Volunteering benefits life satisfaction over 4 years: The moderating role of social network size

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da Jiang ◽  
Diane Hosking ◽  
Richard Burns ◽  
Kaarin J. Anstey
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals The moderating role of social network size in the temporal association between formal social participation and mental health: a longitudinal analysis using two consecutive waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziggi Ivan Santini ◽  
Paul E. Jose ◽  
Ai Koyanagi ◽  
Charlotte Meilstrup ◽  
Line Nielsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract Introduction Previous studies have shown that engaging in formal social participation may protect against declining mental health, but social network size (the number of close social ties a person has) may moderate the relationship. We assessed the potential moderating role of social network size using longitudinal data. Methods Nationally representative data from two consecutive waves (2011, 2013) of the SHARE survey were analyzed. The data consisted of 38,300 adults from 13 European countries aged 50 years and older in 2011. Measures pertaining to formal social participation, social network size, quality of life, and depression symptoms were used. Multivariable linear regression models were conducted. Results The majority of participants (over 70% of the sample) had a social network size of four or less close social ties. We identified significant moderations in both models. Individuals with relatively few close social ties may have benefitted from formal social participation both in terms of reductions in depression symptoms and increases in quality of life, while formal social participation among those with many social ties did not appear to be beneficial, and may even to some extent have been detrimental. Conclusions Declines in mental health specifically among those with relatively few close social ties could potentially be prevented through the promotion of formal social participation. It is possible that such strategies could have a greater impact by specifically targeting individuals that are otherwise socially isolated. High levels of formal participation among those with relatively many close social ties may not be pragmatically beneficial.

scholarly journals Developing Knowledge-Based Resources: The Role of Entrepreneurs’ Social Network Size and Trust

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miaomiao Yin ◽  
Asghar Jahanshahi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Developing Knowledge

Entrepreneurs’ social networks play a crucial role in developing knowledge-based resources for their new ventures. Although most studies in an entrepreneurship context find that trust is very important when entrepreneurs develop social networks, limited research examines how trust can explain the variation in the relationship between an entrepreneur’s social networks and a firm’s knowledge-based resources. Therefore, the major objective of the paper is to understand the effects of the size of an entrepreneur’s social network on his or her firm’s knowledge-based resources with high and low levels of trust. Our data were collected from surveys administered to 476 entrepreneurs in China in 2018. Our multiple regression analysis indicates that social networks reinforce knowledge-based resources in a situation where entrepreneurs highly trust their major networks partners in their business environment (e.g., family, close friends, consultants, suppliers, peers, etc.). However, with a low level of trust, the relationship between social network and knowledge-based resources is curvilinear (inverse U-shaped). Our empirical validations showed that the relationship between social network and a firm’s knowledge-based resources is highly contingent to the level of trust among network members.

Loneliness, social network size, and mortality in older adults and the role of cortisol

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Natasja Schutter ◽  
Tjalling J. Holwerda ◽  
Hannie C. Comijs ◽  
Paul Naarding ◽  
Rien H.L. Van ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Social Network Size

scholarly journals Examining the role of social network size and structural holes

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert P. Singh ◽  
Ralph C. Hybel ◽  
Gerald E. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunity ◽  
Structural Holes ◽  
Recognition Process ◽  
Social Network Size

This study examines the importance of social network size and structural holes within the network to the entrepreneurial opportunity recognition process.

scholarly journals Lifesaving in Every Way: The Role of Companion Animals in the Lives of Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults Age 50 and Over

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 859-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Muraco ◽  
Jennifer Putney ◽  
Chengshi Shiu ◽  
Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender

This study uses mixed-methods data and a life-course perspective to explore the role of pets in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adults age 50 and over and addresses the following research questions: (1) How does having a pet relate to perceived social support and social network size? and (2) how do LGBT older adults describe the meaning of pets in their lives? The qualitative data ( N = 59) were collected from face-to-face interviews, and the quantitative data ( N = 2,560) were collected via surveys from a sample across the United States. Qualitative findings show that pets are characterized as kin and companions and provide support; we also explore why participants do not have pets. The quantitative findings show that LGBT older adults with a pet had higher perceived social support; those with a disability and limited social network size, who had a pet had significantly higher perceived social support than those without a pet.

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