Layered Social Network Analysis Reveals Complex Relationships in Kindergarteners.

ABSTRACT: The interplay between individuals forms building blocks for social structure. Here, we examine the structure of behavioral interactions among kindergarten classroom with a hierarchy-neutral approach to examine all possible underlying patterns in the formation of layered networks of "reciprocal" interactions. To understand how these layers are coordinated, we used a layered motif approach. Our dual layered motif analysis can therefore be thought of as the dynamics of smaller groups that tile to create the group structure, or alternatively they provide information on what the average child would do in a given local social environment. When we examine the regulated motifs in layered networks, we find that transitivity is at least partially involved in the formation of these layered network st

SUBMITTER: Golemiec M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4773607 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature