Beyond size and structure: how social network quality influences diabetes management self-efficacy in Black/African American men

Abstract

Among 1,225 Black/African American men with T2D, higher diabetes self-efficacy was most strongly associated with a greater share of “very supportive” network members and perceived healthy eating among alters; more friends also related positively, while infrequent contact related negatively. Network size and diversity were not associated.

Jeong-Hui Park

Assistant Professor University of Oklahoma

Jeong-Hui Park, PhD, is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at the University of Oklahoma, following her doctoral training at Texas A&M University and postdoctoral research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.