Study Hernandez Plaza et al. (2005): study ES 2000

Public

Moroccan immigrants, Spain, 2000

Sample

Respondents

N = 100

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Face to face interviews were conducted by the first author of this article, with the collaboration of seven Moroccan mediators who translated the questions into Arabic when necessary, and gave access to the sample

Correlate

Authors's Label

Utilization of social support

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Cronbach's alpha = 0.70

Remarks

This measure is included in the Arizona Social Support Interview Schedule (Barrera, 1980). More specifically, the version adapted for African immigrants living in Spain by Martinez, Garcia and Maya (1993) and Hernández (2003) was used. This instrument examines diverse structural and functional characteristics of social support networks.

Distribution

% immigrants who use social networks to obtain support from respectilely natives and  immigrants      
- expression of feelings:  21,  92
- social participation: 24, 97
- advice: 27, 75
- positive feedback: 16,  88
- material support:  7, 45
- physical assistance:18,  76

Operationalization

Utilization of the social network is measured by 6 closed items where respondents indicate whether they had used contacts with natives in their social network to obtaining social support during the last four weeks in the following areas:
- expression of feelings
- social participation
- advice
- positive feedback
- material support
- physical assistance

Observed Relation with Happiness