scholarly journals “Like a Freshman Who Didn’t Get a Freshman Orientation”: How Transfer Student Capital, Social Support, and Self-Efficacy Intertwine in the Transfer Student Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Cepeda ◽  
Melissa T. Buelow ◽  
Shanna S. Jaggars ◽  
Marcos D. Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Transfer Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Transfer Student

Community colleges and other open-access two-year campuses provide an important pathway to higher education; however, a surprisingly small proportion of these students successfully transfer to and graduate from a bachelor’s degree-granting institution. The present study examined barriers and challenges students faced as they built their sense of self-efficacy as transfer students. We conducted interviews with 65 prospective or recent transfer students, including “internal” transfers (moving from an open-access predominantly two-year campus to their university’s flagship campus) and “external” transfers (moving from a community college to the university’s most selective campus). Our results indicate that both internal and external transfer students experienced challenges in terms of obtaining accurate information about transfer (transfer student capital, or “TSC”), but these challenges were easier to overcome for internal transfers, in part due to their social support networks. While both sets of transfer students utilized social support networks as an informal source of TSC, internal transfer students reported a more extensive social support network. Gaining accurate information about transfer and being supported by members of their social networks seemed to boost self-efficacy for transfer as well as adjustment during the post-transfer experience period. Recommendations for sending and receiving institutions are provided.

scholarly journals Building and Connecting: Family Strategies for Developing Social Support Networks for Adults With Down Syndrome

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne E. Roll ◽  
Barbara J. Bowers
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Resources

Being embedded in social networks is crucial for well-being and health. While this is particularly the case for people with Down syndrome (DS), our knowledge of how their support networks are developed is limited. This article investigates the role of family members in developing and maintaining the social support networks of their adult children with DS. Based on 29 interviews with family members, a grounded theory study was conducted. The Family Building and Connecting (BAC) framework was developed, which distinguishes a “building” and a “connecting” approach. The building approach includes strategies that rely on family members and close friends for building a support network for the person with DS. The connecting approach includes strategies that connect the person with DS to external and often professional resources and services. Distinguishing these approaches is important for future research and for strengthening the support networks of people with DS and their families.

scholarly journals Social Support Networks and Quality of Life of Rural Men in a Context of Marriage Squeeze in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 706-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasa Wang ◽  
Xueyan Yang ◽  
Isabelle Attané
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Contact Network ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Marriage Squeeze

A significant number of rural Chinese men are facing difficulties in finding a spouse and may fail to ever marry due to a relative scarcity of women in the adult population. Research has indicated that marriage squeeze is a stressful event which is harmful to men’s quality of life, and also weakens their social support networks. Using data collected in rural Chaohu city, Anhui, China, this study explores the effects of social support networks on quality of life of rural men who experience a marriage squeeze. The results indicate that the size of social contact networks is directly and positively associated with the quality of life of marriage-squeezed men, and moderate the negative effect of age on quality of life. Having no or limited instrumental support network and social contact network are double-edged swords, which have direct negative associations with the quality of life of marriage-squeezed men, and have moderate effects on the relationship between marriage squeeze and quality of life.

scholarly journals The social support networks of elderly people in Slovenia during the Covid-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjan Cugmas ◽  
Anuška Ferligoj ◽  
Tina Kogovšek ◽  
Zenel Batagelj
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Ego Networks ◽  
The Social

Population ageing requires society to adjust by ensuring additional types of services and assistance for elderly people. These may be provided by either organized services and sources of informal social support. The latter is especially important since a lack of social support is associated with a lower level of psychological and physical well-being. During the Covid-19 pandemic, social support for the elderly has proven to be even more crucial, also due to physical distancing. Therefore, this study aims to identify and describe the various types of personal social support networks of the elderly population during the coronavirus pandemic. To this end, a survey of Slovenians older than 64 years was conducted from April 25 to May 4, 2020 on a probability Web-panel-based sample (n = 605). The ego-networks were clustered by a hierarchical clustering approach for symbolic data. Clustering was performed for different types of social support (socializing, instrumental support, emotional support) and different characteristics of the social support networks (i.e., type of relationship, number of contacts, geographical distance). The results show that most of the elderly population in Slovenia have a satisfactory social support network, while the share of those without any (accessible) source of social support is significant. The results are particularly valuable for sustainable care policy planning, crisis intervention planning as well as any future waves of the coronavirus.

scholarly journals Cohort profile: Korean Urban Rural Elderly (KURE) study, a prospective cohort on ageing and health in Korea

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e031018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Namki Hong ◽  
Kwang-Joon Kim ◽  
Su Jin Lee ◽  
Chang Oh Kim ◽  
Hyeon Chang Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Rural Elderly ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Imaging Biomarkers ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Urban Rural

