Melinda Goldner
Biographic Data
| ID | 266029 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melinda Goldner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melinda |
| FAMILY NAME | Goldner |
| SIGNATURE | GOLDNER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Union College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Importance of Type, Amount, and Timing of Internet Use for Understanding Psychological Distress
Objective. Few social scientists have examined how Internet usage, including using the Internet for health purposes, may affect mental health. This study assesses whether the type or amount of online health activities and the timing of Internet use are associated with psychological distress. Methods. We use data from the National Cancer Institute's 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey. Results. When we compare Internet users to non‐Inte…
Rural-Urban Differences in General and Health-Related Internet Use
Literature has shown that people living in rural areas are less likely to have access to the Internet for demographic and technological reasons; however, less information is available regarding rural-urban differences in online health-information seeking. Data from the National Cancer Institute's nationally representative 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey ( N = 5,586) are used to examine these relationships. Logistic regression resul…
Caring for the Disabled
Families often provide care for disabled relatives, yet this can affect caregivers negatively. To understand how disability affects the entire family, this article reviews four theories that can be used to understand caregiving and applies each theory to understand racial and ethnic variations among families. We examine the stress process model, social ecological perspective, life course perspective, and gender role socialization hypothesis, whic…
The Association Among Gender, Computer Use and Online Health Searching, and Mental Health
Research investigating the impacts of computer and Internet use is increasing; however, few sociologists explore how this use may impact on mental health outcomes. The authors use data from the 2004 General Social Survey to examine the relationship among gender, computer and Internet use for health purposes and mental health. Their findings are mixed in that computer and Internet use are both positively and negatively related to mental health. Th…
How Health Status Impacts the Types of Information Consumers Seek Online
A few studies examine what types of health information people seek online, yet we know little about how this varies by health status. To examine this question we used data collected from a random sample of 2,038 adults for the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which asked respondents in the United States whether they searched for 16 different types of information. These 16 topics were grouped into three broad areas, including medical condit…
Using the Internet and Email for Health Purposes
Objective. Increasingly, people use the Internet and email for health purposes; however, we know little about whether this varies by health status. This study examines whether sick or healthy people are more likely to access the Internet, conduct online health searches, and exchange emails regarding health issues. Methods. We conduct multivariate analysis on a random sample of 2,038 adults. Results. Despite greater Internet access, respondents in…
Caregiving Outside of the Home
Contrary to prior literature, we found that Blacks are more depressed than White caregivers in large part because of lower socioeconomic status and greater stressors, and higher levels of physical impairment. Yet, strength in religious belief has a stress-buffering effect for African Americans. We suggest that policies that attempt to eliminate racial disparities in socioeconomic status and health could benefit these caregivers
The dynamic interplay between Western medicine and the complementary and alternative medicine movement
Scholars must examine the dynamic relationship between activists and organisational actors, because all social movements interact in some way with the institutions they seek to change, and because activists engage in ongoing attempts to shape these interactions. Using data from the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) movement in California and hospitals in New York and Massachusetts, I identify how physicians and hospitals respond to the…
Rural-Urban Differences in General and Health-Related Internet Use
Literature has shown that people living in rural areas are less likely to have access to the Internet for demographic and technological reasons; however, less information is available regarding rural-urban differences in online health-information seeking. Data from the National Cancer Institute's nationally representative 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey ( N = 5,586) are used to examine these relationships. Logistic regression resul…
The dynamic interplay between Western medicine and the complementary and alternative medicine movement
Scholars must examine the dynamic relationship between activists and organisational actors, because all social movements interact in some way with the institutions they seek to change, and because activists engage in ongoing attempts to shape these interactions. Using data from the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) movement in California and hospitals in New York and Massachusetts, I identify how physicians and hospitals respond to the…
Using the Internet and Email for Health Purposes
