An examination of class differences in network capital, social support and psychological distress in Orleans Parish prior to Hurricane Katrina.

This study extends prior social support research by using an ego-centered network approach to explain class differences in perceptions of social support adequacy and, in turn, mental health outcomes (i.e., distress) across class strata. Data come from a 2003 study by the Center for the Study of Publ...

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Publicado en:Health Sociology Review Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 178 - 190
Autores principales: Sultan, Dawood H, Norris, Claire M, Avendano, Maryouri, Roberts, Makeda, Davis, Brandy
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2014
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          Sultan, Dawood H
          Norris, Claire M
          Avendano, Maryouri
          Roberts, Makeda
          Davis, Brandy
        affil: Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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          Social Class Classification
          Support, Psychosocial Classification
          Stress, Psychological
          Social Networks Evaluation
          Natural Disasters Louisiana
          Human
          Cross Sectional Studies Louisiana
          Louisiana
          Secondary Analysis
          Predictive Validity
          Comparative Studies
          Ego
          Health Services Needs and Demand
          T-Tests
          Regression
          Perception
          Variance Analysis
          Questionnaires
          Descriptive Statistics
          Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale
          Scales
          Psychological Tests
          P-Value
          Financial Support
          Models, Statistical Utilization
          Coping
          Outcomes (Health Care)
      ab: This study extends prior social support research by using an ego-centered network approach to explain class differences in perceptions of social support adequacy and, in turn, mental health outcomes (i.e., distress) across class strata. Data come from a 2003 study by the Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricane at Louisiana State University. Independent samples t-tests and ordinary least squares regression analyses reveal differences in network capital, perceptions of social support adequacy, and levels of distress across social class. We find that working/lower-class individuals report being embedded in lower-ranging network structures than their affluent middle-class counterparts. Furthermore, for working/lower-class individuals, lower-ranging network structures positively affect perceptions of social support adequacy. We also find that although greater perceptions of social support adequacy reduce psychological distress, there are variations in class in how perceptions of social support affect psychological distress.
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