Social signature in an online environment: Stability and cognitive limits

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Highlights：

• The number of active contacts in an OSN does not differ from Dunbar's number.

• The volume of communication with friends is related to their emotional closeness.

• User's social signature varies less over time than between users.

• Stability of individual social signatures is not confirmed.

摘要

•The number of active contacts in an OSN does not differ from Dunbar's number.•The volume of communication with friends is related to their emotional closeness.•User's social signature varies less over time than between users.•Stability of individual social signatures is not confirmed.

论文关键词：Social brain hypothesis,Social signature,Online communication,Online social networks,Interpersonal relationships,Computational social psychology

论文评审过程：Received 2 September 2020, Revised 30 April 2021, Accepted 3 May 2021, Available online 13 May 2021, Version of Record 19 May 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106856