Residential segregation and mental health among Latinos in a nationally representative survey

This chapter reviews prior work on technology acceptance and then reports on a nationally representative survey of UK employees exploring both employee’s personal experiences of digital technologies at home and work and their evaluations of the effectiveness of the technologies and the “digital culture” in their organization. Presenting the results of 3040 UK workers, it seeks to explore the factors that influence digital roll-outs by focusing on the experiences and perceptions of the UK workforce as a whole, with the expectation that introducing new technology alone isn’t enough. This research explores how “digitally ready” organizations are in the UK in terms of people, processes, and company culture. It concludes that a large proportion of the UK workforce are not seeing the benefits of digital technologies. Importantly, there is a need for organizations to understand that making digital solutions a success is a process of cultural change in their organization.

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Corruption, Opportunity Networks, and Gender

Public Opinion Quarterly ◽

10.1093/poq/nfaa030 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nina Wiesehomeier ◽

Tània Verge

Keyword(s):

Conjoint Analysis ◽

Unethical Behavior ◽

Gender Stereotype ◽

Women In Politics ◽

Representative Survey ◽

Business Interests ◽

Female Politicians ◽

Nationally Representative ◽

And Gender

Abstract Given the gender stereotype that women are more ethical than men, people should assess female politicians as being less corruptible. Yet information about access to networks suggests that opportunities to engage in unethical behavior may counter this perception. Using a conjoint analysis in a nationally representative survey in Spain, a country shaken by corruption scandals, we asked respondents to identify the more corruptible politician between two hypothetical local councilors by imagining an investor willing to offer a bribe to advance business interests. Results indicate that female politicians do symbolically stand for honesty. However, this assessment is offset by embeddedness cues signaling a woman politician’s access to opportunity networks. We discuss our findings in light of instrumentalist arguments for an increase of women in politics as a means to combat corruption.

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Mental health in higher education students and non-students: evidence from a nationally representative panel study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology ◽

10.1007/s00127-021-02032-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Evangeline Tabor ◽

Praveetha Patalay ◽

David Bann

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Higher Education ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Panel Study ◽

Education Students ◽

Lower Odds ◽

Score Difference ◽

Mental Health Support ◽

Health Support ◽

Nationally Representative

AbstractDespite increasing policy focus on mental health provision for higher education students, it is unclear whether they have worse mental health outcomes than their non-student peers. In a nationally-representative UK study spanning 2010–2019 (N = 11,519), 17–24 year olds who attended higher education had lower average psychological distress (GHQ score difference = − 0.37, 95% CI − 0.60, − 0.08) and lower odds of case-level distress than those who did not (OR = 0.91, 95% CI 0.81, 1.02). Increases in distress between 2010 and 2019 were similar in both groups. Accessible mental health support outside higher education settings is necessary to prevent further widening of socioeconomic inequalities in mental health.

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