Modeling Psychometric Relational Data in Social Networks: Latent Interdependence Models.

ABSTRACT: In the current paper, we propose a latent interdependence approach to modeling psychometric data in social networks. The idea of latent interdependence is adopted from social relations models (SRMs), which formulate a mutual-rating process by both dyad members' characteristics. Under the framework of the latent interdependence approach, we introduce two psychometric models: The first model includes the main effects of both rating-sender and rating-receiver, and the second model includes a latent distance effect to assess the influence from the dissimilarity between the latent characteristics of both sides. The latent distance effect is quantified by the Euclidean distance between both sides' trait scores. Both models use Bayesian estimation via Markov chain Monte Carlo. How accurate

SUBMITTER: Hu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021498 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature