scholarly journals THE LONGITUDINAL IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORK SIZE AND SATISFACTION ON LATE-LIFE WELL-BEING

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 1175-1176 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.R. Fuller ◽  
M. Toyama
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Longitudinal Impact ◽  
Social Network Size

The Experience of Mobile Entrapment in Daily Life

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Hall
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Network Size

Abstract. This multistudy investigation examines how entrapment, which is the guilt, anxiety, or stress to respond and be available to others via mobile devices, shapes and is shaped by patterns of mobile use. Using structural equation modeling on cross-sectional survey responses, Study 1 (N = 300) tested relationships among offline social network size, voice and text frequency, entrapment, and well-being. Offline social network size was associated with text message frequency, and both were indirectly associated with lower subjective well-being via entrapment. Study 2 used experience sampling to confirm associations among entrapment, texting, and well-being. Participants (N = 112) reported on face-to-face, phone, and text interactions five times a day for 5 consecutive days (n = 1,879). Multilevel modeling results indicated that beginning-of-week entrapment was associated with more interactions with acquaintances and strangers, and with reporting lower affective well-being and relatedness when interacting via text. Well-being reported during text interactions and number of interactions with acquaintances and strangers during the week both predicted changes in entrapment by the week’s end. Change in entrapment was associated with lower subjective well-being at the week’s end. Results suggest that entrapment is associated with using texting to maintain larger networks of social relationships, potentially stressing individuals’ capacity to maintain less close relationships via mobile communication.

scholarly journals Correlations of online social network size with well-being and distress: A meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiungjung Huang
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Online Social Network ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
Anxiety Depression

This meta-analysis examines the correlations of the number of social network site (SNS) friends with well-being and distress, based on 90 articles consisting of 98 independent samples on correlations of online social network size (OSNS) with happiness, life satisfaction, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, combined anxiety and depression, loneliness, social anxiety, social loneliness, well-being and distress. The correlations between OSNS and well-being indicators are positively weak (from .06 to .15), whereas those for distress indicators are inconclusive (from -.19 to .08). Studies recording the OSNS based on the participant profile have larger mean effect sizes for well-being (.21) and self-esteem (.31) than those based on self-reporting (.06 and .05, respectively). The correlation between OSNS and self-esteem is stronger in samples with a smaller mean network size.

Initial examination of social compensation and honing frameworks for sexual minority social life and well-being

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 301-321
Author(s):  
Megan L. Robbins ◽  
Alexander Karan ◽  
Ashley K. Randall
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Single Measure ◽  
Interaction Quality ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
Same Gender

The present study used an ecologically-valid approach to address the lack of understanding of similarities and differences in social network size and social interaction quality, and links to affect, among same- and different-gender couples. People in couples who self-identified as a woman with a woman ( n = 48), man with a man ( n = 40), woman with a man ( n = 33), and man with a woman ( n = 33) completed a single measure of social network size, and momentary assessments of social interaction quality and affect throughout their days over two weekends. Women reported lower interaction quality, less positive, and more negative affect (actor effects); similar results were also found for those who were partnered with a woman (partner effects). However, results showed an interaction of actor and partner gender, such that people in different-gender couples experienced lower interaction quality, less positive, and more negative affect than same-gender couples. Overall, results provide preliminary evidence of a honing framework, where people in same-gender couples hone their social networks down to high-quality interaction partners, more than people in different-gender couples, and experience similar links between social interactions and affect compared to people in different-gender couples.

scholarly journals Changes in Social Engagement for Incident Caregivers Compared to Controls

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 659-659
Author(s):  
Chelsea Liu ◽  
Marcela Blinka ◽  
Chanee Fabius ◽  
Virginia Howard
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Leisure Satisfaction ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
Spouse Caregivers ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Maintaining social engagement is important for the health and well-being of older adults who become caregivers. We assessed the association between incident caregiving and leisure satisfaction as well as the 10-year change in social network size among 245 incident caregivers and 248 matched controls. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to adjust for age, gender, race, education level, income, and geographic region. Compared to controls, incident caregivers had significantly lower levels of leisure satisfaction (p<0.01) and greater declines in total social network size (p<0.01). Incident caregivers and controls did not differ on the change in the number of social network members contacted monthly. Among incident caregivers, dementia caregivers and spouse caregivers had lower leisure satisfaction compared to non-dementia caregivers and non-spouse caregivers, respectively, but no differences were found on social network measures. Future studies should further examine social engagement among caregivers and its influence on their health outcomes.

