Social Support and Subjective Health in Fibromyalgia: Self-Compassion as a Mediator

The study examined whether self-compassion mediates the relationship between social support and subjective well-being, as perceived by athletes. It also investigated the structural relationships between these variables. Participants were 333 athletes attending high school or university. Structural equation analysis showed that self-compassion partially mediated the relationship between social support and subjective well-being. To test the stability of the model, a multiple group analysis was performed according to sex of participant and school level, and this demonstrated that the model had similar fit to the data regardless of group. The confirmation that self-compassion plays an intermediary role in the relationship between social support and subjective well-being demonstrates that self-compassionate attitudes can be fostered by social support, and that, in turn, has a positive effect on an individual’s subjective well-being.

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Self-esteem and social support in the occupational stress-subjective health relationship among medical professionals

Polish Psychological Bulletin ◽

10.2478/s10059-009-0003-5 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 13-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tadeusz Ostrowski

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Job Stress ◽

Negative Feedback ◽

Feedback Loop ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Subjective Health ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Negative Feedback Loop ◽

The Impact

Self-esteem and social support in the occupational stress-subjective health relationship among medical professionals The starting point for the presented study was the concept by House who construed social support as buffering the impact of work-related stress on health. Self-esteem was taken under consideration as the other potential stress buffer. It was hypothesized that both social support and self-esteem would have a salutogenic effect, since they attenuate the experience of occupational stress and reduce health problems associated with the experienced job stress. Participants in the study were 361 medical professionals representing various specialties. They were examined using the Subjective Job Evaluation Questionnaire by Dudek et al., the Mood and Health State Questionnaire by Rząsa, the Self-Esteem Scale by M. Rosenberg and Significant Other Scale by Power et al. The higher was the respondents' occupational stress, the poorer was their subjective physical health. Such components of occupational stress as responsibility, psychological strain due to job complexity, lack of rewards at work, and a sense of threat were found to be most important in this respect. These four components of occupational stress were interrelated and constituted a feedback loop. The study confirmed a salutogenic role of self-esteem, contributing to subjective health improvement. Satisfaction with social support had also a positive role, since it reduced the amount of experienced job stress, thus exerting a health-promoting effect. There was a direct negative feedback loop between self-esteem and somatic health problems. Irrespective of that, satisfaction with social support was found to interact with perceived occupational stress in a negative feedback loop. However, neither of these two factors, i.e. self-esteem and social support, had an effect of buffering the impact of occupational stress on health. This suggests that the initial model proposed by House as well as the present author's earlier research findings obtained from a smaller sample should be revised.

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Factors influencing cognitive reactivity among young adults at high risk for depression in China: a cross-sectional study

10.21203/rs.2.18838/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Fei Fei Huang ◽

Zhi Peng Wen ◽

Qi Li ◽

Bin Chen ◽

Wen Jie Weng

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Young Adults ◽

Life Events ◽

Negative Life Events ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cognitive Reactivity ◽

Self Compassion ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Chinese Young Adults

Abstract BackgroundUnderstanding the factors influencing cognitive reactivity (CR) may help identify individuals at risk for first episode depression and relapse, and facilitate routine access to preventative treatments. However, few studies have examined CR to depression in Asian countries. This study was performed to ascertain the current status of CR among Chinese young adults and explore the factors that influence their CR. MethodsA national cross-sectional online study using convenience sampling was conducted among 1637 healthy young adults in China (96.29%). ResultsThe mean CR score was 1.73±0.64. Binary logistic regression showed that a low level of CR was associated with the following factors: high self-compassion, high social support, high resilience, high monthly household income, and living in a rural area, with odds ratios (ORs) ranging from 0.14 to 0.70. Young adults in full-time employment, experiencing poor sleep, with high neuroticism, who reported frequent sad mood, and who had a high intensity of negative life events had increased CR to depression, with ORs ranging from 1.18 to 6.66. The prediction probability of these factors was 75.40%. Any causal relationships among the influencing factors and CR cannot be established. ConclusionsThe self-reported CR levels among Chinese young adults were moderate. Enhancing self-compassion, resilience, and social support for young adults and reducing negative life events, neuroticism, and poor sleep may facilitate reducing CR. These findings may help healthcare providers or researchers determine how to cultivate and improve the CR of young adults by establishing documented policies and/or improving intervention efficacies.

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Parenting stress, social support, self-compassion, and parenting practices among mothers of children with ASD and ADHD

Psikohumaniora Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi ◽

10.21580/pjpp.v6i1.6681 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 47-60

Author(s):

Yulina Eva Riany ◽

Ayu Ihsana

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Parenting Stress ◽

Parental Stress ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Online Survey ◽

Children With Adhd ◽

Self Compassion ◽

Children With Asd ◽

Study Results ◽

Significant Difference

This study aimed to analyze the differences in parenting stress, perceptions of social support, self-compassion, and parenting practices between mothers of children with ASD and children with ADHD. Using the parental stress scale, the multidimensional scale of perceived social support, self-compassion scale, and parent construct, this study also aimed to analyze how the observed variables predicted the parenting practices among mothers of children with ASD and mothers of children with ADHD. An online survey was completed voluntarily by 34 mothers of children with ASD and 31 mothers of children with ADHD. MANOVA and regression analyses were conducted to support the hypothesis of the study. Results showed no significant difference in parenting stress, social supports, self-compassion, and parenting practices between the two groups. Parenting stress was revealed as a predictor for negative parenting practices among both groups. This research provides a picture of parenting practice among parents of children with ASD and ADHD in Indonesia, contributing to filling the gap concerning the limited available research in this field.

