Perceived social support and procrastination in college students: A sequential mediation model of self-compassion and negative emotions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofan Yang ◽  
Jingru Zhu ◽  
Ping Hu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Self Compassion

scholarly journals RESILIENCE, PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG MALAYSIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-40
Author(s):  
Norfaezah Md Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Good Mental Health ◽  
Students Satisfaction

Background and Purpose: Resilience is an essential element of life satisfaction. Individuals with high resilience are normally able to cope with a problem and find its solutions. Resilience is critical in helping students to achieve life satisfaction and good mental health. In addition, social support has been found as one of the good predictors in achieving life satisfaction. However, the underlying mechanism by which resilience is associated with life satisfaction has been under examined. The current study investigates the association between resilience and life satisfaction among Malaysian college students, focusing on social support as a factor mediating this association.   Methodology: A total of 491 students participated in this study. The data were collected using a set of questionnaires. The mediation model was tested using structural equational modelling.   Findings: Results showed that the total effects of resilience on life satisfaction were significant. Furthermore, social support mediated the influence of resilience on life satisfaction. Therefore, improving resilience and enhancing social support may increase Malaysian college students’ satisfaction in life.   Contributions: The present study has implications on enhancing life satisfaction among college students. Finally, the study highlights the importance of social support in the implementation of intervention programmes with the goal of enhancing life satisfaction.   Keywords: Social support, Malaysian, college students, life satisfaction, resilience. Cite as: Md Khalid, N. (2021). Resilience, perceived social support, and life satisfaction among Malaysian college students. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(2), 21-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss2pp21-40

scholarly journals Perceived Social Support and Life Satisfaction in Infertile Women Undergoing Treatment: A Moderated Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiying Chu ◽  
Yaoguo Geng ◽  
Ruiping Zhang ◽  
Wenjing Guo
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
The Relationship

Perceived social support is positively related to life satisfaction in infertile women. Whereas, the underlying mechanism of this relationship is unclear. The present study aimed to investigate whether self-compassion mediated the relationship of perceived social support with life satisfaction and whether infertility self-efficacy moderated the relationship between perceived social support and self-compassion in infertile women. A total of 290 infertile women in mainland China undergoing treatment completed an online survey assessing perceived social support, life satisfaction, self-compassion, and infertility self-efficacy. The results supported the mediation model that perceived social support was associated with life satisfaction via self-compassion. Besides, infertility self-efficacy moderated the relationship between perceived social support and self-compassion. Specifically, perceived social support displayed a stronger predictive effect on self-compassion when infertile women had higher level of infertility self-efficacy.

Role of perceived social support in depressive and somatic symptoms experienced by Bedouin Arab and Jewish Israeli undergraduates

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Abu-Kaf ◽  
Golan Shahar ◽  
Gal Noyman-Veksler ◽  
Beatriz Priel
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Somatic Complaints ◽  
Arab Students

Elevated levels of depressive and somatic symptoms have been documented among college students. Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in the number of Bedouin Arab students studying at institutions of higher education in southern Israel. To date, research on coping and mental health problems among students who are members of this ethnic minority has been limited. This study examined the role of three aspects of perceived social support – availability, satisfaction, and the ability to get emotional support – in predicting depressive and somatic symptoms among Jewish Israeli and Bedouin Arab college students. A total of 89 Bedouin and 101 Jewish first-year students participated in this study, which involved two assessment waves 12 to 14 months apart. Participants completed questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, three aspects of perceived social support, and demographics. At Time 1, Bedouin students exhibited higher levels of depressive and somatic symptoms and lower levels of all three aspects of social support. Regression analyses showed that level of emotional support was a prospective predictor of somatization at Time 2. Moreover, when levels of emotional support were low, ethnic group predicted depression at Time 2; emotional support predicted depression only among Bedouin Arabs. The present study highlights the importance of the use of emotional support in predicting somatic complaints and depressive symptoms specifically among Bedouin Arab students. Clinical implications on intervention programs for ethnic minority students will be discussed.

Psychosocial Predictors of Love Satisfaction Among College Students from Madeira

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luísa Soares ◽  
Orlanda Cruz ◽  
Filipa Oliveira ◽  
Carla V. Lucas ◽  
Félix Neto
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Love Styles ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Emotional Loneliness ◽  
The Social ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Love Life

Abstract This study examined three sets of psychosocial variables (love styles, perceived social support, and social and emotional loneliness) as predictors of satisfaction with love life among 357 college students from Madeira (57% females). The participants completed four scales, including the Love Attitudes Scale (LAS), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Support (MSPSS), the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S), and the Satisfaction with Love Life Scale (SWLLS). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the unidimensionality of the SWLLS among college students in Madeira region. Overall, satisfaction with love life was significantly predicted by indicators of love styles, perceived social support, and social and emotional loneliness, accounting respectively for 51%, 28%, and 60% of the variance being explained. The study provided additional evidence of the importance of love styles, social support and loneliness in satisfaction with love life.

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