Social support networks and well-being of disabled veterans: the dual roles of institutional support and peer trust [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionExisting studies have consistently demonstrated a positive association between social capital and subjective well-being; however, systematic evidence on this relationship among disabled veterans remains limited.
Qiuyue Zhang +4 more
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Social support networks and eating disorders: an integrative review of the literature [PDF]
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2014 Carolina Leonidas, Manoel Antônio dos Santos Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil Aims: This study aimed to analyze the scientific literature about ...
Leonidas C, Santos MA
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Friendship Social Support Networks of African Americans. [PDF]
Sociol FocusFriends are crucial for companionship, sharing personal thoughts and feelings, and are positively associated with psychological well-being and mental health. This is one of the first studies to provide an in-depth investigation of social support networks of African American friendship. Using a nationally representative sample of African American adults
Taylor RJ +5 more
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Social support and social support networks and active aging
INFAD, 2016 Carlos Manuel Leitao Maia +3 more
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Contribution of occupational therapy to the organization of the routine of women submitted to surgical treatment for breast cancer: a focus on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) [PDF]
Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2022 Introduction: Modified radical mastectomy and quadrantectomy are the main surgical treatments for breast cancer; however, they can cause physical, mental, social and occupational disorders to the patient and her support network. Objective: To analyze the
Maria José Gugelmin de Camargo +3 more
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Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2022 While qualitative approaches in social network analysis have been flourishing, the research processes, especially data analysis, are still often informed by the structural network analysis paradigm.
Rosa Brandhorst, Lukasz Krzyzowski
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On Social Networks That Support Learning [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 It is well understood that the structure of a social network is critical to whether or not agents can aggregate information correctly. In this paper, we study social networks that support information aggregation when rational agents act sequentially and irrevocably.
Arieli, Itai +2 more
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Needs assessment for home-based care and the strengthening of social support networks: the role of community care workers in rural South Africa [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2015 Background: Community care workers (CCWs) in rural South Africa provide medical, personal, household, educational, and social care services to their clients.
Mosa Moshabela +2 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 The PRESSED project aims to explain the links between a multidimensional measure of precarious employment and stress and health. Studies on social epidemiology have found a clear positive association between precarious employment and health, but the ...
Mireia Bolibar +18 more
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Satisfaction with Retirement: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis with Social Network Analysis
Connections, 2023 Satisfaction with any aspect of life is not easy to defined, and sometimes, it is still a topic of discussion. That is especially relevant for more excluded populations like older people. This research looked into how relevant the social support networks
Ruiz Francisca Ortiz, Olsen Wendy
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