People often collaborate in groups that are increasingly diverse. As research predominantly investigated effects of diversity, the processes behind these effects remain understudied. We follow recent research that shows creating shared values is important for group functioning but seems hindered in high diversity groups – and use longitudinal social network analyses to study two interpersonal processes behind value sharing: creating relations between members or ‘social bonding’ (network tie formation and homophily) and sharing values – potentially through these relationships – or ‘social norming’ (network convergence and influence). We investigate these processes in small interactive groups with low and high ethnic diversity as they collaborate over time. In both low and high diversity groups, members showed social bonding and this creation of relations between members was not organized along ethnic lines. Low diversity groups also showed social norming: Members adjusted their relational values to others they liked and achievement values converged regardless of liking. In high diversity groups, however, there was no evidence for social norming. Thus, ethnic diversity seems to especially affect processes of social norming in groups, suggesting that targeted interventions should focus on facilitating social norming to stimulate value sharing in high diversity groups.

Ethnic diversity and value sharing: A longitudinal social network perspective on interactive group processes / Meeussen, L.; Agneessens, F.; Delvaux, E.; Phalet, K.. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 0144-6665. - 57:2(2018), pp. 428-447. [10.1111/bjso.12237]

Ethnic diversity and value sharing: A longitudinal social network perspective on interactive group processes

Agneessens F.;
2018-01-01

Abstract

People often collaborate in groups that are increasingly diverse. As research predominantly investigated effects of diversity, the processes behind these effects remain understudied. We follow recent research that shows creating shared values is important for group functioning but seems hindered in high diversity groups – and use longitudinal social network analyses to study two interpersonal processes behind value sharing: creating relations between members or ‘social bonding’ (network tie formation and homophily) and sharing values – potentially through these relationships – or ‘social norming’ (network convergence and influence). We investigate these processes in small interactive groups with low and high ethnic diversity as they collaborate over time. In both low and high diversity groups, members showed social bonding and this creation of relations between members was not organized along ethnic lines. Low diversity groups also showed social norming: Members adjusted their relational values to others they liked and achievement values converged regardless of liking. In high diversity groups, however, there was no evidence for social norming. Thus, ethnic diversity seems to especially affect processes of social norming in groups, suggesting that targeted interventions should focus on facilitating social norming to stimulate value sharing in high diversity groups.
2018
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Meeussen, L.; Agneessens, F.; Delvaux, E.; Phalet, K.
Ethnic diversity and value sharing: A longitudinal social network perspective on interactive group processes / Meeussen, L.; Agneessens, F.; Delvaux, E.; Phalet, K.. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 0144-6665. - 57:2(2018), pp. 428-447. [10.1111/bjso.12237]
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