The “Hispanic mortality paradox” revisited: meta-analysis and meta-regression of life-course differentials in Latin American and Caribbean immigrants' mortality

E Shor, D Roelfs, ZM Vang - Social Science & Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
The literature on immigrant health has repeatedly reported the paradoxical finding, where
immigrants from Latin American countries to OECD countries appear to enjoy better health …

How does unemployment affect self-assessed health? A systematic review focusing on subgroup effects

F Norström, P Virtanen, A Hammarström… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Almost all studies on the effect on health from unemployment have concluded
that unemployment is bad for your health. However, only a few review articles have dealt …

The strength of family ties: A meta-analysis and meta-regression of self-reported social support and mortality

E Shor, DJ Roelfs, T Yogev - Social Networks, 2013 - Elsevier
Perceived social support has long been recognized as associated with better health and
longevity. However, important factors that may moderate this relationship have not been …

Iridescent life course: LGBTQ aging research and blueprint for the future–A systematic review

KI Fredriksen Goldsen, S Jen, A Muraco - Gerontology, 2019 - karger.com
Abstract Background: LGBTQ*(lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer) older adults are
demographically diverse and growing populations. In an earlier 25-year review of the …

Social contact frequency and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

E Shor, DJ Roelfs - Social Science & Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Social contact frequency is a well-defined and relatively objective measure of social
relationships, which according to many studies is closely associated with health and …

A global meta-analysis of the immigrant mortality advantage

E Shor, D Roelfs - International Migration Review, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
A large body of research on the “Healthy Immigrant Effect”(or “Paradox”) has reported an
immigrant mortality advantage. However, other studies do not find such significant effects …

J-curve? A meta-analysis and meta-regression of parity and parental mortality

RS Högnäs, DJ Roelfs, E Shor, C Moore… - Population Research and …, 2017 - Springer
Research suggests that parity and parental health and mortality are associated significantly,
although the pattern of association varies across studies. Studies ascribe long-term poor …

Meta-analysis in sociological research: Power and heterogeneity

G Tong, G Guo - Sociological Methods & Research, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Meta-analysis is a statistical method that combines quantitative findings from previous
studies. It has been increasingly used to obtain more credible results in a wide range of …

Connecting puzzle pieces: Systematic literature review method in the social sciences

M Višić - Sociologija, 2022 - ceeol.com
A systematic literature review is a desk-based research method that sums up the best
available research on a specific question using a rigorous and verifiable methodology. This …

Journalism research: a dominant field of communication research in Spain. A meta-research on Spanish peer-reviewed journals (2000-2014). Estudos em …

E Saperas, Á Carrasco-Campos - 2018 - burjcdigital.urjc.es
This pa-per aims to describe how researchers have developedjournalism research
published by four source peer-reviewed journals for Spanish communication stu-dies during …