Building and using a social network: Nurture for low-income Chinese American adolescents' learning

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the knowledge produced on the health of low-income older women. Method: an integrative review was conducted in February 2016 on the SCOPUS, CINAHL, MEDLINE, LILACS, EMBASE, WEB OF SCIENCE databases, and in the SciELO journals directory. After the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 24 articles were selected. Results: the knowledge produced comprises two main themes: "health in face of economic adversities" and "reciprocity in social support between low-income older women and their social network". Final considerations: health professionals, especially nurses, should be attentive to aspects related to social determinants and the health of low-income older women, highlighting the fact that they are not always the recipients of care.

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Social Networks and Physical Activity in Senior Housing: A Pilot Feasibility Study

Ethnicity & Disease ◽

10.18865//ed.29.s1.201 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. 201-208

Author(s):

Noah J. Webster ◽

Toni C. Antonucci ◽

Neil B. Alexander

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Social Network ◽

Social Relations ◽

Low Income ◽

Strategic Partnership ◽

Multiple Chronic Conditions ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Senior Housing ◽

Physical Activity Interventions

Objective: Only 16% of people aged >65 years engage in recommended levels of physical activity, putting a vast majority at risk for multiple chronic conditions including heart disease. Physical activity is even lower among older adults with fewer economic resources. Research is needed to develop context-specific approaches to pair with physical activity interventions to increase effectiveness. In this pilot study, we examine social ties and physical activity levels of older adults living in a US Department of Housing and Urban Development subsidized senior housing community to test feasibility of a social network-based approach to physical activity interventions. This study is grounded in Social Contagion Theory and the Convoy Model of Social Relations, which argue health and health-related behaviors are facilitated through network ties.Methods: Data were collected through face-to-face interviews conducted over the course of three months (September- November 2018) with 46 residents living in a low-income senior housing community in southeast Michigan. Residents were asked about physical activity, people they know in the community, and their close social network composition.Results: Residents reported knowing, on average, six other residents and approximately 28% of those in their close networks were also residents. Sociocentric network analysis identified two socially engaged (known by seven or more other residents) physically active residents, whereas ego-centric analysis identified four (60% or more of their network comprised residents).Conclusions: This study demonstrates potential feasibility of a strategic partnership that involves pairing social resources with physical activity interventions in affordable senior housing. Multiple approaches, which need to be evaluated, exist to identify socially engaged residents.Ethn Dis. 2019;29(Suppl 1): 201-208; doi:10.18865/ ed.29.S1.201.

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The Developmental Impact of Reverse-Migration Separation on Low-Income Chinese-American Children—Provider Perspectives

Open Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.4236/jss.2017.55011 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 05 (05) ◽

pp. 146-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kenny Kwong

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Chinese American ◽

Reverse Migration ◽

Provider Perspectives ◽

American Children

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Social network analysis of psychological morbidity in an urban slum of Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study based on a community census

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020180 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (7) ◽

pp. e020180 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Atonu Rabbani ◽

Nabila Rahman Biju ◽

Ashfique Rizwan ◽

Malabika Sarker

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Network ◽

Low Income ◽

Psychosocial Support ◽

Urban Community ◽

Young Men ◽

Urban Slum ◽

Urban Setting ◽

Psychological Morbidity ◽

Secondary Outcome

ObjectivesTo test whether social ties play any roles in mitigating depression and anxiety, as well as in fostering mental health among young men living in a poor urban community.SettingA cohort of all young men living in an urban slum in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.ParticipantsAll men aged 18–29 years (n=824) living in a low-income urban community at the time of the survey.Primary and secondary outcome measuresUnspecified psychological morbidity measured using the General Health Questionnaire, 12-item (GHQ-12), where lower scores suggest better mental status.ResultsThe GHQ scores (mean=9.2, SD=4.9) suggest a significant psychological morbidity among the respondents. However, each additional friend is associated with a 0.063 SD lower GHQ score (95% CI −0.106 to −0.021). Between centrality measuring the relative importance of the respondent within his social network is also associated with a 0.103 SD lower GHQ score (95% CI −0.155 to −0.051), as are other measures of social network ties. Among other factors, married respondents and recent migrants also report a better mental health status.ConclusionsOur results underscore the importance of social connection in providing a buffer against stress and anxiety through psychosocial support from one’s peers in a resource-constraint urban setting. Our findings also suggest incorporating a social network and community ties in designing mental health policies and interventions.

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