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Fam Process. 1976 Dec;15(4):407-17. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1976.00407.x.
This paper reports a study that investigated the areas of stress, support, and coping, using the structural model of the social network. The social network model is borrowed from sociology and anthropology and is used to describe and quantify not only an individual's immediate family but also all of those with whom the individual has regular contact. By comparing the networks of a sample of "normal" and schizophrenic males, it was possible to identify differences in their relationships to their social networks, in the make-up of the networks themselves, and in the coping styles and recent histories of the subjects. The results suggest, first, that the network model can be used to investigate the larger social system with which individuals interact and, second, that it may be a valuable approach to the expansion of family research.
本文报告了一项研究，该研究使用社会网络的结构模型对压力、支持和应对领域进行了调查。社会网络模型借鉴自社会学和人类学，不仅用于描述和量化个体的直系亲属，还用于描述和量化与该个体有定期联系的所有人。通过比较“正常”男性和精神分裂症男性样本的社交网络，有可能识别出他们与社交网络的关系、网络本身的构成以及受试者的应对方式和近期经历方面的差异。结果表明，首先，网络模型可用于研究个体与之互动的更大社会系统，其次，它可能是扩展家庭研究的一种有价值的方法。
