Froland C, Brodsky G, Olson M, Stewart L
Community Ment Health J. 1979 Summer;15(2):82-93. doi: 10.1007/BF00757330.
The general importance of an individual's support network has been recognized in the field of community mental health; yet a more detailed understanding of how a client's available social ties may contribute to his or her adjustment is presently lacking. This study used network analysis to examine differences in the social networks of mental health clients to identify factors associated with positive social adjustment. Subjects were selected from three different types of mental health programs as well as from the general population of Marion County, Oregon. Results generally revealed that subjects from the community sample more often would look to immediate family members for support. Better functioning chronic clients emphasized professional contacts, whereas more poorly adjusted chronic clients would look to friends for support. The results have implications both for understanding the nature of the support available to a client and mobilizing the support resources of the existing network of relationships to aid adjustment to community living.
个人支持网络的普遍重要性在社区心理健康领域已得到认可；然而，目前尚缺乏对客户现有的社会关系如何促进其适应的更详细理解。本研究使用网络分析来检查心理健康客户社交网络的差异，以确定与积极社会适应相关的因素。研究对象从三种不同类型的心理健康项目以及俄勒冈州马里恩县的普通人群中选取。结果总体显示，社区样本中的研究对象更常向直系家庭成员寻求支持。功能较好的慢性疾病患者强调专业联系，而适应较差的慢性疾病患者则会向朋友寻求支持。这些结果对于理解客户可获得的支持的性质以及调动现有关系网络的支持资源以帮助适应社区生活都具有启示意义。
