Perceived poverty, perceived income adequacy and loneliness in Israeli young adults: Are social capital and neighbourhood capital resilience factors?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tehila Refaeli ◽  
Netta Achdut
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Income Adequacy ◽  
Perceived Income Adequacy ◽  
Resilience Factors

scholarly journals Diverting blame to stay sane - young people’s strategies for dealing with the mental health effects of precarious employment: a grounded theory study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanna Toivanen ◽  
Anna Olofsson Tarantino ◽  
Maria Emmelin ◽  
Per-Olof Östergren
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Precarious Employment ◽  
Coping Process ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Employment Situation

Abstract Background Precarious employment is a risk factor for poor mental health, particularly among young adults. Knowledge about how young people maintain their mental health while in a precarious employment situation is scarce. The aim of the study was to explore the meaning of precarious employment for young adults in Sweden and their strategies for maintaining good mental health. Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 individuals (9 men and 6 women) aged 20–39 years in a precarious employment situation. Contact persons at union offices and at specific job-coaching organizations collaborating with the Swedish public employment agency in the city of Malmö were gate openers to reach informants. Analysis was based on constructivist grounded theory, implying an emergent design where data collection and analysis go hand in hand. Results All informants had completed secondary school in Sweden, and one third had studied at the university level. A majority currently had jobs; however, they were mostly employed on an hourly basis and only a few had temporary full-time jobs. The analysis resulted in a core category “Diverting blame to stay sane,” which summarized an emergent coping process involving individual resources and resources represented by the individuals’ social capital. The developed theoretical model contained four main categories, “Facing reality,” “Losing control,” “Adapting,” and “Fighting back,” related to the core category. Conclusions The results implied a process where the challenges created by loss of employment-based rights required a coping process where the individual’s social capital plays an important role. However, social capital is to a large extent determined by contextual factors, underlining the strong health equity aspect of precarious employment.

scholarly journals Relationships between young adults’ housing tenure, elements of perceived job security and social capital in Britain

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwadamilola Aguda ◽  
Obas John Ebohon
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Housing Tenure ◽  
Sustainable Communities ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Uk

Purpose Against the backdrop of the changing trends in tenure in the UK housing system, young adults are faced with different situations that continue to shape their housing consumption and decisions. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships amongst young adults’ housing tenure, social capital and elements of perceived job security in Britain. Socio-psychological dimension of housing tenure decisions has been receiving attention by housing market analysts and practitioners seeking deeper understandings of the UK housing market dynamics, particularly in the wake of changing tastes and preferences of young people concerning housing decisions across major cities of the world. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative approach has been applied to the harmonised version of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) from 2001 to 2015. Findings The authors discovered that British young adults’ homeownership decisions are increasingly influenced by social capital and elements of perceived job insecurity, depending on their tenure of origin. Furthermore, this study will significantly enhance the understanding of tenure shifts amongst young adults in the UK and provide property developers, local authorities and central governments the knowledge and information to guide economic policies, urban renewal towards achieving better social cohesion and sustainable communities. Originality/value Very little has been done to investigate the contributions of social capital formation, for example, neighbourhood or social integration and social relations and elements of perceived job security on housing tenure transitions among British young adults. This study will further provide property developers, local authorities and central governments the knowledge and information to guide economic policies, urban renewal towards achieving better social cohesion and sustainable communities.

Young Adult Social Networks and Labour Market Attachment: Interpersonal Dynamics that Shape Perspectives on Job Attainment

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 769-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN R. GRAHAM ◽  
MICHEAL L. SHIER ◽  
MARILYN EISENSTAT
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Racial Minority ◽  
Upward Social Mobility

AbstractFollowing a qualitative study design with young adults (aged seventeen to twenty-nine) of a racialised minority status (n= 36) in a low-income community in Toronto, Canada, we found that social relationships and dynamics greatly influenced perspectives towards labour market success. Respondents identified that interpersonal relationships with employers, family members and neighbourhood/community members influenced their perseverance and motivation for upward social mobility through securing and maintaining employment. The findings highlight the fundamental relationship between perceptions of upward social mobility and individual social capital. In particular, the wide array of social networks that can influence the perspectives of racial minority young adults – both positively and negatively. The findings extend contemporary discussions about the relationship between social capital and career aspirations among racial minority young adults, to include a spectrum of interrelated social networks that collectively aid in improving personal development. While contemporary discussions focus on the utility of informal knowledge sharing about career development and post-secondary attainment, the findings here demonstrate the importance of policy and programme solutions that support the mobilisation of a wider array of embedded social resources, within the social networks of racial minority young adults, that help support positive perceptions towards upward social mobility.

