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  1. onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › absCommunication in social networks: Effects of kinship, network...

    Nov 8, 2010 · Communication is important in preventing social relationships from decaying over time. This study examined the effects of social network size, emotional closeness, and type of relationship (kinship vs. friendship) on communication patterns in the social networks of 251 women.

    • Sam G. B. Roberts, Robin I. M. Dunbar
    • 2011

  2. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › absAltruism in social networks: Evidence for a ‘kinship premium’

    May 24, 2012 · The present study tests between these two possibilities. Participants ( N = 111) completed a self-report questionnaire about their willingness to be altruistic, and their emotional closeness, to 12 family members and friends at different positions in their extended social networks.

    • Oliver Curry, Sam G. B. Roberts, Sam G. B. Roberts, Robin I. M. Dunbar
    • 2013

  3. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 21067280Use of social network sites and instant messaging does not lead...

    The effect of Internet use on social relationships is still a matter of intense debate. This study examined the relationships between use of social media (instant messaging and social network sites), network size, and emotional closeness in a sample of 117 individuals aged 18 to 63 years old.

    • Thomas V. Pollet, Sam G. B. Roberts, Robin I. M. Dunbar
    • 2011

  4. www.researchgate.net › profile › Sam-Roberts-4Sam G B Roberts - ResearchGate

    Sam G B Roberts Background: High levels of loneliness are associated with negative health outcomes and there are several different types of interventions targeted at reducing feelings of...

  5. www.researchgate.net › publication › 236125429_Altruism_inAltruism in social networks: Evidence for a ‘kinship premium’

    Sam G B Roberts. University of Chester. Robin Dunbar. University of Oxford. Citations (124) References (78) Figures (2) Abstract and Figures. Why and under what conditions are individuals...

  6. econtent.hogrefe.com › doi › absBut Do Not Feel Emotionally Closer to Individuals at Any Layer

    Jun 28, 2011 · During the course of this project, Sam G. B. Roberts was supported by funding from the EPSRC/ESRC Developing Theory for Evolving Socio-Cognitive Systems (TESS) project, the British Academy Centenary Research Project, the EU-FP7 SOCIALNETS project, and an EPSRC Knowledge Transfer Secondment award.

  7. onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › 10Communicative roots of complex sociality and cognition - Roberts...

    Oct 14, 2019 · The hypothesis for the communicative roots of complex sociality and cognition posits that cognitive demands behind the communication needed to form and maintain bonded social relationships in complex social settings drives the link between brain size and sociality.