Social support at age 33: the influence of gender, employment status and social class

1999 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Matthews ◽  
Stephen Stansfeld ◽  
Chris Power
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Employment Status

scholarly journals Perceptions on Smart Gas Meters in Smart Cities for Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Smart Cities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1173-1186
Author(s):  
William Hurst ◽  
Bedir Tekinerdogan ◽  
Ben Kotze
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
End Users ◽  
Smart Meter ◽  
End User ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Smart Energy Systems

Carbon emission is a prominent issue, and smart urban solutions have the technological capabilities to implement change. The technologies for creating smart energy systems already exist, some of which are currently under wide deployment globally. By investing in energy efficiency solutions (such as the smart meter), research shows that the end-user is able to not only save money, but also reduce their household’s carbon footprint. Therefore, in this paper, the focus is on the end-user, and adopting a quantitative analysis of the perception of 1365 homes concerning the smart gas meter installation. The focus is on linking end-user attributes (age, education, social class and employment status) with their opinion on reducing energy, saving money, changing home behaviour and lowering carbon emissions. The results show that there is a statistical significance between certain attributes of end-users and their consideration of smart meters for making beneficial changes. In particular, the investigation demonstrates that the employment status, age and social class of the homeowner have statistical significance on the end-users’ variance; particularly when interested in reducing their bill and changing their behaviour around the home.

scholarly journals Quality of life and social support: Perspectives of Saudi Arabian stroke survivors

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 003685042094760
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman M Alshahrani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Critical Knowledge ◽  
Multivariate Multiple Regression

Given that stroke is an indispensable health burden in Saudi Arabia and around the world, great importance has been attached on studies of social support and other factors that could improve the quality of life of stroke survivors. Perceptions of quality of life and social support may vary depending on patients’ cultural and societal background. This research assessed the quality of life and social support of community-dwelling Saudis who survived stroke. A quantitative study was performed among 123 Saudi stroke survivors. Questionnaire-guided interviews measuring social support and quality of life were performed, and the multivariate effects of predictor variables on the four domains of quality of life were determined through multivariate multiple regression analysis. Among the dimensions of social support, support from family members had the highest average, whereas support from friends had the lowest. The environmental domain of quality of life was perceived to be the best aspect, whereas physical health was perceived to be the poorest. Multivariate analysis revealed that age, gender, employment status, monthly family income, type of community, education, type of stroke, side of stroke and support from significant others had multivariate influences on the domains of quality of life. Several sociodemographic and disease-related variables and social support influence patients’ quality of life. The study adds critical knowledge as to how Arab stroke survivors perceive their quality of life and social support. Ensuring that stroke survivors receive adequate social support is imperative because it can improve their quality of life.

A Study of Depiction of Specific Characteristics of Characters with Disability in Film

1989 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Keith Byrd
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Minor Role ◽  
Family Membership ◽  
Age Category

Descriptions of films produced and distributed in the United States were used to analyze a number of variables associated with characters who have disabilities. Sixtyseven characters were depicted as disabled in 53 out of 302 films produced. Variables studied included major versus minor role, gender, normalcy of personality, attractiveness, victim or hero status, outcome, whether socially related, institutionalization, family membership, social class, employment status, age category, and disability:

scholarly journals Unlocking collective cooperation in the midst of COVID‐19: The role of social support in predicting the social class disparity in cooperation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Porntida Tanjitpiyanond ◽  
Belén Álvarez ◽  
Jolanda Jetten ◽  
Sarah V. Bentley ◽  
Bruno Gabriel Salvador Casara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Class ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Socioeconomic inequalities in resilience and vulnerability among older adults: a population-based birth cohort analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 695-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. D. Cosco ◽  
R. Cooper ◽  
D. Kuh ◽  
M. Stafford
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Physical Capability

ABSTRACTBackground:Aging is associated with declines in physical capability; however, some individuals demonstrate high well-being despite this decline, i.e. they are “resilient.” We examined socioeconomic position (SEP) and resilience and the influence of potentially modifiable behavioral resources, i.e. social support and leisure time physical activity (LTPA), on these relationships.Methods:Data came from the Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development, a nationally-representative birth cohort study. Resilience–vulnerability at age 60–64 years (n = 1,756) was operationalized as the difference between observed and expected levels of well-being, captured by the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS), given the level of performance-based physical capability. SEP was assessed by father's and own social class, parental education, and intergenerational social mobility. PA and structural/functional social support were reported at ages 53 years and 60–64 years. Path analysis was used to examine mediation of SEP and resilience–vulnerability through LTPA and social support.Results:Participants in the highest social class had scores on the resilience to vulnerability continuum that were an average of 2.3 units (β = 0.46, 95% CI 0.17, 0.75) higher than those in the lowest social class. Greater LTPA (β = 0.58, 95% CI 0.31, 0.85) and social support (β = 3.27, 95% CI 2.90, 3.63) were associated with greater resilience; LTPA partly mediated participant social class and resilience (23.4% of variance).Conclusions:Adult socioeconomic advantage was associated with greater resilience. Initiatives to increase LTPA may contribute to reducing socioeconomic inequalities in this form of resilience in later life.

scholarly journals Childhood temperament and long-term sickness absence in adult life

2009 ◽  
Vol 194 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Henderson ◽  
Matthew Hotopf ◽  
David A. Leon
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Current Employment Status ◽  
The 1950S

BackgroundLittle is known as to whether childhood temperament is associated with long-term sickness absence in adult life.AimsTo explore the associations between childhood temperament and long-term sickness absence in middle age.MethodThe Aberdeen Children of the 1950s study is comprised of 12 150 children born in Aberdeen 1950–55. Teachers completed the Aberdeen–London Child Behaviour Scale (Rutter B) for all participants in 1964. Current employment status was ascertained for 7183 (63.7%) in 2001.ResultsFive and a half per cent of responders classified themselves as ‘permanently sick or disabled’ at follow-up. ‘Often complains of aches and pains’ (OR=6.75, 95% CI 1.28–35.5) and ‘Often appears miserable or unhappy’ (OR=3.81, 95% CI 1.01–14.4) were strongly associated with being permanently sick or disabled following adjustment for year of birth, gender, IQ and father's social class.ConclusionsChildhood temperament is strongly associated with sickness absence in middle age.

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