Self-care management and risk factors for depressive symptoms among elderly outpatients in Taiwan

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Fang Tsai ◽  
Li-Ling Liu ◽  
Hsiu-Hsin Tsai ◽  
Shih-Chi Chung
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Income Adequacy ◽  
Perceived Income Adequacy ◽  
Elderly Outpatients ◽  
Depressive Tendency

ABSTRACTBackground: Early detection and appropriate treatment interventions for depressive symptoms in the elderly are important issues for healthcare systems. However, few studies to date have focused on understanding self-care strategies to manage depressive symptoms among elderly people worldwide. The purpose of this study was to explore self-care management strategies and risk factors for depressive symptoms among elderly outpatients in Taiwan.Methods: A convenience sample of elderly persons (≥65 years old; N = 1054) was recruited from outpatient clinics of two hospitals in northern Taiwan.Results: In our sample, the prevalence of depressive tendency was 16.3%. The majority of participants (70.1%) managed depressive symptoms with self-care strategies. The strategy most often used to relieve depressive symptoms was “take a walk.” The main information source for self-care strategies was self-learning. Depressive tendency in this sample was shown by logistic regression analysis to be significantly predicted by gender, marital status, perceived income adequacy, perceived health condition, stroke, and cancer.Conclusion: Elderly people need to be made more aware of strategies to self-manage depressive symptoms. Healthcare providers can decrease/prevent the first risk factor for depressive symptoms (poor perceived health status) by improving elders’ perceived health and promoting their actual health. The second risk factor (poor perceived income adequacy) can be decreased/prevented by carefully assessing patients’ financial situation during clinic visits and providing suitable referral for further assistance.

scholarly journals One Big Happy Family: Bridging and Bonding Social capital in families using Social Networking Sites

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meera Hirani ◽  
Abha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Indian Population ◽  
Causal Relation ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Major Mode

Social networking has become a major mode of communication over the past decade. Professional networks such as Linkedin, Ecademy, Cofoundr have gained popularity among business and entrepreneurs while for personal use Facebook, Whatsapp and MySpace have achieved worldwide acceptability. Families, friends and significant others are using Hike, Instagram, Twitter, Messenger and other applications for regular interaction, providing social support, incite feelings of patriotism, collective identity and social interest. Studies on negative impacts of Social Networking Sites have outnumbered and overshadowed the researches that focus on its positive outcome. It is imperative to study, explore and find novel ways to use SNS for society’s benefit. India is undergoing radical changes and the young adults and adolescents are building new ways of bridging and bonding social capital. The present paper presents a theoretical model that explains the causal relation of use of Social Networking Sites with social capital and psychological wellbeing in purview and highlights the positive outcomes of use Social Networking Sites (from here on SNS) among youth and its utility in maintaining family values and relations in this fast paced environment with Indian population in perspective. Need for empirical research on the positive outcome of SNS in Indian population has been emphasized along with recommendations for development of close bonds with family and caution of use of SNS among adolescents and young adults has been given.

scholarly journals Diverting blame to stay sane - young people's strategies for dealing with the mental health effects of precarious employment: a Grounded Theory study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanna Toivanen ◽  
Anna Olofsson Tarantino ◽  
Maria Emmelin ◽  
Per-Olof Östergren
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Precarious Employment ◽  
Coping Process ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Employment Situation

Abstract Background Precarious employment is a risk factor for poor mental health, particularly among young adults. Knowledge about how young people maintain their mental health while in a precarious employment situation is scarce. The aim of the study was to explore the meaning of precarious employment for young adults in Sweden and their strategies for maintaining good mental health. Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 individuals (9 men and 6 women) aged 20–39 years in a precarious employment situation. Contact persons at union offices and at specific job-coaching organizations collaborating with the Swedish public employment agency in the city of Malmö were gate openers to reach informants. Analysis was based on constructivist grounded theory, implying an emergent design where data collection and analysis go hand in hand. Results All informants had completed secondary school in Sweden, and one third had studied at the university level. A majority currently had jobs; however, they were mostly employed on an hourly basis and only a few had temporary full-time jobs. The analysis resulted in a core category “Diverting blame to stay sane,” which summarized an emergent coping process involving individual resources and resources represented by the individuals’ social capital. The developed theoretical model contained four main categories, “Facing reality,” ”Losing control,” “Adapting,” and “Fighting back,” related to the core category. Conclusions The results implied a process where the challenges created by loss of employment-based rights required a coping process where the individual’s social capital plays an important role. However, social capital is to a large extent determined by contextual factors, underlining the strong health equity aspect of precarious employment.

scholarly journals Social identity and perceived income adequacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-361
Author(s):  
Deepti Goel ◽  
Ashwini Deshpande
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Income Adequacy ◽  
Perceived Income Adequacy
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