PurposeThe Korean Urban Rural Elderly (KURE) cohort was initiated to study the epidemiologic characteristics, physical performance, laboratory and imaging biomarkers and incidence of age-related diseases in an elderly population with respect to both clinical and social aspects to develop preventive and therapeutic strategies for combatting age-related diseases.ParticipantsA total of 3517 adults aged 65 or older participated in the cohort at baseline from 2012 to 2015, recruited from three urban districts and one rural district in Korea. The second-wave follow-up survey is now being conducted at a 4-year interval from baseline (2016–2019; follow-up rate 71.5%). The data set included detailed information on anthropometric and socioeconomic factors, functional assessments, image scans (plain radiography, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and CT), biospecimens (ie, serum, urine and DNA) and social support networks along with the feasibility of linkage to a national claims database.Findings to dateMean age of participants at entry was 71.9±4.6 years and 67% were women. From the KURE participants enrolled in baseline recruitment, several studies were published in the fields of cardiometabolic diseases, musculoskeletal health and the association between social support network and diseases in ageing.Future plansParticipants will be observed actively and passively every 4–5 years and the first follow-up will be completed in 2020. The KURE data set has strength in comprehensive physical function assessments, quantifiable imaging data sets using CT and detailed information regarding the social support networks of participants from a large community-based elderly Korean population.

scholarly journals Development of Social Support Networks by Patients With Depression Through Online Health Communities: Social Network Analysis

10.2196/24618 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e24618
Author(s):  
Yingjie Lu ◽  
Shuwen Luo ◽  
Xuan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Informational Support ◽  
To Receive

Background In recent years, people with mental health problems are increasingly using online social networks to receive social support. For example, in online depression communities, patients can share their experiences, exchange valuable information, and receive emotional support to help them cope with their disease. Therefore, it is critical to understand how patients with depression develop online social support networks to exchange informational and emotional support. Objective Our aim in this study was to investigate which user attributes have significant effects on the formation of informational and emotional support networks in online depression communities and to further examine whether there is an association between the two social networks. Methods We used social network theory and constructed exponential random graph models to help understand the informational and emotional support networks in online depression communities. A total of 74,986 original posts were retrieved from 1077 members in an online depression community in China from April 2003 to September 2017 and the available data were extracted. An informational support network of 1077 participant nodes and 6557 arcs and an emotional support network of 1077 participant nodes and 6430 arcs were constructed to examine the endogenous (purely structural) effects and exogenous (actor-relation) effects on each support network separately, as well as the cross-network effects between the two networks. Results We found significant effects of two important structural features, reciprocity and transitivity, on the formation of both the informational support network (r=3.6247, P<.001, and r=1.6232, P<.001, respectively) and the emotional support network (r=4.4111, P<.001, and r=0.0177, P<.001, respectively). The results also showed significant effects of some individual factors on the formation of the two networks. No significant effects of homophily were found for gender (r=0.0783, P=.20, and r=0.1122, P=.25, respectively) in the informational or emotional support networks. There was no tendency for users who had great influence (r=0.3253, P=.05) or wrote more posts (r=0.3896, P=.07) or newcomers (r=–0.0452, P=.66) to form informational support ties more easily. However, users who spent more time online (r=0.6680, P<.001) or provided more replies to other posts (r=0.5026, P<.001) were more likely to form informational support ties. Users who had a big influence (r=0.8325, P<.001), spent more time online (r=0.5839, P<.001), wrote more posts (r=2.4025, P<.001), or provided more replies to other posts (r=0.2259, P<.001) were more likely to form emotional support ties, and newcomers (r=–0.4224, P<.001) were less likely than old-timers to receive emotional support. In addition, we found that there was a significant entrainment effect (r=0.7834, P<.001) and a nonsignificant exchange effect (r=–0.2757, P=.32) between the two networks. Conclusions This study makes several important theoretical contributions to the research on online depression communities and has important practical implications for the managers of online depression communities and the users involved in these communities.

scholarly journals Relationships of adolescents with suicidal behavior with social support networks

2022 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Émilen Vieira Simões ◽  
Adriane Maria Netto de Oliveira ◽  
Leandro Barbosa de Pinho ◽  
Stella Minasi de Oliveira ◽  
Luciano Garcia Lourenção ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Care Center ◽  
School Context ◽  
Psychosocial Care ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Structured Interviews

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the relationships of adolescents with suicidal behavior established with social support networks. Method: Qualitative study addressing ten adolescents with suicidal behavior cared for by a psychosocial care center attending children and adolescents located in southern Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were held in July 2020 via WhatsApp during the COVID-19 pandemic, and data were analyzed according to Minayo’s thematic analysis. Results: Two categories emerged: Dynamics of the relationships established in the family support network and Relationships established with the remaining social support network members, which revealed a weak social support network established with friends and at the school context. Final considerations: This study enabled identifying how relationships are established in the social support networks and how these reflected on the adolescents’ development.

