Network Analysis
Network analysis is a statistical technique examining interactions typically used to analyze social networks. However, this technique can also be applied to psychological data. This is a novel approach to understanding the complex relationships among psychological constructs or symptoms, compared to viewing them solely through the linear lens of causality.
The Emotional Processes & Experimental Psychopathology Lab has used network analysis in a variety of ways, including studying symptomatology for depression and personality disorders. Network analysis determines to what degree variables in the model are distinct or related to one another utilizing the unique connections between each, and maps them as a system or constellation. This overarching view moves away from reduction to significant singular variables, and allows for more complex understanding of constructs of interest.
“One novel methodology is in the construction of temporal networks, models that
examine directionality between symptoms over time.”
(Jordan, Winer, & Salem, 2020)
Lab Publications
Using theory to guide exploratory network analyses
Lass, A. N., Jordan, D. G., & Winer, E. S. (2022). Using theory to guide exploratory network analyses. Journal of Clinical Psychology, https://doi.org10.1002/jclp.23432. Epub ahead of print.
A network model of borderline personality traits, aggression, and self-harm
Nelson, R. K., Lass, A. N. S., Fanning, J. R., McCloskey, M. S., Winer, E. S., & Berman, M. E. (2022). A network model of borderline personality traits, aggression, and self-harm. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 8, 100330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100330
A Dark Web of Personality: Network Analyses of Dark Personality Features and Pathological Personality Traits
Jordan, D. G., Jonason, P. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., Winer, E. S., Fletcher, S., & Underhill, D. (2021). A Dark Web of Personality: Network Analyses of Dark Personality Features and Pathological Personality Traits. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-021-09882-3
A Network Approach to Understanding Narcissistic Grandiosity via the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory
Jordan, D. G.*, Winer, E. S., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Marcus, D. K. (2021). A Network Approach to Understanding Narcissistic Grandiosity via the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Self and Identity, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2021.1944298
Examining rumination, devaluation of positivity, and depressive symptoms via community-based network analysis
Collins, A. C., Lass, A. N. S., Jordan, D. G. & Winer, E. S. (2021). Examining rumination, devaluation of positivity, and depressive symptoms via community-based network analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77(10), 2228-2244. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23158
The Current Status of Temporal Network Analysis for Clinical Science: Considerations as the Paradigm Shifts?
Jordan, D. G., Winer, E. S., & Salem, T. (2020). The current status of temporal network analysis for clinical science: Considerations as the paradigm shifts? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76(9), 1591–1612. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22957
The Associations among Distress Tolerance, Unhelpful Coping Behaviors, and Symptoms of Depression: A Network Analysis
Winer, E. S., Collins, A. C. Rokke, P. (2020). The associations among distress tolerance, unhelpful coping behaviors, and symptoms of depression: A network analysis. Cognitive Therapy and Research. doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10131-2 (IF: 2.603)
Examining How Components of Devaluing and Fearing Happiness Connect at Different Levels of Depression: A Moderated Network Analysis
Collins, A. C., Lass, A. N. S., & Winer, E. S. (2020). Examining How Components of Devaluing and Fearing Happiness Connect at Different Levels of Depression: A Moderated Network Analysis. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/gq93k
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