Psychological Determinants and Consequences of Complex Networks
Social and Information Networks
2016-02-16 v2 Physics and Society
Abstract
This paper presents two models that exemplify psychological factors as a determinant and as a consequence of social network characteristics. There is an endogeneity considered in network formation: while the social experiences have impacts on people, their current psychological states and traits affect network evolution. The first model is an agent-based model over Bianconi-Barabasi networks, used to explain the relation between network size, extroversion, and age of individuals. The second model deals with the emergence of urban tribes as a consequence of a smaller propensity to communicate with different with different traits and opinions.
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@article{arxiv.1510.08490,
title = {Psychological Determinants and Consequences of Complex Networks},
author = {Jamil Civitarese and Fernanda Concatto and Cláudio Abreu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.08490},
year = {2016}
}
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9 pages, 2 figures