Systemic organizational support for self-help groups.

Leventhal, Gerald S.; Matón, Kenneth I.; Madara, Edward J.

doi:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1988.tb01623.x

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“…In the current study, groups not affiliated with a national mutual-help organization consistently had higher odds for birth than affiliated groups. This finding replicates the results obtained for a 1983-1984 statewide sample of groups in New Jersey (Leventhal, Maton, & Madara, 1988;Maton et al, in press). Greater ecological press from citizens for new types of groups may be one factor that helps to explain the higher birth odds for unaffiliated groups.…”

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Factors affecting the birth and death of mutual‐help groups: The role of national affiliation, professional involvement, and member focal problem

Matón

Leventhal

Madara

et al. 1989

American J of Comm Psychol

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Examined the predictive relationship of three variables to the birth and death of mutual-help groups for a statewide New Jersey sample of 3,152 groups over a 2-year period. The three variables studied were group affiliation with a national mutual-help organization, local professional involvement in group activities, and group members' type of focal problem. Log-linear logit analysis revealed that the best-fitting model included Affiliation Status x Professional Involvement, and Affiliation Status x Focal Problem interactions. Among unaffiliated groups, professional involvement was related to lower group mortality, while among affiliated groups it was related to higher group mortality. Unaffiliated behavior control groups had higher odds for mortality and for birth than either unaffiliated life stress groups or unaffiliated medical groups. Among main effect findings, unaffiliated groups had consistently higher odds for birth than affiliated groups. The implications for research and action are discussed.

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Section: Ecological Press and Birthssupporting

confidence: 87%

Factors affecting the birth and death of mutual‐help groups: The role of national affiliation, professional involvement, and member focal problem

Matón

Leventhal

Madara

et al. 1989

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Fisher (1993:31) notes that the organizers employed by International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) are important influences in the formation of many GAs in developing nations, although "deepening poverty is the most powerful organizer" (p.29). Leventhal et al (1988) point out that the New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse has been instrumental in organizing many self-help GAs over the years of its existence. Various studies show that professionals in the health and human services have been organizers of self-help GAs, although by no means the usual organizers (Katz 1993:72).…”

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The Roots of Civil Society: A Model of Voluntary Association Prevalence Applied to Data on Larger Contemporary Nations

Smith

Shen

2002

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

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Based on a literature review, a theory of voluntary association prevalence in nations of the world is proposed. Greater associational prevalence is hypothesized to result from certain societal background factors (greater population size, and more favorable historical/cultural/environmental interface), aspects of basic societal structure (more permissive political control, greater modernization, more developed non-associational organizational field, and greater ethno-religious heterogeneity), and societal mobilization factors (aggregate resource mobilization for associations, aggregate social cohesion). Archival data on larger contemporary nations strongly confirm most of the model independently for two separate time periods, the 1970s and early 1990s. The ethno-religious heterogeneity variable is not confirmed as significant. No suitable data were available to test aggregate social cohesion as part of the empirical model tested. The results have important policy implications for the roots of civil society, political pluralism, and participatory democracy, partially as manifestations of social capital in a society.

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“…Understanding the nature, culture, and dynamics of support groups is important for a number of reasons. Nearly 10% of groups disband each year (Leventhal, Maton, & Madara, 1988). Information about the factors and dynamics that contribute to group survival can provide self-help clearing-houses and organizations insightful and practical knowledge about how best to assist local efforts.…”

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Surfacing the Life Phases of a Mental Health Support Group

Mohr

2004

Qual Health Res

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Support groups have increased rapidly in number and become a viable alternative to formal treatment in the United States. However, little is known regarding how mental health advocacy or support groups start and develop, or about challenges that can threaten their survival. In this 2 1/2-year ethnography, the author studied the culture of a developing family support program associated with a system of care. Several phases emerged, reflecting an organizational dynamic. The group dynamics and response to challenges have implications for organizers and parent organizations about the need for technical assistance necessary for survival of the group. Participant observation and immersion in the culture of such groups can provide a deeper understanding of the ideologies and values around which they organize and the kinds of tensions that members can experience during the group's cycle.

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Systemic organizational support for self-help groups.

Cited by 20 publications

References 20 publications

Factors affecting the birth and death of mutual‐help groups: The role of national affiliation, professional involvement, and member focal problem

Factors affecting the birth and death of mutual‐help groups: The role of national affiliation, professional involvement, and member focal problem

The Roots of Civil Society: A Model of Voluntary Association Prevalence Applied to Data on Larger Contemporary Nations

Surfacing the Life Phases of a Mental Health Support Group

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