Racial Differences in Perceptions of Social Support in Consumer-Centered Services
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| Title: | Racial Differences in Perceptions of Social Support in Consumer-Centered Services |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Woodward, Amanda Toler, Mowbray, Carol T., Holter, Mark C., Bybee, Deborah |
| Source: | Social Work Research. 2007 31(4):221-228. |
| Availability: | National Association of Social Workers (NASW). 750 First Street NE Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-227-3590; e-mail: press@naswdc.org; Web site: http://www.naswpress.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | African Americans, Mental Disorders, Racial Differences, Interaction, Consumer Economics, Adults, Racial Relations, Interviews, Whites, Group Dynamics |
| Geographic Terms: | Michigan |
| ISSN: | 1070-5309 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to explore potential racial differences in the experience of support offered by consumer-centered services for adults with serious mental illness. The study used hierarchical linear modeling to examine the level of support consumers report receiving from programs and the extent to which program-level characteristics reflecting racial diversity differentially influence white and African American consumers. The study used data from interviews with 1,072 white and African American consumers throughout Michigan and from selected program-level data. African Americans reported that a smaller proportion of their network comes from their program, although this is not related to program-level characteristics. Interaction effects suggest that the proportion of consumers in a program who are African American differentially influences the sense of community reported by white and African Americans. Implications for understanding racial dynamics within consumer-centered services are provided. |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Entry Date: | 2007 |
| Access URL: | https://oberon.naswpressonline.org/vl=2818090/cl=13/nw=1/rpsv/cw/nasw/10705309/v31n4/s4/p221 |
| Accession Number: | EJ780188 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to explore potential racial differences in the experience of support offered by consumer-centered services for adults with serious mental illness. The study used hierarchical linear modeling to examine the level of support consumers report receiving from programs and the extent to which program-level characteristics reflecting racial diversity differentially influence white and African American consumers. The study used data from interviews with 1,072 white and African American consumers throughout Michigan and from selected program-level data. African Americans reported that a smaller proportion of their network comes from their program, although this is not related to program-level characteristics. Interaction effects suggest that the proportion of consumers in a program who are African American differentially influences the sense of community reported by white and African Americans. Implications for understanding racial dynamics within consumer-centered services are provided. |
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| ISSN: | 1070-5309 |
