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Measuring Social Integration and Social Networks

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ID23344784
AuthorsIan Brissette, Sheldon Cohen (0000-0003-2248-4600), Teresa Seeman (0000-0001-8583-4239), Teresa E Seeman
Year2000
Pages53-85
Publication date2000-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueSocial support measurement and intervention (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/med:psych/9780195126709.003.0003
OpenAlexW2491509449
ISBN9780195126709
LanguageEN
Citations received86

This chapter illustrates the various ways in which social integration hasbeen measured and provide guidelines for choosing an appropriate measure. It discusses the theoretical underpinnings of the social integration conceptand reviews the various measurement techniques that have been used, including an overview of both individual and community-level social integrationmeasures. It suggests that measurement techniques should be chosen in the contextof hypotheses about how the social environment might influence health andwith consideration of the characteristics of the population under study. It also presents an overview of formal social network theory.

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