67776 doi 10.1016/j.socnet.2009.05.001 eng Lubbers, Miranda J. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural Longitudinal analysis of personal networks. The case of Argentinean migrants in Spain Premi a l'excel·lència investigadora. 2010 This paper discusses and illustrates various approaches for the longitudinal analysis of personal networks (multilevel analysis, regression analysis, and SIENA). We combined the different types of analyses in a study of the changing personal networks of immigrants. Data were obtained from 25 Argentineans in Spain, who were interviewed twice in a two-year interval. Qualitative interviews were used to estimate the amount of measurement error and to isolate important predictors. Quantitative analyses showed that the persistence of ties was explained by tie strength, network density, and alters’ country of origin and residence. Furthermore, transitivity appeared to be an important tendency, both for acquiring new contacts and for the relationships among alters. At the network level, immigrants’ networks were remarkably stable in composition and structure despite the high turnover. Clustered graphs have been used to illustrate the results. The results are discussed in light of adaptation to the host society. Altres PREI 2010 Personal network analysis Social networks Migration Clustered graphs info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Molina, José Luis (Molina González) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural Lerner, Jürgen University of Konstanz. Department of Computer and Information Science Brandes, Ulrik University of Konstanz. Department of Computer and Information Science Ávila, Javier Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural McCarty, Christopher University of Florida. Bureau of Economic and Business Research Vol. 32, Núm. 1 (2010), p. 91-104 Social Networks 0378-8733 57 339067 http://ddd.uab.cat/pub/artpub/2010/67776/PREI2010_socnetv32n1p91.pdf Post-print 0091 104 1 32 v32n1 2010 ARTPUB PREI UAB artpubuab oai:ddd.uab.cat:67776 driver Tots els drets reservats http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/