Why does Everybody Hate me? Balance, Status, and Homophily: The Triumvirate of Signed Tie Formation

• Main Authors: YAP, Janice, HARRIGAN, Nicholas
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Signed ties; Balance theory; Status theory; Social network; Homophily; Negative ties; Social Media; Sociology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1540; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2796/viewcontent/Why_does_everybody_hate_me_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Despite being one of the foundational theories of signed (positive/negative) tie formation, the evidence for balance theory is far from conclusive. A recent promising alternative is status theory, but a theoretical and explanatory gap still remains, with a dearth of theories and evidence. We put for...