Structural balance theory affirms that signed social networks (i.e., graphs whose signed edges represent friendly/hostile interactions among individuals) tend to be organized so as to avoid ...

The study of structural balance and dynamics in social networks addresses how the interplay of positive and negative relationships shapes the evolution of social systems. Rooted in classical theories ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Social relationships are composed of both positive (affiliative) and negative (agonistic) interactions, representing opposing effects. Social ...

A new study analysing interactions between players in a virtual universe game has for the first time provided large-scale evidence to prove an 80 year old psychological theory called Structural ...

Just as humans can follow complex social situations in deciding who to befriend or to abandon, it turns out that animals use the same level of sophistication in judging social configurations, ...