Visualizing Personal Networks: Working with Participant-aided Sociograms

Hogan, Bernie; Carrasco, Juan Antonio; Wellman, Barry

doi:10.1177/1525822x06298589

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“…The total number of very close and somewhat close ties is used as the measure for social network size. On average, the respondents have a network size of 27.17 alters, which is comparable to other studies that used the same name generators (Hogan et al 2007; Van den Berg et al 2009). The share of relatives is the percentage of direct and other relatives in the total social network (as opposed to colleagues or fellow students, club or association members, neighbors and other friends).…”

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Involvement in clubs or voluntary associations, social networks and activity generation: a path analysis

2012

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Leisure activities have received increasing attention from travel behavior researchers over the past decade. However, these activities are often treated as a single category, neglecting their differences. Whereas most leisure activities are flexible, club activities are usually scheduled longer in advance and are more fixed in time, location and company. Hence, trip-generating properties of club activities are likely to differ from those of other leisure activities. As very little is known about involvement in clubs or voluntary associations in relation to trip generation, voluntary association activities deserve further research in relation to travel. Therefore, in this paper a path analysis is conducted, analyzing the relationships between participation in clubs or voluntary associations, trip frequencies, and social network characteristics. The analyses are based on data collected in 2011 in Eindhoven in the Netherlands in a survey among 516 respondents. The results show interesting relationships between the social context and involvement in clubs. They indicate that people become club members through their social networks, and frequent club activities increase social network size. Family oriented people were found to go less often to clubs. Club membership and the frequency of going to club activities were also found to be affected by socio-demographics, such as gender, age, education, work, presence of young children in the household and owning a season ticket for public transport.

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“…This can be explained by time constraints, assuming that the presence of children implies more maintenance activities and thus less time for club activities (Hogan et al 2007). …”

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2012

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“…One re-entering worker declined participation in the study because she did not want to share her experience about the return-to-work process. During the interview the re-entering worker was asked to fill in a sociogram [28]. The sociogram used was pictured as a dart board with the re-entering worker in the centre.…”

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The social interaction of return to work explored from co-workers experiences

Tjulin¹,

MacEachen²,

Stiwne³

et al. 2011

Disability and Rehabilitation

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Purpose The objective was to explore the role and contribution of co-workers in the return-to-work process. The social interaction of co-workers in the return to work process are analysed within the framework of the Swedish national and local employer organisational return-to-work policies.Methods An exploratory qualitative method was used, consisting of open-ended interviews with 33 workplace actors across seven work units. Organisational return-towork policies were collected from the three public sector employers. ResultsThe key findings that emerged during analysis showed that some co-workers have a more work-task oriented approach towards the return-to-work process, whilst others had a more social relational approach. In both situations the social relations worked hand in hand with job tasks (how task were allocated, and how returning workers were supported by others) and could make or break the return-to-work process.Conclusion A suggestion for improvement of return-to-work models and policies is the need to take into account the social relations amongst workplace actors, especially involving co-workers when planning for return-to-work interventions. Otherwise the proper attention to work arrangements, social communication and the role if co-workers in the return-to-work process might not be seen.

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“…The re-entering worker was then contacted by telephone, and if they gave their consent, a time and date was set for an interview. During the interview with the re-entering worker, a sociogram [24] was filled out to further develop the purposive sample [21]. The sociogram provided a graphic description of social relations between the re-entering worker and the co-workers, in terms of closeness in work tasks.…”

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Exploring the meaning of early contact in return-to-work from workplace actors' perspective

Tjulin

MacEachen

Ekberg

2010

Disability and Rehabilitation

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Purpose The objective of this paper was to explore the meaning of early contact in return to work, and how social relational actions and conditions can facilitate or impede early contact among actors in the workplace.Method An exploratory qualitative method was used, consisting of individual open-ended interviews with 33 workplace actors at seven worksites across three public employers in Sweden. The workplace actors represented in these interviews included re-entering workers, supervisors, co-workers, and human resources managers. Organizational policies on return to work were collected from the three employers.Results The analysis indicated that early contact is a complex return-to-work measure with shifting incentives among workplace actors for making contact. For instance, the findings indicated obligation and responsibilities as incentives, incentives through social relations, and the need to acknowledge and balance the individual needs in relation to early contact. ConclusionThe findings strengthen the importance of early contact as a concept with a social relational context that comprises more than just an activity carried out (or not) by the employer, and suggest that early contact with a sick listed worker is not always the best approach for a return-to-work situation. This study provides a starting point for a more articulated conceptualization of early contact.

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Visualizing Personal Networks: Working with Participant-aided Sociograms

Cited by 279 publications

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Involvement in clubs or voluntary associations, social networks and activity generation: a path analysis

Involvement in clubs or voluntary associations, social networks and activity generation: a path analysis

The social interaction of return to work explored from co-workers experiences

Exploring the meaning of early contact in return-to-work from workplace actors' perspective

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