Measuring Tie Strength
Measuring Tie Strength
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DOI：
10.1093/sf/63.2.482
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发表时间：
1984-12
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
P. Marsden;K. Campbell
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作者：
P. Marsden;K. Campbell
很少有人注意到领带强度的概念的测量。利用友谊关系的调查数据，我们采用多指标技术来构建和验证关系强度的措施。我们的结论是：（1）可能存在联系强度的两个不同方面，与在关系中花费的时间和关系的深度有关;（2）“亲密度”或强度的量度是强度的最佳指标;（3）联系的频率和持续时间难以作为强度的指标;（4）强度的预测因子（例如，亲属关系，邻居）不是特别强烈的概念相关;（5）强度的构建措施，特别是“花费的时间”之一，是有效的，因为它们与预测变量在预期的方向。关系强度可能是最受研究关注的网络概念，也是最有实质性贡献的网络概念。使用这一概念的研究是由Granlitter发表的题为“弱关系的力量”的论文发起的，Granlitter最近概述了许多引用这一概念的研究。在关于社会流动过程的文献中，实质性的成功尤其明显，其中关系强度的变化已被证明与求职努力的结果系统地相关，但也有其他实质性问题的应用。这些基于领带强度概念的成就是值得注意的。然而，我们发现，在这一文献中的一个重要差距。很少有人持续关注的概念，领带强度的测量，和（大概是差分）的准确性不同的mea* 这篇论文是在1983年的美国社会学协会年会上，会议网络分析。我们感谢Lois Verbrugge帮助我们理解数据源的细微差别，感谢Mark Granbartter，Edward 0. Laumann和Rachel Rosenfeld提供了有用的评论。地址通信彼得五马斯登，社会学系，汉密尔顿大厅070 A，北卡罗来纳州，查佩尔山，NC 27514大学。C）1984年北卡罗来纳州大学出版社
Little attention has been given to the measurement of the concept of tie strength. Using survey data on friendship ties, we apply multiple indicator techniques to construct and validate measures of tie strength. We conclude that: (1) there may be two distinct aspects of tie strength, having to do with the time spent in a relationship and the depth of the relationship; (2) a measure of "closeness" or intensity is the best indicator of strength; (3) there are difficulties with frequency and duration of contact as indicators of strength; (4) predictors of strength (e.g., kinship, neighboring) are not especially strongly related to the concept; and (5) the constructed measures of strength, particularly the one of "time spent," are valid in that they are related to predictor variables in anticipated directions. Tie strength is probably the network concept that has attracted the most research attention and the one that has led to the most in the way of substantive contributions. Research using the concept was initiated by the publication of Granovetter's (a) paper entitled "The Strength of Weak Ties," and Granovetter (c) has recently provided an overview of many of the studies that have invoked the concept. Substantive successes have been especially visible in the literature on the process of social mobility, where variations in tie strength have been shown to be systematically related to the outcomes of job search efforts, but there have been applications to other substantive concerns as well. These accomplishments based on the tie strength concept are notable ones. We find, however, an important gap in this literature. Little sustained attention has been given to the measurement of the concept of tie strength, and the (presumably differential) accuracy of the different mea*This paper was presented at the 1983 annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, session on Network Analysis. We thank Lois Verbrugge for help in understanding nuances of the data sources, and Mark Granovetter, Edward 0. Laumann, and Rachel Rosenfeld for helpful comments. Address correspondence to Peter V. Marsden, Department of Sociology, Hamilton Hall 070A, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. C) 1984 The University of North Carolina Press