Abstract
In this chapter, the role of subjective elements and control in social network adaptation is analysed computationally. In particular, it is analysed: (1) how the coevolution of social contagion and bonding by homophily may be controlled by the persons involved, and (2) how subjective representation states (e.g., what they know) can play a role in this coevolution and its control. To address this, a second-order adaptive social network model is presented in which persons do have a form of control over the coevolution process, and, in relation to this, their bonding depends on their subjective representation states about themselves and about each other, and social contagion depends on their subjective representation states about their connections.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mental Models and their Dynamics, Adaptation and Control |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Self-Modeling Network Modeling Approach |
| Editors | Jan Treur, Laila Van Ments |
| Publisher | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Pages | 347-369 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030858216 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030858209 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Studies in Systems, Decision and Control |
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| Volume | 394 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2198-4182 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2198-4190 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Keywords
- Bonding by homophily
- Controlled social network adaptation