Self disclosure and self criticism in adolescents

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1022-1022
Author(s):  
N. Horesh-Reinman
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Social Network Size

BackgroundThe purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between self-disclosure and self-criticis, positive and negative life events, social support, and a number of well-being and distress variables.MethodsFifty-one adolescents suffering from emotional difficulties and 47 healthy adolescents participated in the study. The following questionnaires were administered to the subjects: Major Life Events Questionnaire, Minor Life Events Questionnaire, Self-Disclosure Questionnaire, Self-Criticism Questionnaire, Social Support Questionnaire, Depressive symptoms questionnaire, Mood questionnaire and demographic questionnaire.ResultsThe study group was characterized by a greater number of major negative life events, a lower level of social support, and a higher level of distress indexes. In the whole sample a positive relation was found between life events and the social network size, and also between positive life events and self-disclosure level and between it and satisfaction from social support. We also found a positive relationship between the negative life events and some of the distress indexes. In addition, there were gender differences in self-disclosure: the girls were more willing to disclose themselves to a close friend in comparison to the boys. A negative relationship was found between self-criticism and social network size. Moreover, self-criticism was related positively to suicidal tendency indexes and was negatively related to positive mood. Finally, a negative relationship was found between social support and some of the distress indexes.ConclusionsThe results of the study confirmed most of the research hypotheses. The theoretical and clinical implications of the study are discussed, as well its strengths and limitations.

The Effect of Social Network Size and Composition on the Link Between Discrimination and Health Among Sexual Minorities

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 1214-1221
Author(s):  
Katelin E. Leahy ◽  
William J. Chopik
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
Stress And Health ◽  
Lgbt Individuals

Objectives: Previous research has examined the link between discrimination and health in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT) individuals. The purpose of this study was to examine if health-promoting variables, like social networks, might disrupt this association. Method: Participants were 2,560 LGBT older adults who reported on the composition of their social network, level of discrimination, stress, and health/well-being. Results: Moderated mediation results indicated that social network size disrupted the associations between discrimination, stress, and health outcomes when social networks were (a) larger and (b) comprised of LGBT individuals (but not straight individuals), regardless of age. Discussion: Larger social networks that include fellow LGBT individuals helped buffer experiences of stress and discrimination on health outcomes among LGBT older adults. Implications for how protective factors can reduce the negative effects of discrimination and stress are discussed.

scholarly journals Social relationships, living arrangements and loneliness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Schmitz ◽  
S. Mauritz ◽  
M. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background Oldest-old people are expected to be particularly likely to experience loneliness due to the loss of their intimate partner or of same-aged social network members. It is assumed that individuals in different living arrangements maintain different kinds of social networks because they adjust their networks to their specific needs. However, not much is known about the variation in the social networks of the oldest-old depending on their living arrangements and how this variation is related to loneliness. This is the first study that seeks to fill this research gap by examining how the composition and the size of a social network varies among the oldest-old depending on their living arrangements with a partner (coresidential partnership, living apart together (LAT) partnership, no partnership), and how this variation contributes to explain loneliness among the oldest-old. Methods We used cross-sectional data from the representative survey NRW80+ (Quality of Life and Well-Being of the Very Old in North-Rhine Westphalia). The sample of analysis used in this study consists of 1860 respondents from the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia aged 80 years and older. Associations between social network characteristics and living arrangements were tested using χ2-tests and one-way ANOVA. Ordered logit models were used to explain loneliness. Results Respondents in a coresidential partnership maintained larger social networks than those in an LAT partnership and those with no intimate partner. Furthermore, the respondents with no partner maintained more diverse social networks. Compared to those in the other living arrangements, the respondents in an LAT partnership maintained the smallest and least diverse social networks. Being in a coresidential partnership and the social network size were found to be negatively associated with loneliness. Conclusion First, the results indicate that respondents who do not have a partner adjusted their social networks to meet their needs in the absence of this relationship. Second, we conclude that being in a coresidential partnership and having a large social network protects the oldest-old against loneliness.

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