Cumulative Childhood Maltreatment and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: the Mediating and Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support in a Sample of University Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Manna ◽  
Giorgio Falgares ◽  
Giulia Costanzo ◽  
Maria Chiara La Sala ◽  
Dorian A. Lamis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
University Students ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Moderating Role

Testing the Strain Theory of Suicide – The Moderating Role of Social Support

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Lew ◽  
Ksenia Chistopolskaya ◽  
Yanzheng Liu ◽  
Mansor Abu Talib ◽  
Olga Mitina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Strains ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract. Background: According to the strain theory of suicide, strains, resulting from conflicting and competing pressures in an individual's life, are hypothesized to precede suicide. But social support is an important factor that can mitigate strains and lessen their input in suicidal behavior. Aims: This study was designed to assess the moderating role of social support in the relation between strain and suicidality. Methods: A sample of 1,051 employees were recruited in Beijing, the capital of China, through an online survey. Moderation analysis was performed using SPSS PROCESS Macro. Social support was measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and strains were assessed with the Psychological Strains Scale. Results: Psychological strains are a good predictor of suicidality, and social support, a basic need for each human being, moderates and decreases the effects of psychological strains on suicidality. Limitations: The cross-sectional survey limited the extent to which conclusions about causal relationships can be drawn. Furthermore, the results may not be generalized to the whole of China because of its diversity. Conclusion: Social support has a tendency to mitigate the effects of psychological strains on suicidality.

scholarly journals Cortisol reactivity and depressive symptoms in pregnancy: The moderating role of perceived social support and neuroticism

2019 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 107656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmin B. Kofman ◽  
Zoe E. Eng ◽  
David Busse ◽  
Sophia Godkin ◽  
Belinda Campos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Cortisol Reactivity ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
In Pregnancy

Impact of positivity and empathy on social entrepreneurial intention: The moderating role of perceived social support

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amna Younis ◽  
Peng Xiaobao ◽  
Muhammad Athar Nadeem ◽  
Shamsa Kanwal ◽  
Abdul Hameed Pitafi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Moderating Role

Racial Differences in the Effect of Stress on Health and the Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1362-1381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Sheffler ◽  
Natalie Sachs-Ericsson
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Health Functioning ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Moderating Role

Objective: The current study examined racial differences in the relationship between late-life stress and health functioning and the moderating role of perceived social support (PSS) in older adults. Method: A biracial sample of community-dwelling older adults (65+) from the first two waves of the Duke University’s Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE; N = 2,952) was analyzed. Baseline levels of PSS and stress were obtained. Health status was assessed at baseline and follow-up. Results: Analyses revealed a positive effect of PSS on health functioning. There was a three-way interaction among race, stress, and PSS on health functioning. Probing the interaction, for Caucasians, PSS was beneficial at low stress, but not high stress. For African Americans, PSS had a positive effect regardless of stress level. Discussion: PSS is an important protective factor for preserving positive health in late-life; however, benefits may differ by race and intensity of stressor.

The role of pain, disability and perceived social support in psychological and academic functioning of university students with pain: an observational study

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijela Serbic ◽  
Jun Zhao ◽  
Jiafan He
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
University Students ◽  
Acute Pain ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Academic Functioning ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Pain Disability

AbstractObjectivesUniversity students with pain face unique physical, psychological, social and academic challenges, but research on this is limited. The main aim of this study was to examine how pain, disability and perceived social support relate to psychological and academic outcomes in students with pain. It also compared students with pain and students without pain on measures of depression, anxiety and perceived social support.MethodsThree hundred and eleven students enrolled in Chinese universities took part in the study, 198 with pain (102 reported acute pain and 96 chronic pain) and 113 without pain. They completed measures of perceived social support, depression, anxiety, pain (intensity, frequency, duration), disability and pain interference with academic functioning.ResultsStudents with chronic pain reported higher levels of anxiety and depression and lower levels of perceived social support than students without pain. There were no significant differences between students with acute and chronic pain, and between students with acute pain and those without pain. In the pain sample (containing both acute and chronic pain group), greater interference with academic functioning was predicted by higher levels of pain and disability, and disability also predicted higher levels of depression. After controlling for effects of pain and disability, lower levels of perceived social support predicted higher levels of both anxiety and depression.ConclusionsThese results highlight the role of pain and disability in academic functioning and the role of perceived social support in psychological functioning of students with pain.

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