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Showing 1 to 20 of 189 for “"support networks"”.
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Support Networks of Caregivers of Frail Older Adults
… the challenges faced by caregivers. Social support networks play a critical role in shaping caregiver burden, coping mechanisms and overall well-being. Despite their importance, the composition and effectiveness of these networks are not fully understood, nor are they consistently integrated …
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Rehumanising knowledge work through fluctuating support networks: a grounded theory
… rehumanising knowledge work through fluctuating support networks in the knowledge workplace. Data consisted of field notes and transcripts from personal interviews and focus groups. Participants were drawn from the public and private sectors and a variety of professional fields under the general …
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Social Support Networks for Literacy Engagement among Culturally Diverse Urban Adolescents
This thesis explores the influences of social networks and social support on the literacy engagement of 7 high school students from a multicultural, multilingual, and economically disadvantaged urban neighborhood in a large, diverse North American city. Specifically, this study describes (1) …
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Exploring the Support Networks of those Caring for Loved Ones on Texas Death Row
Supporters of death row inmates suffer greatly and endure many hardships related to caring for a loved one on Texas’ death row. This study aims to understand the support networks developed by caretakers of capital offenders, along with their current needs and barriers. While the research …
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Community economic development? An examination of regional and sub-regional support networks for social enterprise
… and best practice within and between local networks of association and how their successful outcomes should be measured. These issues have posed problems for many social enterprise support agencies and policy makers as they attempt to make sense of both support and development needs. …
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Statistical models for social support networks: Application of exponential models to undirected graphs with dyadic dependencies
Research on the relationship between social support and general well-being often focuses on the personal support network, the group of individuals upon whom one calls for assistance in any given situation. With more sophisticated theories of social support, researchers no longer consider the mere …
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Informal support networks as a source of strength for mother-headed households in Cato Crest informal settlement, eThekwini
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Masters in Health Sciences degree at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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Examining social support networks: the relationship of interactions, mentoring, and community on novice teachers' satisfaction and career resiliency
In this research I investigate the social support networks of four novice elementary teachers. I obtained data through one-on-one interviews, egocentric social network map creation, observations, and document review. Though the four teachers had varying levels of satisfaction, at the completion of …
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Mentoring, Sponsorship and Support Networks: Relationships With Significant Others in the Career Advancement of Successful Illinois Public School Administrators
This study utilized research done previously in the fields of psychology, sociology and business to establish a framework for investigating the relationships with significant others that have contributed to the career advancement of successful public school administrators. Because there were so few …
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The Relationships Among Adaptive Behaviors of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Their Family Support Networks, Parental Stress, and Parental Coping
… Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), their family support networks, parental stress, and parental coping and the relationships among these variables. </p> <p><strong>Background: </strong> Autism is the fastest growing diagnosed developmental disorder. When parents receive a diagnosis of autism for …
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The Impact of Social Support and Social Support Networks on the Psychological Well-Being of African-American and White Single Mothers
… in the absence of adequate resources and supports, are at increased risk of experiencing emotional and psychological distress. The chief aim of this study was to do a more culturally sensitive examination than currently exists in the literature of the role that support networks play in …
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System interactions and mental health outcomes: rural African American men with serious mental illness, their social support networks, and community mental health agencies
… men with serious mental illness and their social support networks interact with each other and the institutional context of services and how this impacts mental health treatment experiences and outcomes. Two sets of respondents participated in in-depth qualitative interviews: Twenty-six rural …
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Factors Related to Delayed Time for HIV Care Among Youth Living with HIV: a Cross-Sectional Analysis of Social Support Networks and Access to Care
… explored the pattern of influence social support networks had on delayed time between diagnosis and first doctor’s visit after diagnosis of HIV in youth. Results showed that factors related to receiving a referral were prosocial peer behaviors and excessive fibbing in the past 6 months. …
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Precipitating and prophylactic factors contributing to posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology in maltreated children
… abuse amplify PTSD risk when a child has limited support networks, ineffective coping, external locus of control, affect dysregulation, and a dysfunctional family; (2) key family and victim characteristics would help to ameliorate effects of traumatic abuse; (3) the combination of precipitating …
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International students: Culture shock and adaptation to the U.S. culture
… self-confidence/self-efficacy, and social support networks impact the adjustment process of international students to the US culture.</p> <p>Forty-five international students attending a Michigan community college were surveyed and interviewed to assess the relationship among …
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Who helps women cope? : women's agency in households, families and communities
… poverty by constructing and drawing on social support networks that provide access to adequate housing, secure tenure and sufficient income to sustain households. The social support networks of households, families and communities are investigated in the adjacent but diverse townships of …
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