Social Isolation in America: An Artifact

Paik, Anthony; Sanchagrin, Kenneth

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2019008

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“…One explanation for this discrepancy could be that previous research has relied on subjective measures of network size e for instance, Zhu et al (2013) employed a name-generation approach. Self-rating techniques such as the name-generation technique are highly susceptible to methodological artefacts (Marsden, 2005;Paik & Sanchagrin, 2013), and it could be that the previously reported on associations between social network size and perceived social support are a result of method variance. Another possibility is that only off-line social network size, not Facebook social network size, is associated with perceived social support.…”

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Facebook friends, subjective well-being, social support, and personality

Lönnqvist

Deters

2016

Computers in Human Behavior

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a b s t r a c tOffline social capital in the form of interpersonal networks is known to be associated with subjective well-being (SWB). In two studies run in the US (N ¼ 153) and Germany (N ¼ 187), we initially investigated whether the size of an individual's Facebook social network was associated with SWB and perceived social support. Objectively measured Facebook network size was positively associated with several measures of both self-and informant rated SWB but not with perceived social support. More pertinent to the present research, we next investigated whether the observed associations between network size and SWB were, in fact, an artifact of personality e trait Extraversion in particular. Indeed, self-and informant-rated Extraversion was associated with both Facebook social network size and with self-and informant-rated SWB. Importantly, controlling for Extraversion rendered the associations between Facebook social network size and SWB weak and statistically insignificant. We discuss the importance of social relationships on Facebook for well-being, as well as the implications of our results for research on the relationship between SWB, social network size, and personality.

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Facebook friends, subjective well-being, social support, and personality

Lönnqvist

Deters

2016

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…Interviewers can fatigue of the name generator questions as I employ (and as discussed later) thus affecting data quality (Paik and Sanchagrin 2013). …”

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Secrets and Misperceptions: The Creation of Self-Fulfilling Illusions

Cowan¹

2014

SocScience

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This study examines who hears what secrets, comparing two similar secrets-one that is highly stigmatized and one that is less so. Using a unique survey representative of American adults and intake forms from a medical clinic, I document marked differences in who hears these secrets. People who are sympathetic to the stigmatizing secret are more likely to hear of it than those who may react negatively. This is a consequence of people not just selectively disclosing their own secrets but selectively sharing others’ as well. As a result, people in the same social network will be exposed to and influenced by different information about those they know and hence experience that network differently. When people effectively exist in networks tailored by others not to offend, then the information they hear tends to be that of which they already approve. Were they to hear secrets they disapproved of, then their attitudes might change, but they are less likely to hear those secrets. As such, the patterns of secret hearing contribute to a stasis in public opinion.

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“…Second, for nonresponse error variance, there is striking variability across interviewers in the reports they obtain on network size (Paik and Sanchagrin, 2013). Our findings suggest that these recent findings about variability in network size across GSS interviewers could be due to differential nonresponse biases across interviewers in recruitment of people with fewer social connections (e.g., West and Olson, 2010) as well as differential probing methods and other interviewer behaviors during the interview.…”

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“…Drawing on somewhat contested research based on the General Social Survey (GSS) (Brashears, 2011;Fischer, 2009;McPherson et al, 2006McPherson et al, , 2008McPherson et al, , 2009Paik and Sanchagrin, 2013), social isolates are rated as less cooperative by interviewers after the interview. This finding has potential implications for both nonresponse bias and nonresponse error variance.…”

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Social isolation, survey nonresponse, and nonresponse bias: An empirical evaluation using social network data within an organization

Watanabe

Olson

Falci

2017

Social Science Research

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Survey researchers have long hypothesized that social isolation negatively affects the probability of survey participation and biases survey estimates. Previous research, however, has relied on proxy measures of isolation, such as being a marginalized group member within a population. We re-examine the relationship between social isolation and survey participation using direct measures of social isolation derived from social network data; specifically, instrumental research and expressive friendship connections among faculty within academic departments. Using a reconceptualization of social isolation, we find that social network isolation is negatively associated with unit response. Among women (a numerical minority group within the organization), we further find that social group isolation (i.e., lacking instrumental network connections to men, the majority group in the organization) is negatively associated with survey participation. Finally, we show that some survey estimates are systematically biased due to nonparticipation from socially isolated people.

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Social Isolation in America: An Artifact

Cited by 46 publications

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Facebook friends, subjective well-being, social support, and personality

Facebook friends, subjective well-being, social support, and personality

Secrets and Misperceptions: The Creation of Self-Fulfilling Illusions

Social isolation, survey nonresponse, and nonresponse bias: An empirical evaluation using social network data within an organization

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