Social Support Network Types and Depressive Symptoms Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in South Korea

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-375
Author(s):  
Young Bum Kim ◽  
Seung Hee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Support Network

The purposes of this study were to derive empirical types of social support networks in a sample of 1000 community-dwelling, older Koreans 65 years of age or older and examine which types of social support network are associated with a lower risk of depressive symptoms. Depressive symptom was assessed using the Korean version of the Geriatric Depression Scale–Short Form. Using K-means cluster analysis, we identified 4 social support network types: friend, family, restricted, and diverse. Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that diverse and family support networks were protective against depressive symptoms, whereas restricted support networks were least. Encouraging older people to develop a variety of social support networks with family and friends may help prevent depressive symptoms in the community-dwelling elderly. These findings extended prior studies and provided valuable information on how to prevent depressive symptoms of the community-dwelling elderly.

scholarly journals Solidaritas Pangan Jogja sebagai Aktor Alternatif Penyedia Kesejahteraan di Masa Krisis Pandemi COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Saqib Fardan Ahmada ◽  
Fernandito Dikky Marsetyo ◽  
Rizqy Anita Putri
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Informal Workers ◽  
Security Regime

Tulisan ini membahas munculnya aktor alternatif berbasis jaringan dukungan sosial di tengah keterbatasan negara dalam menyediakan jaring pengaman saat krisis berlangsung. Dengan menggunakan kerangka teori informal security regime dan jaringan dukungan sosial, tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan bagaimana Solidaritas Pangan Jogja (SPJ) bergerak dalam mendistribusikan makanan untuk pekerja informal dan kelompok rentan di Yogyakarta saat krisis akibat pandemi COVID-19. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif melalui pendekatan studi kasus dengan analisis deskriptif. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa SPJ merupakan aktor alternatif yang berbasis jaringan dukungan sosial dan berperan sebagai jaring pengaman dengan memenuhi kebutuhan dasar berupa makanan. Tulisan ini berargumen bahwa meskipun gerakan yang dilakukan dapat memberikan bantuan dengan cepat, gerakan semacam ini juga memiliki kerapuhan dalam hal sumber daya manusia dan sumber daya finansial. Kerapuhan tersebut membuat praktik jaringan dukungan sosial seperti SPJ merupakan model yang tidak permanen dan mudah berubah.Kata Kunci: aktor alternatif; krisis; jaringan dukungan sosial; solidaritas pangan jogja This article discusses the emergence of alternative actor based on social support networks amid state limitations in providing safety nets during the crisis. Using the theoretical framework of informal security regime and social support networks, this article aims to explain how Solidaritas Pangan Jogja (SPJ) moves in distributing food to informal workers and vulnerable groups in Yogyakarta during the crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic. The research was conducted with qualitative methods through case study with descriptive analysis. It shows that SPJ is an alternative actor based on social support network and acts as a safety net by fulfilling food as a basic need. This article argues although this movement has capacity to provide a responsive social assistance, it is also has a fragility in terms of human and financial resources. Its fragility tends to cause social support networks such as SPJ is not permanent and unchanging form.Keywords: alternative actor; crisis; social support network; solidaritas pangan jogja

scholarly journals Toronto’s Portuguese-speaking community potential for creating a social support-networks for breast cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Maheu ◽  
Margareth Santos Zanchetta ◽  
Abinet Gebreegziabher Gebremariam ◽  
Mary Rachel Lam-Kin-Teng
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Social Support Services ◽  
Limited Sensitivity

An ethnographic study explored ideas about the possibility of creating social support networks for breast cancer within the Portuguese-speaking community in Toronto (Canada). Nineteen men and women from Angolan, Brazilian and Portuguese communities informed about a social support network with a focus on enabling versus challenging conditions for its construction. The fundamental components in creating social support networks were: the demystification of breast cancer and its prevention, emphasis on health education, mobilizing volunteers and direct social support to women living with breast cancer. The potential enabling factors were the participation of older women as social leaders, and the utilization of schools and religious institutions. Perceived barriers were: breast cancer believed to be women’s disease, lack of knowledge about its cure/ rehabilitation, as well as a limited sensitivity to cancer. Social support networks should consider the communities’ diverse cultural and tangible needs, as well as more informal social support services.

scholarly journals The social support networks of elderly people in Slovenia during the Covid-19 pandemic

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0247993
Author(s):  
Marjan Cugmas ◽  
Anuška Ferligoj ◽  
Tina Kogovšek ◽  
Zenel Batagelj
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Ego Networks ◽  
The Social

Population ageing requires society to adjust by ensuring additional types of services and assistance for elderly people. These may be provided by either organized services and sources of informal social support. The latter are especially important since a lack of social support is associated with a lower level of psychological and physical well-being. During the Covid-19 pandemic, social support for the elderly has proven to be even more crucial, also due to physical distancing. Therefore, this study aims to identify and describe the various types of personal social support networks available to the elderly population during the pandemic. To this end, a survey of Slovenians older than 64 years was conducted from April 25 to May 4, 2020 on a probability web-panel-based sample (n = 605). The ego networks were clustered by a hierarchical clustering approach for symbolic data. Clustering was performed for different types of social support (socializing, instrumental support, emotional support) and different characteristics of the social support networks (i.e., type of relationship, number of contacts, geographical distance). The results show that most of the elderly population in Slovenia has a satisfactory social support network, while the share of those without any (accessible) source of social support is significant. The results are particularly valuable for sustainable care policy planning, crisis intervention planning as well as any future waves of the coronavirus.

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