Social network analysis in social psychological ressearch (1990

Article Article scientifique Article Social network analysis in social psychological ressearch (1990–2020): A scoping review eng 2025-01-10 author Mehrpour Anahita 966997 Section de psychologie (PSICO) author Widmer Eric 0000-0002-9079-884X 27455 Service enseignement, recherche, administratif et technique (SdS) (SCSPS) author Staerkle Christian 27048 10.1111/bjso.12833 39789993 0144-6665 https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjso.12833 Over the last two decades, Social Network Analysis (SNA)has become a standard tool in various social science disci-plines. In social psychology, however, the use of SNA meth-odology remains scarce. This research identifies gaps inSNA use in Social Psychology and offers pathways for itsfurther development. It reviews all empirical papers usingSNA published in high-ranking social psychology journalsover the last three decades. Findings reveal that SNA hasbeen used across striking diversity of fields and subdomainscentral to the discipline, confirming its relevance for anyfield in Social Psychology in which the role of interpersonalor intergroup relationships is central to understand psy-chological and behavioural outcomes. However, the use ofSNA in Social Psychology has been mostly limited to non-experimental and non-longitudinal studies, using studentsamples and with a focus on basic measurements of networkstructures such as density and centrality. The contributionsof SNA to the understanding of psychosocial mechanismshave therefore remained modest. We propose several strate-gies by which such gaps can be filled in future research andthe full potential of SNA for social psychology realized. Bibliometrics Interpersonal relationships Scoping review Social network analysis Social Psychology Dewey 301 Dewey 150 Dewey 618.97 108 Section de psychologie 71 14 Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités 0D6 197 Institut de recherches sociologiques TG false 1282 Centre LIVES British journal of social psychology 64 1 74ec1d25-235a-43cd-9a3d-2deedc4254e9 Article (Published version) Public British_J_Social_Psychol_-_2025_-_M.pdf 1350275 application/pdf CC BY-NC-ND-4.0 7271ca41c09223396704be2f6397b506f0c1927ce0e3024bba06de327c1ea7e2 openAccess Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie Centres et instituts / Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de recherches sociologiques

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