I have curated and published three sociometric social network datasets that are available in the Social Networks for Social Good Dataverse.
Companionships, Transportation, and Health Among Members of a Hispanic Senior Center: A Sociometric Social Network Dataset
This dataset contains survey and social network data from 42 members of a predominantly Puerto Rican senior center in Hartford, Connecticut. It includes two linked components (1) participant-level information on demographics, health, mobility, and transportation, and (2) a sociometric network of companionship ties among members. The data are designed for use in social network analysis and research on aging, mobility, and social relationships. These data can be used to explore questions such as how companionship ties are structured among older adults in a community setting; whether individuals with similar characteristics (e.g., age, gender, health status) are more likely to form ties; and how transportation access and mobility are associated with social network position. Users should begin their review of the dataset by reading the Data Overview and README files. Publications from this dataset include:
| Mauldin, R. L., Parekh, R., Connolly, J. P., Mattingly, S. P., Mushtaq, A., & Fujimoto, K. (2024). Life-space mobility, transportation, and the companionship network of members of a Hispanic senior center. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 79(6), gbae053. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae053 |
Peer Relationships among Master of Social Work Students
This dataset contains data from longitudinal social network analysis research that collected survey data from one class of graduate students (N=142) in a Master of Social Work (MSW) program in a large U.S. public university. The program used cohort-based learning in the first semester after which students were integrated into the student body as a whole. The dataset contains network data about friendships, academic discussion ties, and professional influence among classmates. Student attribute data include archival data from the school (e.g., student demographics, incoming GPA, GRE scores) and survey items (e.g., sense of belonging scale, multicultural perspective, perceived stress). Publications from this dataset include:
| Mauldin, R. L., Barros-Lane, L., Tarbet, Z., Fujimoto, K., & Narendorf, S. C. (2022). Cohort-based education and other factors related to student peer relationships: A mixed-methods social network analysis. Education Sciences, 12, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030205 (Open access) Mauldin, R. L., Narendorf, S. C., & Mollhagen, A. (2017). Relationships among diverse peers in a cohort-based MSW program: A social network analysis. Journal of Social Work Education, 53(4), 684-698. doi: 10.1080/10437797.2017.1284628 (Free eprint) |
SEAL, Social Experiences in Assisted Living
This dataset contains data from a longitudinal social network analysis research project that collected survey data on three separate occasions over a 6-month period from residents in a single assisted living facility. It includes extensive pyschosocial and health survey data and social network survey data on acquaintance, companionship, social support, and negative interaction ties among residents of the assisted living facility. Publications from this dataset include:
| Mauldin, R. L., Fujimoto, K., Wong, C., Herrera, S. E., & Anderson, K. (2021). Social networks in an assisted living community: Correlates of acquaintance and companionship ties among residents. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab079 (Open access) Mauldin, R. L., Wong, C., Fernandez, J., & Fujimoto, K. (2020). Network modeling of assisted living facility residents’ attendance at programmed group activities: Proximity and social contextual correlates of attendance. The Gerontologist. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa149 (Online accepted manuscript) Mauldin, R. L. (2018). The dynamics of social networks and health in an assisted living facility. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Houston). Published ETD Collection. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/3160 |