Social Network Data of Student Relationships

Rebecca Mauldin

2024

This dataset is from longitudinal social network analysis research that collected survey data from one class of graduate students (N=142) in a Master of Social Work (MSW) program in a large U.S. public university. The program used cohort-based learning in the first semester after which students were integrated into the student body as a whole. The dataset contains network data about friendships, academic discussion ties, and professional influence among classmates. Student attribute data include archival data from the school (e.g., student demographics, incoming GPA, GRE scores) and survey items (e.g., sense of belonging scale, multicultural perspective, perceived stress). DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION Participation Status across all Four Waves Overview: File name: ParticipationAcrossWaves.csv Number of variables: 6 Number of cases/rows: 145 Wave 1 Characteristics Overview: File name: w1_Characteristics.csv Number of variables: 39 Number of cases/rows: 145 Wave 3 Characteristics Overview: File name: w3_Characteristics.csv Number of variables: 40 Number of cases/rows: 145 Wave 4 Characteristics Overview: File name: w4_Characteristics.csv Number of variables: 49 Number of cases/rows: 145 Wave 1 Know-of Ties: File name: w1_KnowofEdgelist.csv Number of variables: 2 Number of cases/rows: 169   Academic Ties Overview: File name (wave 2): w2_AcademicEdgelist.csv Number of variables: 2 Number of cases/rows: 1464 File name (wave 3): w3_AcademicEdgelist.csv Number of variables: 2 Number of cases/rows: 1642 File name (wave 4): w4_AcademicEdgelist.csv Number of variables: 2 Number of cases/rows: 2260 Friendship Ties Overview: File name (wave 2): w2_FriendshipEdgelist.csv Number of variables: 2 Number of cases/rows: 684 File name (wave 3): w3_FriendshipEdgelist.csv Number of variables: 2 Number of cases/rows: 752 File name (wave 4): w4_FriendshipEdgelist.csv Number of variables: 2 Number of cases/rows: 964 Professional Influence Ties Overview: File name (wave 2): w2_ProfessionalEdgelist.csv Number of variables: 2 Number of cases/rows: 567 File name (wave 3): w3_ProfessionalEdgelist.csv; Number of variables: 2 Number of cases/rows: 809 File name (wave 4): w4_ProfessionalEdgelist.csv Number of variables: 2 Number of cases/rows: 981 Shared Courses Edgelist Overview: File name: SharedCourseValuedEdgelist.csv Number of variables: 3 Number of cases/rows: 14,714 Shared Course Affiliation Matrix Overview: File name: SharedCourseAffiliationMatrix.csv Number of matrix rows: 145 Number of matrix columns: 145