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The stabilizing role of aggressive children in affiliative social networks among preschoolers

The stabilizing role of aggressive children in affiliative social networks among preschoolers The stabilizing role of aggressive children in affiliative social networks among preschoolers Keiko K. Fujisawa 1,4) , Nobuyuki Kutsukake 2) & Toshikazu Hasegawa 3) ( 1 Department of Humanities & Social Science, Faculty of Letters, Keio University, Mita 2-15-45, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan; 2 Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Kanagawa, Japan; 3 Department of Cognitive and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan) (Accepted: 16 May 2008) Summary In general, aggression is believed to destabilize social integration. The question of who plays a central role in stabilizing and facilitating social integration is important in studies of conflict management and resolution. We investigated that question by applying social network analy- sis to behavioral data of preschool children (3- and 4-year-olds) in four classes. We identified two kinds of social network structures in each class: ‘affiliative network structure’ (ANS) consisting of socially positive behavior (affiliation and prosocial behavior) and ‘disruptive network structure’ (DNS) consisting of socially negative behavior (aggressive or disruptive behavior). Next, we tested how the exclusion of each child, having different degrees of cen- trality within the ANS or DNS, influenced the ‘density’, or cohesiveness, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

The stabilizing role of aggressive children in affiliative social networks among preschoolers

Behaviour , Volume 145 (11): 24 – Jan 1, 2008

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0005-7959
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1568-539X
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10.1163/156853908786131289
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Abstract

The stabilizing role of aggressive children in affiliative social networks among preschoolers Keiko K. Fujisawa 1,4) , Nobuyuki Kutsukake 2) & Toshikazu Hasegawa 3) ( 1 Department of Humanities & Social Science, Faculty of Letters, Keio University, Mita 2-15-45, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan; 2 Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Kanagawa, Japan; 3 Department of Cognitive and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan) (Accepted: 16 May 2008) Summary In general, aggression is believed to destabilize social integration. The question of who plays a central role in stabilizing and facilitating social integration is important in studies of conflict management and resolution. We investigated that question by applying social network analy- sis to behavioral data of preschool children (3- and 4-year-olds) in four classes. We identified two kinds of social network structures in each class: ‘affiliative network structure’ (ANS) consisting of socially positive behavior (affiliation and prosocial behavior) and ‘disruptive network structure’ (DNS) consisting of socially negative behavior (aggressive or disruptive behavior). Next, we tested how the exclusion of each child, having different degrees of cen- trality within the ANS or DNS, influenced the ‘density’, or cohesiveness,

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Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: NETWORK; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; AGGRESSION; PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

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