Sex differences in social networks
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Table 1
Number and Size of Social Networks at Group, Cluster and Core Levels by Time and Sex, and Play
Networks by Sex
Male Female Total
Mean SD N Mean SD N Mean SD N
Social networks time 1
|
Groups |
7.5 |
4.1 |
8 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
21 |
4.7 |
3.0 |
29 |
|
Clusters |
5.0 |
3.1 |
10 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
16 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
26 |
|
Cores |
3.1 |
2.0 |
9 |
2.3 |
.63 |
13 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
22 |
|
Isolates |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
13 |
|
Social networks time 2 | |||||||||
|
Groups |
6.4 |
5.1 |
9 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
19 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
28 |
|
Clusters |
4.9 |
4.2 |
9 |
2.5 |
.72 |
17 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
26 |
|
Cores |
3.3 |
1.9 |
9 |
2.7 |
.82 |
10 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
19 |
|
Isolates |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
- |
10 |
Play networks
|
All games |
6.0 |
4.2 |
3044 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
3158 |
5.3 |
3.6 |
6202 |
|
Non-team |
4.4 |
2.5 |
2279 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
2921 |
4.4 |
2.5 |
5200 |
|
games | |||||||||
|
Team games |
10.7 |
4.8 |
765 |
7.6 |
4.0 |
237 |
9.9 |
4.8 |
1002 |
Note. At Time 1, 1 core, 1 cluster and 3 groups and at Time 2, only 2 groups had a mix of males and
females.