Social networkers: Measuring and examining individual differences in propensity to connect with others

نویسندگان

  • Peter Totterdell
  • David Holman
  • Amy Hukin
چکیده

The research examined individual differences in people’s propensity to connectwith others (PCO). Ameasure of PCO, with components for making friends (strong ties), making acquaintances (weak ties), and joining others (bridging ties), was developed and tested in two studies involving 144 undergraduates and 197 health-care employees. PCO and its components were significantly positively associated with social Well-being network characteristics (including size, betweenness centrality, and brokerage) and indicators of personal adjustment including support received, attainment, well-being, influence, and suggestion-making. PCO had effects beyond those of major personality traits, and PCO components displayed distinctive

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Social Networks

دوره 30  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008