Socio-economically disadvantaged (e.g., less educated) women are at a greater risk of depression compared to less disadvantaged women. However, little is known regarding the factors that may explain socioeconomic inequalities in risk of depression. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of perceived neighbourhood factors in mediating the relationship between education and women's risk...

This study tested a model of survivor reactions to reorganization, which incorporated multiple predictors and consequences of procedural, interpersonal, and informational justice. The 3 justice types had different correlates: all 4 antecedents (employee input, victim support, implementation, and communication quality) predicted interpersonal fairness, implementation and communication quality we...

The aim of this study is to put forth what kind of a relationship there is among the loneliness states of the individuals, the Internet addiction and interpersonal trust levels in virtual environments by examining these states felt by the individuals in virtual environments; and to try to define the virtual loneliness concept in this way. This study is a descriptive study. It has been carried o...

This study reports on New Zealand dairy farmers’ access to and use of information as mediated through conditions of risk and trust within the context of their interpersonal social networks. We located participants’ reports of their information use within their perceived environments of trust and risk, following Giddens’s [1990. The consequences of modernity. Polity Press, Stanford, CA] typology...

Trust plays a critical role in our everyday lives from interpersonal communication to buyer-seller exchanges. Yet the concept of trust within the unique context of computer-mediated exchange (CME) has received little attention. To offer a theoretical contribution, we define key terms and synthesize relevant literature identifying four sources and seven dimensions of trust. Combining these sourc...

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been a growing concern. The pandemic proved to be very complicated with the mutated virus. Delta variant is contributing surge of cases across globe. Vaccine can socially contagious, requiring more stringent efforts from policy makers and health professionals in promoting uptake. Some evidence shows that acceptance appears have played an integral role successfully...