Families and Personal Networks An International Comparative Perspective

Table 6.3

Social capital and the composition of personal networks (configurations) in the total sample. Average scores

Beanpole

Extended-conjugal

Friendship

Mixed

Nuclear-standard

Nuclear-narrow

Parental

Siblings

Work

Empty network

Total

F-test

Size

5.67

5.24

4.00

4.91

3.24

2.51

3.93

3.98

4.45

0.00

3.86

107.78

***

InteractionDensity

0.77

0.72

0.65

0.65

0.78

0.83

0.74

0.72

0.60

0.00

0.72

97.34

***

Centralisation

0.07

0.10

0.20

0.10

0.08

0.06

0.09

0.13

0.33

0.00

0.12

27.34

***

Emotional supportDensity

0.64

0.63

0.62

0.53

0.75

0.79

0.66

0.68

0.47

0.00

0.65

73.45

***

Centralisation

0.09

0.14

0.24

0.14

0.11

0.10

0.18

0.18

0.25

0.00

0.15

15.27

***

Note: *

p < 0.05; **

p < 0.01; ***

p < 0.001