Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2015
Abstract
Despite being one of the foundational theories of signed (positive/negative) tie formation, the evidence for balance theory is far from conclusive. A recent promising alternative is status theory, but a theoretical and explanatory gap still remains, with a dearth of theories and evidence. We put forward and test eight separate theories of signed tie formation on two face-to-face networks of friendship and esteem of 282 students. We use dimension reduction (factor analysis) on the results tables comparing the predictions of these eight theories for 50 ERGM parameters with our estimated models. We find three main paradigms explain the majority of signed network formation: balance, status, and homophily.
Keywords
Signed ties, Balance theory, Status theory, Social network, Homophily, Negative ties
Discipline
Social Media | Sociology
Research Areas
Sociology
Publication
Social Networks
Volume
40
First Page
103
Last Page
122
ISSN
0378-8733
Identifier
10.1016/j.socnet.2014.08.002
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
YAP, Janice, & HARRIGAN, Nicholas.(2015). Why does Everybody Hate me? Balance, Status, and Homophily: The Triumvirate of Signed Tie Formation. Social Networks, 40, 103-122.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1540
Copyright Owner and License
Publisher
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2014.08.002