• Theory

• External Shocks

• Network co-evolution

Antecedents of students team formation in higher education Injecting realism in simulation models: Do selection and social influence jointly promote cooperation?

In this study, we examine the impact of personality on the emergence of peer relationships among first-year students in higher education. Specifically, we investigate the role of the Five-Factor Model personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to new experiences) in forming friendship and preference-for-collaboration (multiplex) networks among first-year students. Utilizing stochastic actor-oriented models, we find that students who are more open to new experiences establish more peer relationships and are more popular in both networks than students who are less open to new experiences. We underscore the importance of openness to experience as one of the five personality traits in forming peer relationships. Furthermore, friends are preferred for collaboration, and students who collaborate are likelier to become friends. Additionally, popular students considered attractive as collaborative partners are likely to form mutual friendship relationships, indicating a spillover effect from one network to another.

To what degree does personality traits affect the formation of friendships and preference-for-collaboration networks over time?

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• Longitudinal survey

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• .Rscript

• Structured

• English-named variables

01/09/2013

01/09/2014

Groningen, University of Groningen, Netherlands

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