Contextualizing Health Outcomes: Do Effects of Network Structure Differ for Women and Men?

Haines, Valerie A.; Beggs, John J.; Hurlbert, Jeanne S.

doi:10.1007/s11199-008-9441-3

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“…Research examining the health-related benefits of social support indicate that higher levels of emotional social support are associated with higher levels of life satisfaction (Taylor, Chatters, Hardison, & Riley, 2001) and happiness (Nguyen et al, 2015; Taylor et al, 2001) among African Americans. Additionally, social support is protective against a range of mental health problems and has been linked to lowered odds of being diagnosed with depression (Chatters et al, 2015; Lincoln & Chae, 2012; Lincoln, Taylor, Chae, & Chatters, 2010; Taylor et al, 2015), anxiety (Levine, Taylor, Nguyen, Chatters, & Himle, in press; Lincoln, Taylor, Bullard, et al, 2010), fewer depressive symptoms (Haines, Beggs, & Hurlbert, 2008; Lincoln, Chatters, & Taylor, 2005), and lower levels of psychological distress (Lincoln, Chatters, & Taylor, 2003). Conversely, African Americans experiencing low levels of social support are more likely to have suicidal ideation (Lincoln, Taylor, Chatters, & Joe, 2012; Wingate et al, 2005) and to attempt suicide (Compton, Thompson, & Kaslow, 2005; Kaslow et al, 2005; Lincoln, Taylor, Chatters, et al, 2012).…”

Section: Informal Support Negative Interactions and Mental Health Amentioning

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Family, friends, and 12-month PTSD among African Americans

Nguyen

Chatters

Taylor

et al. 2016

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose Despite a growing literature on the influence of social support on mental health, little is known about the relationship between social support and specific psychiatric disorders for African Americans, such as PTSD. This study investigated the relationship between social support, negative interaction with family and 12-month PTSD among African Americans. Methods Analyses were based on a nationally representative sample of African Americans from the National Survey of American Life (n=3,315). Social support variables included emotional support from family, frequency of contact with family and friends, subjective closeness with family and friends, and negative interactions with family. Results Results indicated that emotional support from family is negatively associated with 12-month PTSD while negative interaction with family is predictive of 12-month PTSD. Additionally, a significant interaction indicated that high levels of subjective closeness to friends could offset the impact of negative family interactions on 12-month PTSD. Conclusions Overall, study results converged with previously established findings indicating that emotional support from family is associated with 12-month PTSD, while, negative interaction with family is associated with increased risk of 12-month PTSD. The findings are discussed in relation to prior research on the unique association between social support and mental health among African Americans.

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Section: Informal Support Negative Interactions and Mental Health Amentioning

confidence: 99%

Family, friends, and 12-month PTSD among African Americans

Nguyen

Chatters

Taylor

et al. 2016

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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“…In contrast, proportion family in close network indicates the diversity of available close social support resources (e.g., Antonucci & Akiyama, 1987; Ajrouch, Antoucci, & Janevic, 2001; Fingerman & Birditt, 2003; Fast, Keating, Derksen, & Otfinowski, 2004; Haines, Beggs, & Hurlbert, 2008). For instance, an individual who has a family network size of two may be considered at risk for lacking support.…”

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The complex nature of family support across the life span: Implications for psychological well-being.

Fuller-Iglesias

Webster

Antonucci

2015

Developmental Psychology

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This study examines the complex role of family networks in shaping adult psychological well-being over time. We examine the unique and interactive longitudinal influences of family structure (i.e., composition and size) and negative family relationship quality on psychological well-being among young (aged 18-34), middle-aged (aged 35-49), and older adults (aged 50+). A sample of 881 adults (72% White; 26% Black) was drawn from the longitudinal Social Relations, Age and Health Study. Structural equation modeling indicated that among young and middle-aged adults, increasing family negativity was associated with increases in depressive symptoms over time. In contrast, among older adults, lowered proportion of family in network and an increasing number of family members in the network (i.e. family size) were associated with decreases in depressive symptoms. These findings were moderated by family negativity. Among older adults with low family negativity, having a lower proportion family and larger family size were associated with decreasing depressive symptoms, but there was no effect among those reporting high family negativity. Overall, these results contribute to an increased understanding of the complex, developmental nature of how family support influences well-being across the lifespan and highlights unique age differences.

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“…Women's greater embeddeness in the social networks of other women means that, compared to men, women in dowry-supporting communities are more likely to be exposed to the dowry-related stress of others. Compared to men, women are more exposed to network members' stress and tend to be more strongly affected by network stress (Fuhrer et al 1999;Haines, Beggs, and Hurlbert 2008;House 1987;Kawachi and Berkman 2001;Kessler and McLeod 1984;Turner 1994). Although women's social networks can provide social support, prior research has found that stress in women's social networks plays a larger role in women's health than does the support in women's social networks (Kawachi and Berkman 2001;Turner and Avison 2003).…”

Section: Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disease and Dowry: Community Context, Gender, and Adult Health in India

Stroope

2015

Social Forces

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Despite growing research on health and residential contexts, relatively little is understood about gendered contexts that are differentially important for women's and men's physical health in low-and middle-income countries. This study advances prior knowledge by examining whether the local frequency of a salient and gendered practice in India-dowry-is associated with gender differences in physical health (acute illness, illness length, and chronic illness). Analyses are conducted using multilevel logistic and negative binomial regression models and national data on men and women across India (N = 102,763). Results show that as dowry frequency increases in communities, not only do women have a greater likelihood of poor health across all three health outcomes, but men also have a greater likelihood of acute illness and illness length.Men, however, have lower likelihood of chronic illness as the frequency of dowry increases in communities. In the case of all three health outcomes, results showed consistently wider health gaps between men and women in communities with higher frequency of dowry. 5The dowry system is one such geographically patterned gendered practice, and community support for dowry practice may substantially contribute to gender-based health gaps across India. Prior research and theory suggest that the effects of dowry extend beyond dowrypracticing households; local prevalence of dowry can affect gendered exposure to an array of stressors and unequal resource allocations throughout a community, and these exposures are patterned by gender. Although dowry exchange has received considerable attention due to its growth, illegality, and links to various negative outcomes for women (Acharya, Sabarwal, and Jejeebhoy 2012;Basu 2001;Bloch and Rao 2002; Kumari 1989;Rocca et al. 2009), its consequences for adult physical health have not been documented. In this study, I contribute to literatures on gender and health, communities and health, social status and health, and geographic contexts in India. I do so by using national multilevel data from India (N = 102,763) to examine relationships between the community prevalence of a salient gendered practicedowry exchange-and gender differences in adult health. Importantly, I incorporate an array of controls for gender discrimination and SES to help isolate the community-level effects of dowry practice. Background and Hypotheses

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Contextualizing Health Outcomes: Do Effects of Network Structure Differ for Women and Men?

Cited by 54 publications

References 78 publications

Family, friends, and 12-month PTSD among African Americans

Family, friends, and 12-month PTSD among African Americans

The complex nature of family support across the life span: Implications for psychological well-being.

Disease and Dowry: Community Context, Gender, and Adult Health in India

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