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Combining sensors and surveys to study social interactions: A case of four science conferences

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Génois, Mathieu
Zens, Maria
Oliveira, Marcos
Lechner, Clemens M.
Schaible, Johann
Strohmaier, Markus

Abstract / Description

We present a unique collection of four data sets to study social behaviour, collected during international scientific conferences. Interactions between participants were tracked using the SocioPatterns platform, which allows collecting face-to-face physical proximity events every 20 seconds. Through accompanying surveys, we gathered extensive information about the participants: sociodemographic characteristics, Big Five personality traits, DIAMONDS situation perceptions, measure of scientific attractiveness, motivations for attending the conferences, and perceptions of the crowd. Linking the sensor and survey data provides a rich window into social behaviour. At the individual level, the data sets allow personality scientists to investigate individual differences in social behaviour and pinpoint which individual characteristics (e.g., social roles, personality traits, situation perceptions) drive these individual differences. At the group level, the data allow to study the mechanisms responsible for interacting patterns within a scientific crowd during a social, networking and idea-sharing event.

Keyword(s)

face-to-face contacts behavioral study quantitative sociology computational social science social network sociophysics complex systems complex networks

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Date of first publication

2023-06-07

Journal title

Personality Science

Volume

4

Article number

Article e9957

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Génois, M., Zens, M., Oliveira, M., Lechner, C. M., Schaible, J., & Strohmaier, M. (2023). Combining sensors and surveys to study social interactions: A case of four science conferences. Personality Science, 4, Article e9957. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.9957
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Génois, Mathieu
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Zens, Maria
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Oliveira, Marcos
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Lechner, Clemens M.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Schaible, Johann
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Strohmaier, Markus
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2023-11-23T11:52:15Z
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    2023-11-23T11:52:15Z
  • Date of first publication
    2023-06-07
  • Abstract / Description
    We present a unique collection of four data sets to study social behaviour, collected during international scientific conferences. Interactions between participants were tracked using the SocioPatterns platform, which allows collecting face-to-face physical proximity events every 20 seconds. Through accompanying surveys, we gathered extensive information about the participants: sociodemographic characteristics, Big Five personality traits, DIAMONDS situation perceptions, measure of scientific attractiveness, motivations for attending the conferences, and perceptions of the crowd. Linking the sensor and survey data provides a rich window into social behaviour. At the individual level, the data sets allow personality scientists to investigate individual differences in social behaviour and pinpoint which individual characteristics (e.g., social roles, personality traits, situation perceptions) drive these individual differences. At the group level, the data allow to study the mechanisms responsible for interacting patterns within a scientific crowd during a social, networking and idea-sharing event.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Génois, M., Zens, M., Oliveira, M., Lechner, C. M., Schaible, J., & Strohmaier, M. (2023). Combining sensors and surveys to study social interactions: A case of four science conferences. Personality Science, 4, Article e9957. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.9957
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  • ISSN
    2700-0710
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/9165
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.13685
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.9957
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12865
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12866
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12867
  • Keyword(s)
    face-to-face contacts
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  • Keyword(s)
    behavioral study
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  • Keyword(s)
    quantitative sociology
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  • Keyword(s)
    computational social science
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  • Keyword(s)
    social network
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  • Keyword(s)
    sociophysics
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  • Keyword(s)
    complex systems
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  • Keyword(s)
    complex networks
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Combining sensors and surveys to study social interactions: A case of four science conferences
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Article number
    Article e9957
  • Journal title
    Personality Science
  • Volume
    4
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