A taxonomy of triadic valence structures is developed in accordance with the concept of balance. In addition, a set of algorithms for finding each of the valence structures in signed adjacency matrices is presented. The algorithms have been incorporated in a computer program designed to reveal the triadic interaction structures of large groups.
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