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Relationship between Future Orientation and Pain Severity in Fibromyalgia Patients: Self-Compassion as a Coping Mechanism

Social Work ◽

10.1093/sw/swz013 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 64 (3) ◽

pp. 253-258

Author(s):

Edward C Chang ◽

Abigael G Lucas ◽

Olivia D Chang ◽

Harrison D Angoff ◽

Mingqi Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Social Workers ◽

Future Orientation ◽

Negative Association ◽

Pain Severity ◽

Coping Mechanism ◽

Potential Value ◽

Self Compassion ◽

Social Support System ◽

The Relationship

Abstract The present study examined the relationship between future orientation and fibromyalgia-related pain severity in a sample of 287 adults with fibromyalgia. Specifically, authors examined dimensions of self-compassion (for example, self-kindness, isolation, mindfulness) as possible mechanisms through which future orientation might be associated with pain severity. Results of conducting a multiple mediator test with 10,000 bootstraps indicated that the significant negative association between future orientation and pain severity was mediated through one specific self-compassion dimension, namely, isolation. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of the present findings for working with fibromyalgia patients, specifically the potential value of social workers working with fibromyalgia patients to build future orientation as a resilience factor to combat pain severity. Also discussed is the value of working with patients to develop a sustainable social support system that can disrupt experiences of social isolation and disconnectedness from others, and which appear to contribute to greater pain severity.

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Relations entre certaines caractéristiques des sujets et la réponse à la thérapie cognitive de la dépression avec des personnes âgées

Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement ◽

10.1017/s0714980800014161 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 70-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Philippe Cappeliez ◽

David Latour ◽

Manal Guirguis

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Group Intervention ◽

Depressive Symptomatology ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Response Prediction ◽

Subjective Health ◽

Endogenous Depression ◽

Favourable Outcome ◽

Therapy Outcomes ◽

Subjective Health Status

ABSTRACTAvailable research supports the therapeutic usefulness of cognitive therapy for depressed older adults. Few studies have addressed the issue of response prediction. This research investigates the associations between several pre-intervention characteristics of subjects and therapy outcomes in the context of a group intervention. The characteristics under study were severity of depressive symptommatology, endogenous depression profile, subjective health status, perceived social support, and frequency of cognitive depressive symptoms representing a negative view of oneself. A more severe depressive symptomatology and a more negative health perception were associated with a less favourable outcome of therapy. Although the majority of endogenous patients benefitted from the intervention, only a minority reached the level of symptom remission at the end of treatment. A more pronounced cluster of symptoms characterized by negative thoughts about oneself tended to be associated with a worse outcome. Perceived social support was unrelated to therapy outcome.

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Relationships among social support, self-concept, and wellbeing of older adults: A study of process using dynamic factor models

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1080/01650250244000010 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 49-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Jungmeen E. Kim ◽

John R. Nesselroade

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Older Adults ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Subjective Health ◽

Factor Models ◽

Self Concept ◽

Dynamic Factor ◽

Dynamic Factor Models ◽

Self Reports ◽

Time Lagged

Intra-individual patterns of time-lagged relationships among self-reports of social support, self-concept, and physical and psychological wellbeing were investigated. Participants were older adults (mean age = 77 years) who were measured weekly on some scales and biweekly on others, covering a total of 25 weeks. Dynamic factor models were fitted to multivariate repeated measures data pooled over subsets of participants. The results indicate significant time-lagged, cross-factor relationships showing that negative social support has both a direct effect and an indirect effect, through less positive self-concept, on physical health measures. For the measures of negative social support, self-concept, subjective health, and physical performance (gait), there are substantial autoregressive effects indicating persisting factor scores over 1 or 2 weeks. How intra-individual perspectives and methods can facilitate the study of complex developmental processes is discussed.

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Dukungan Internal atau Eksternal; Self-Compassion dan Perceived Social Support Sebagai Prediktor Stres

Jurnal Muara Ilmu Sosial, Humaniora, dan Seni ◽

10.24912/jmishumsen.v2i2.1587 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 551

Author(s):

Maria Theresia Astrid Felicia Lim ◽

Sandi Kartasasmita

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Daily Hassles ◽

Perceived Stress Scale ◽

Stress Scale ◽

Self Compassion ◽

Compassion Scale

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui variabel mana yang lebih kuat memprediksi stres yang disebabkan daily hassles pada mahasiswa; self-compassion atau perceived social support. Stres merupakan kondisi yang dihasilkan saat individu mempersepsikan bahwa terdapat diskrepansi antara tuntutan-tuntutan yang dialami dan sumber-sumber yang diperlukan untuk memenuhi tuntutan-tuntutan tersebut. Daily hassles merupakan tuntutan atau masalah sehari-hari yang menjengkelkan, memicu frustrasi, dan menyebabkan stres. Self-compassion merupakan sikap memperlakukan diri sendiri dengan baik, pengertian, mendukung, dan penuh kasih sayang. Perceived social support merupakan persepsi individu bahwa dukungan sosial akan diterima saat diperlukan, dan membuat individu merasa orang lain cinta, sayang, peduli, dan menghargai individu tersebut. Partisipan penelitian merupakan 573 mahasiswa berusia 17 hingga 26 tahun. Alat-alat ukur yang digunakan terdiri dari Perceived Stress Scale-10, Self-Compassion Scale, dan Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Analisis data dilakukan dengan teknik analisa regresi ganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan beberapa hal. Pertama, variabel self-compassion lebih kuat memprediksi stres yang disebabkan daily hassles dibandingkan dengan variabel perceived social support. Kedua, dimensi self-compassion yang paling kuat memprediksi stres karena daily hassles adalah dimensi isolation. Ketiga, sumber perceived social support yang paling mampu memprediksi stres karena daily hassles adalah perceived social support yang didapatkan dari teman.

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