Abstract
We study avoidance tie closure in balance triads among pupils in two Dutch secondary schools using stochastic actor-oriented models (SAOMs). We find that pupils were likely to avoid the friends of those they avoided but not enough evidence is found to either fully accept or refute the idea that pupils disagree with their friends on whom to avoid. Moreover, pupils’ migration background does not seem to influence avoidance tie closure in balanced triads. Results are discussed in terms of their theoretical implications. Based on our findings, we elaborate on the possibility of a singular balance promoting effect rather than multiple distinct ones. Limitations are pointed out and future research suggestions are offered.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 353-363 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Social Networks |
| Volume | 70 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The research for this paper was financed by the Open Research Area in Europe for the Social Sciences (ORA) joint funding scheme and financed by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO; grant number 464-15-265 ), the German Research Foundation (DFG; grant number 278649612 ), and the Economic and Social Research Council , UK (ESRC; grant number ES/N018893/1 ).
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Funding
The research for this paper was financed by the Open Research Area in Europe for the Social Sciences (ORA) joint funding scheme and financed by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO; grant number 464-15-265 ), the German Research Foundation (DFG; grant number 278649612 ), and the Economic and Social Research Council , UK (ESRC; grant number ES/N018893/1 ).
Keywords
- Avoidance
- Dynamic negative networks
- SAOMs
- Social identity theory
- Structural balance theory