PERSONAL NETWORKS AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN THE GREATER TOKYO AREA: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS

• TRONCOSO PARADY Giancarlos

  Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo

• TAKAMI Kiyoshi

  Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo

• HARATA Noboru

  Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Abstract

 This article presents an exploratory analysis of personal networks and social interactions in the Greater Tokyo Area. A personal networks survey was conducted in Japan using an unrestricted name generator and a name interpreter. Social network characteristics in the sample were analyzed, focusing on network size, composition and spatial distribution, as well as interaction frequency patterns among network members. In addition, two models were estimated: (i) a multilevel probit model of friendship formation, used to evaluate factors associated with generation of new network ties, and (ii) a multivariate hierarchical ordinal probit model to evaluate how personal and relational characteristics were associated with social interaction contact frequency by probability mode.

Journal

• Journal of JSCE

  Journal of JSCE 7 (1), 193-206, 2019

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Keywords

• egocentric social networks
• social interactions
• friendship probability model
• contact frequency probability model

Details

• CRID: 1390282752371418624
• NII Article ID: 130007748818
• DOI: 10.2208/journalofjsce.7.1_193
• ISSN: 21875103
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/journalofjsce/7/1/7_193/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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