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Social Capital, Social Cohesion, and COVID-19
Kawachi I, Ransome Y. Social Capital, Social Cohesion, and COVID-19. 2024, 364-394. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197625217.003.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial capitalPopulation health outcomesPopulation health impactSocial cohesionCohesive societyHealth outcomesCommunity—areMental illnessInformal socializingSocial distancing policiesSocial participationSocial isolationCOVID outcomesHealth impactsCapitalDistancing policiesIllustrative case studyCOVID-19 pandemicHigher ratesCase studyOutcomesMask-wearingPhysical distancePolicyCOVID-19
2024
Unveiling disparities: examining differential item functioning’s impact on racial health equity among white and black populations
Villalonga-Olives E, Khademi A, Pan Y, Ransome Y. Unveiling disparities: examining differential item functioning’s impact on racial health equity among white and black populations. Public Health 2024, 231: 80-87. PMID: 38636280, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferential Item FunctioningMulti-group measurement invarianceMeasurement invarianceSocial capital indicatorsWhite respondentsComparing BlackItem response theory methodsCapital indicatorsSocial capitalRacial health equitySocial capital itemsSocial capital levelsSocial capital researchFactor structureStructural equation modelingIRT analysisPsychometric propertiesHealth equityItem FunctioningCommunity itemsSocial cohesionInvolvement itemsExamining raceCapital researchEquation modeling
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