The Heider balance and the looking-glass self
Physics and Society
2019-04-01 v1
Abstract
We consider the dynamics of interpersonal relations which leads to balanced states in a fully connected network. Here this approach is applied to directed networks with asymmetric relations, and it is generalized to include self-evaluation of actors, according to the 'looking-glass self' theory. A new index of self-acceptance is proposed: the relation of an actor to him/herself is positive, if the majority of his/her positive relations to others are reciprocated. Sets of stable configurations of relations are obtained under the dynamics, where the self-evaluation of some actors is negative. Within each set all configurations have the same structure.
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@article{arxiv.1903.12464,
title = {The Heider balance and the looking-glass self},
author = {Malgorzata J. Krawczyk and Maciej Woloszyn and Piotr Gronek and Krzysztof Kulakowski and Janusz Mucha},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.12464},
year = {2019}
}
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11 pages, 5 figures