The “sociotype” construct: Gauging the structure and dynamics of human sociality
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly -- A new study on Life Science Research is now available. According to news reporting from Zaragoza, Spain, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Exploring the pertinence of a ‘sociotype’ construct, established along the conceptual chain genotype-phenotype-sociotype, is the essential purpose of the present paper. Further, by following the sociotype’s conceptual guidelines, a new psychometric indicator has been developed in order to gauge the level of social interaction around each individual-the sociotype questionnaire (SOCQ).”
Financial support for this research came from Instituto de Salud Carlos III.
The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research, “A first version of this questionnaire has been elaborated by gathering data about the different classes of social bonds (family, friends, acquaintances, and work/study colleagues) in general population and about the dynamic update of these bonds via face-to-face conversation and other modes of interaction. A specific fieldwork was undertaken, involving 1,075 participants, all of them Spanish adults (with diverse social and regional backgrounds). The data obtained were analyzed by means of the correlational method with an analytical cross-sectional design: the number of factors and the consistency and reliability of the resulting scales were evaluated and correlated. The new sociotype indicator resulting from that fieldwork, in spite of its limitations, seems to be valid and reliable, as well as closely associated with widely used metrics of loneliness and psychological distress. It is interesting that the construct noticeably varies throughout the life course and circumstances of individuals, based on their gender and age, and adjusting to the different situations of social networking. This is the first study, to the best of our knowledge, which has tried to reach both a theoretical and an operational formulation of the sociotype construct, by establishing an ad hoc psychometric questionnaire.”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “We think that the information provided by this operational definition opens a new direction of work that could be useful to guide the development and evaluation of programs aimed at improving and strengthening social networking in people at risk, especially for the elderly.”
For more information on this research see: The “sociotype” construct: Gauging the structure and dynamics of human sociality. Plos One , 2017;12(12):e0189568. (Public Library of Science - www.plos.org; Plos One - www.plosone.org)
Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting P.C. Marijuan, Bioinformation Group, Aragon Institute of Health Science (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain. Additional authors for this research include J. Montero-Marin, J. Navarro, J. Garcia-Campayo and R. Del Moral.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189568. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
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CITATION: (2018-01-02), New Life Science Research Findings from P.C. Marijuan and Co-Authors Described (The “sociotype” construct: Gauging the structure and dynamics of human sociality), Life Science Weekly, 594, ISSN: 1552-2474, BUTTER® ID: 014913141
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