Typology of Motivation and Aggression on the Basis of Social Network Variables: Examples of Complementary and Nested Behavioral Types through Conventional Statistics

Bekiari, Alexandra; Nikolaidou, Zoi Anna; Hasanagas, Nikolaos

doi:10.4236/sn.2017.62008

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“…In the case of Machiavellians, there seem to be either student who tries everything in order to achieve something ("full Machiavellian") or to aim at quite serious benefit even by harming others ("ruthless"). Similar typologies concerning not Machiavellianism but verbal aggressiveness have already been suggested [45] [46].…”

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Machiavellianism in Universities: Perceiving Exploitation in Student Networks

Bekiari¹,

Spanou²

2018

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Aim of this article is to examine parameters and types of Machiavellian behavior among students in selected departments. Social network analysis, bivariate analysis and principal component analysis have been implemented. A total sample of 27 students of Business Administration dept. (Thessaly University of Applied Sciences), 63 students of Veterinary dept. and 57 students of Physical Education dept. (University of Thessaly) has been analyzed. Selected results: Male students tend to regard more students as Machiavellians. Female students seem to be more willing to harm others. Male ones are more willing to exploit weaknesses. Tall or heavy students are regarded as quite Machiavellians. Students of urban origin or rich enough seem to adopt a relatively innocent view. Using internet is regarded as an evidence of Machiavellianism. To select friends by appreciating their knowledge capacity is considered to be unrelated to Machiavellianism. Two types of students who are targeted for Machiavellian practices are demarcated: a) "full target" and b) "beneficial target". Two types of Machiavellian students appear: a) "full Machiavellian" and b) "ruthless". A mixed typology of victims and Machiavellians reveals: a) a "targeting and targeted" type, b) a "full target", c) a "beneficial target" and d) a "ruthless". In general, the Machiavellianism seems to be either a generalized strategy or a quite specific one.

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Machiavellianism in Universities: Perceiving Exploitation in Student Networks

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Spanou²

2018

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“…Conventional statistics (crosssectional analysis with Spearman test) has been implemented aiming at detecting correlations between network and non-network variables effacing the outliers effect. Such a bivariate analysis was preferred to a multivariate one, because it enables an overview on all possible relations [67] [68] [69]. Principal Component Analysis was also implemented in order to reveal behavioral patterns (typology).…”

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Insights into Bullying and Verbal Aggressiveness through Social Network Analysis

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Pachi²

2017

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Aim of this research is to reveal social structures, typologies and determinants of verbal aggressiveness and bullying. Five students' networks from various Higher Education departments in Thessaly, Greece (Physical Education, Veterinary, Business Administration) (total nodes N = 245) have been examined by Social Network Analysis and conventional statistics in 2017. Main results: Rudeness relations are denser at the Physical Education department due to the intensity and pressure of corporal exercise. Social exclusion seems to be much more common practice. Hurting necessitates particularly intensive conditions while deriding, rudeness and threatening are compatible with any action of bullying. The offenders tend to practice simultaneously bullying and verbal aggressiveness but often against different targets. Various levels of victimization are diagnosed through selectiveness in strategies of offense. Obesity often constitutes a reason of depreciation. Education values stimulate respectfulness rather than aggressive jealousness. Ambitiousness, travelling experience, social selectiveness based on criteria of intellectual, encyclopedic qualifications or politeness also prevent verbal aggressiveness. Female students seem to be more invulnerable. Bullying seems to be reciprocal and diachronic. Verbal aggressiveness seems to conceal a presumption of corporal aggressiveness. Especially, ambitiousness in the scientific arena or the high education level of father seems to encourage practicing verbal aggressiveness.

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“…A verbal aggressor either attack to the victim's personality with a different pattern or simple try to exclude him from social surrounding. Such typologies have also been proposed in previous research[41] [61].…”

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Applying Social Network Indicators in the Analysis of Verbal Aggressiveness at the School

Theocharis¹,

Bekiari²

2017

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The purpose of this study is to detect structures of verbal aggressiveness using multiple indicators of social networks analysis (out-and in-degree, pagerank, Katz, authority, incremental and proportional behavior). Standardized questionnaires have been distributed to 151 students and 45 teachers at primary and secondary schools. We performed complete analysis of social networks and further processing by applying principal component analysis. According to the results, a complex structure of verbal aggressiveness occurred in the classes (networks) and the structure was necessary to be explored with several network indicators (Katz, pagerank, incremental and proportional behavior etc.). Prejudices about the role of the gender in the aggressiveness (e.g. that female are more peaceful than male) are deconstructed. As for the typology of the incremental and proportional behavior two types were proposed: 1) the "personal attack" that the verbal aggressor aims the victim's personality and 2) "social exclusion" that the strategy is to exclude the victim from the social surrounding.[21]-[29], students' affective learning [30] [31] [32], teacher's reliability [33] and discipline reasons [34] [35]. Also, verbal aggressiveness affects student-teacher communication [11] [16] [36] [37], interpersonal attraction [38], students' fair play behaviours [39], Machiavelian tactics [40], bullying [41] and classroom climate [21] [42] [43]. Teachers with a high level of verbal aggressiveness present a high level of burnout [29] [44]. Verbal aggressiveness has also been examined through network analysis, and they have revealed hierarchical structures of aggressiveness behavior [20] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49].Purpose of this study is to detect structures of verbal aggressiveness using multiple indicators of social networks analysis (out-and in-degree, pagerank, Katz, authority, incremental and proportional behavior). Especially, incremental and proportional behaviors are newly suggested indicators [47] which are ex-

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Typology of Motivation and Aggression on the Basis of Social Network Variables: Examples of Complementary and Nested Behavioral Types through Conventional Statistics

Cited by 20 publications

References 43 publications

Machiavellianism in Universities: Perceiving Exploitation in Student Networks

Machiavellianism in Universities: Perceiving Exploitation in Student Networks

Insights into Bullying and Verbal Aggressiveness through Social Network Analysis

Applying Social Network Indicators in the Analysis of Verbal Aggressiveness at the School

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