Social network analysis can answer research questions such as why or how individuals interact or form relationships and how those relationships impact other outcomes. Despite the breadth of methods available to address psychological research questions, social network analysis is not yet a standard practice in psychological research. To promote the use of social network analysis in psychological research, we present an overview of network methods, situating each method within the context of research studies and questions in psychology.

翻译：社交网络分析能够解答诸如个体为何或如何互动或建立关系，以及这些关系如何影响其他结果等研究问题。尽管现有方法广泛适用于心理学研究问题，但社交网络分析尚未成为心理学研究的标准实践。为促进社交网络分析在心理学研究中的应用，本文综述了网络分析方法，并将每种方法置于心理学研究背景与问题框架中进行阐释。