Table 3.
Comparison of five support networks on social networking sites A and B.
| Multiplex network |
Informational support |
Emotional support |
Esteem support |
Network support |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site A | Site B | Site A | Site B | Site A | Site B | Site A | Site B | Site A | Site B | |
| Number of nodes | 199 | 465 | 181 | 417 | 170 | 364 | 41 | 35 | 29 | 75 |
| Mean degree | 6.14 | 1.59 | 4.65 | 1.25 | 3.45 | .98 | .41 | .07 | .12 | .13 |
| Normalized mean degree | .35 | .07 | .26 | .07 | .35 | .07 | .05 | .01 | .03 | .01 |
| Out-degree centralization | 4.84 | 1.14 | 3.80 | 1.17 | 4.52 | 1.23 | 1.22 | .42 | .48 | .35 |
| In-degree centralization | 5.97 | .80 | 4.70 | .96 | 4.83 | 1.01 | 1.72 | 1.28 | 1.75 | .35 |
| Average density | .03 | .003 | .02 | .003 | .02 | .002 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Reciprocity | .07 | .006 | .06 | .01 | .05 | .01 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 |