Objective. Increasingly, people use the Internet and email for health purposes; however, we know little about whether this varies by health status. This study examines whether sick or healthy people are more likely to access the Internet, conduct online health searches, and exchange emails regarding health issues. Methods. We conduct multivariate analysis on a random sample of 2,038 adults. Results. Despite greater Internet access, respondents in…
Caregiving Outside of the Home
Contrary to prior literature, we found that Blacks are more depressed than White caregivers in large part because of lower socioeconomic status and greater stressors, and higher levels of physical impairment. Yet, strength in religious belief has a stress-buffering effect for African Americans. We suggest that policies that attempt to eliminate racial disparities in socioeconomic status and health could benefit these caregivers
The Importance of Type, Amount, and Timing of Internet Use for Understanding Psychological Distress
Objective. Few social scientists have examined how Internet usage, including using the Internet for health purposes, may affect mental health. This study assesses whether the type or amount of online health activities and the timing of Internet use are associated with psychological distress. Methods. We use data from the National Cancer Institute's 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey. Results. When we compare Internet users to non‐Inte…
The dynamic interplay between Western medicine and the complementary and alternative medicine movement
Scholars must examine the dynamic relationship between activists and organisational actors, because all social movements interact in some way with the institutions they seek to change, and because activists engage in ongoing attempts to shape these interactions. Using data from the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) movement in California and hospitals in New York and Massachusetts, I identify how physicians and hospitals respond to the…
Caregiving Outside of the Home
Contrary to prior literature, we found that Blacks are more depressed than White caregivers in large part because of lower socioeconomic status and greater stressors, and higher levels of physical impairment. Yet, strength in religious belief has a stress-buffering effect for African Americans. We suggest that policies that attempt to eliminate racial disparities in socioeconomic status and health could benefit these caregivers
How Health Status Impacts the Types of Information Consumers Seek Online
A few studies examine what types of health information people seek online, yet we know little about how this varies by health status. To examine this question we used data collected from a random sample of 2,038 adults for the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which asked respondents in the United States whether they searched for 16 different types of information. These 16 topics were grouped into three broad areas, including medical condit…
Using the Internet and Email for Health Purposes
Objective. Increasingly, people use the Internet and email for health purposes; however, we know little about whether this varies by health status. This study examines whether sick or healthy people are more likely to access the Internet, conduct online health searches, and exchange emails regarding health issues. Methods. We conduct multivariate analysis on a random sample of 2,038 adults. Results. Despite greater Internet access, respondents in…
The Association Among Gender, Computer Use and Online Health Searching, and Mental Health
Research investigating the impacts of computer and Internet use is increasing; however, few sociologists explore how this use may impact on mental health outcomes. The authors use data from the 2004 General Social Survey to examine the relationship among gender, computer and Internet use for health purposes and mental health. Their findings are mixed in that computer and Internet use are both positively and negatively related to mental health. Th…
Caring for the Disabled
Families often provide care for disabled relatives, yet this can affect caregivers negatively. To understand how disability affects the entire family, this article reviews four theories that can be used to understand caregiving and applies each theory to understand racial and ethnic variations among families. We examine the stress process model, social ecological perspective, life course perspective, and gender role socialization hypothesis, whic…
Rural-Urban Differences in General and Health-Related Internet Use
Literature has shown that people living in rural areas are less likely to have access to the Internet for demographic and technological reasons; however, less information is available regarding rural-urban differences in online health-information seeking. Data from the National Cancer Institute's nationally representative 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey ( N = 5,586) are used to examine these relationships. Logistic regression resul…
The Importance of Type, Amount, and Timing of Internet Use for Understanding Psychological Distress
Objective. Few social scientists have examined how Internet usage, including using the Internet for health purposes, may affect mental health. This study assesses whether the type or amount of online health activities and the timing of Internet use are associated with psychological distress. Methods. We use data from the National Cancer Institute's 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey. Results. When we compare Internet users to non‐Inte…
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (4 works) · The Internet (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)