Network cohesion and social support
Martí Olivé, Joel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre d'Estudis Sociològics sobre la Vida Quotidiana i el Treball (QUIT))
Bolíbar, Mireia (University of Bremen. Institute for Sociology)
Lozares Colina, Carlos (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre d'Estudis Sociològics sobre la Vida Quotidiana i el Treball (QUIT))

Date:	2017
Abstract:	This article analyses the effects of personal network cohesion on different types of social support using two dimensions of cohesion: network closure (defined as a tightly knit set of actors around the ego) and cliquishness (defined as the extent to which an actor is connected with a number of cohesive sub-sets of alters). Data were obtained from a personal networks' survey conducted in Catalonia (Spain), which was completed by 441 adults and gathered information about exchange of social support in networks made of 30 alters. A multilevel analysis disentangles the effects on support of these two structural dimensions at the network-level from compositional effects at the network and tie-level. The results show that network closure does not play a relevant role in support once confounders at the network and tie levels are controlled for. However, cliquishness has a significant association with labor-related support and housing support, net of statistical controls. Implications of these results in network research are discussed.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CSO2008-01470
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Social support ; Personal networks ; Network effects ; Cohesion ; Density ; Cliques
Published in:	Social networks, Vol. 48 (2017) , p. 192-201, ISSN 0378-8733

DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2016.08.006

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