 , 43 ). The reasons for this gender difference have been attributed to behavioral determinants, including diet ( 30 , 44 ), PA ( 29 , 45 ), weight perception ( 46 , 47 ), motivation, and peer interaction ( 48 ), all of which may be key factors affecting the process of peer networking for health-related behavior promotion. Generally, boys are reported to consume more unhealthy food (e.g., high-energy fast food, sugar-sweetened food, and high-carbohydrate drinks) and show less preference for vegetables than girls.…”

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The Influence of a School Social Network Intervention on Adolescent's Health Behaviors: A Gender-Specific Agent-Based Model

Shu

Xiao

2022

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionAdolescence is a crucial stage for health behavior development, which is associated with health in adulthood. School closures caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have exposed adolescents to an increased risk of obesity due to a lack of physical activity. Although social network interventions provide an effective approach for promoting health-related behavior, current practices neglect gender differences in adolescent behavioral patterns and emotional preferences. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of centrality-based methods integrated with of gender contexts in a social network intervention to improve adolescent's health behavior.MethodsWe developed an agent-based model (ABM) that supports the small-world characteristics of adolescent social networks. Health-related data for junior middle school students (n = 234, 48% girls) were collected in November 2018, 2019 and 2020 in Tianjin, China. We simulated multiple network-based interventions with different criteria for influential agents (i.e., betweenness centrality, closeness centrality, eigenvector centrality, and PageRank) and a random condition. The rules for generating peer influence and accelerating behavioral changes were based on the diffusion of innovations theory, with gender specifications.ResultsAfter the school closures, there was a significant increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents, with a greater increase in girls than in boys (+8.85% vs. +1.65%, p < 0.001). Simulations showed that centrality-based network interventions were more effective than the random condition (average 6.17% per tick vs. 5.22% per tick, p < 0.05), with a higher efficiency in girls than boys (average 3.68% vs. 2.99% per tick, p < 0.05). PageRank outperformed other centrality conditions at the population level (6.37% per tick, p < 0.05). In girls, betweenness centrality was the best method (3.85% per tick, p < 0.05), while in boys, PageRank still had the greatest efficiency (3.21% per tick, p < 0.05).ConclusionsWe found evidence for gender differences in the negative impact of COVID-19-related school closures and the potential for centrality-based social network interventions to affect adolescent health behavior. Therefore, we emphasize the importance of gender-specific targeting strategies to further promote health-related school programs in the post-pandemic era.

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“…Homogeneity, i.e., having characteristics that are similar in some way, can explain the formation of peer relationships, and college students tend to form friendships with classmates of the same age, gender, and race [32]. For example, female students are more likely to form peer relationships based on gender and age similarity, and both genders equally tend to form relationships based on informedness similarity regarding the content and study conditions of their study program [33]. In a study of email interaction data from students and recent graduates, it was found that two randomly selected White students interacted three times as often as one Black student and one White student [34].…”

Section: Peer Relationships Of College Studentsmentioning

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Daily Peer Relationships and Academic Achievement among College Students: A Social Network Analysis Based on Behavioral Big Data

Zhou,

Meng,

Wang

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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This study aimed to detect college students’ daily peer networks through a behavioral big-data-driven social network analysis and to explore the relationship between college students’ daily peer relationships and academic achievement. We collected data on the class attendance, eating, and bathing records of 4738 undergraduate students who entered a university in 2018 to infer the daily peer relationship networks of students. The Louvain algorithm and some network indicators such as density and average clustering coefficient were used to investigate social network characteristics of peer relationship networks. The findings show that initially, students in the same dormitory tended to form daily peer relationships, gradually shifting toward relationships centered on classmates as time progressed. These peer networks often aligned with geographical location and living areas. Moreover, the peers of college students who received high-level scholarships were more likely to receive scholarships. The number of peers was positively correlated with the likelihood of receiving a scholarship. The research findings contribute to the application of information technology to promote the sustainable development of higher education and individual students.

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The role of gender in the evolution of peer networks: Individual differences in relation to the Big Five

Cited by 5 publications

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“Tell Me who You Hang Out with and I'll Tell You Who You Are”: Analysis of How the Social Contacts´ Gender Predicts Self-Concept as a Socially Engaged Person and Intention of Future Social Participation Among Young People

“Tell Me who You Hang Out with and I'll Tell You Who You Are”: Analysis of How the Social Contacts´ Gender Predicts Self-Concept as a Socially Engaged Person and Intention of Future Social Participation Among Young People

The Influence of a School Social Network Intervention on Adolescent's Health Behaviors: A Gender-Specific Agent-Based Model

Daily Peer Relationships and Academic Achievement among College Students: A Social Network Analysis Based on Behavioral Big Data

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