The Social Environment and Medicaid Expenditures: Factors Influencing the Level of State Medicaid Spending

In this reply, I discuss some important issues raised in two commentaries. One relates to the distinction between hate and revenge, which also touches upon the more general problem of the usefulness of distinguishing between various related emotions. I argue that emotion researchers need to define specific emotions carefully in order to be able to examine such emotions without necessarily using emotion words. A second comment focusses on the factors influencing the development of hate over time. The question is whether there is an intrapersonal mechanism leading to an increase or decrease of hate over time. I think it is the social environment that is essential in the maintenance of hate.

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Health-Related Quality of Life of Individuals Living In Households with Depression: Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)

Applied Research in Quality of Life ◽

10.1007/s11482-021-10023-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Judith Dams ◽

Thomas Grochtdreis ◽

Hans-Helmut König

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Environment ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The Social ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Household Members ◽

The Impact

AbstractDepression contributes to disability more than any other mental disorder and is associated with a reduced health-related quality of life. However, the impact of depression on the social environment is relatively unknown. The current study determined differences in the health-related quality of life between co-living household members of depressed persons and persons in households without depression. Furthermore, factors influencing the health-related quality of life of co-living household members of depressed persons were evaluated. Using a sample of the German Socio-Economic Panel, health-related quality of life was measured longitudinally with the 12 item Short Form health survey. In addition to descriptive statistics, differences in health-related quality of life and factors influencing the health-related quality of life of co-living household members of depressed persons were determined by mixed effects beta regressions. Mental health-related quality of life was reduced for co-living household members of depressed persons compared with persons of households without depressed persons. Health-related quality of life of co-living household members of depressed persons was lower for women compared to men as well as for widowed persons compared to married persons. Overall, the health-related quality of life of co-living household members of depressed persons was reduced, which might be due to increased stress levels. It is therefore important to focus on support services for people in the social environment of depressed persons.

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Sex, Diet, and the Social Environment: Factors Influencing Hair Cortisol Concentration in Free-Ranging Black Bears (Ursus americanus)

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0141489 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. e0141489 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Diana J. R. Lafferty ◽

Mark L. Laudenslager ◽

Garth Mowat ◽

Doug Heard ◽

Jerrold L. Belant

Keyword(s):

Social Environment ◽

Ursus Americanus ◽

Cortisol Concentration ◽

Black Bears ◽

Hair Cortisol ◽

Environment Factors ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The Social ◽

Free Ranging

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The Influence of the Social Environment on the Formation of Crime in Minors

Bulletin of Science and Practice ◽

10.33619/2414-2948/64/34 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 287-292

Author(s):

A. Chubarova

Keyword(s):

Juvenile Delinquency ◽

Social Environment ◽

Social Factors ◽

Social Conditions ◽

The Internet ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The Social ◽

Younger Generation ◽

High Level

The article examines the influence of the social environment on the formation of juvenile delinquency, as well as the ways, methods and methods used to prevent juvenile delinquency. The analysis of the social conditions of juvenile delinquency is carried out. The article examines the social factors influencing the commission of crimes by minors, as a kind of criminological factors. The author’s research demonstrates that despite the quantitative decrease in juvenile delinquency, the latency of this group is still at a high level, which makes it necessary to minimize the criminalization of the younger generation. Based on the research materials, the main personal and victimological factors have been identified. In addition, the author considered the issue of the influence of the Internet on juvenile delinquency.

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