Mechanisms connecting objective and subjective poverty to mental health: Serial mediation roles of negative life events and social support

BackgroundIn a 10-year follow-up of a survey from Oslo, 503 persons were reinterviewed using the same questionnaire.MethodThe questionnaire includes information about social support, ‘locus of control’ and mental health as well as negative life events and long-lasting mental strain during the year prior to the follow-up.ResultsThe study confirms the “buffer hypothesis”, that social support protects against the development of mental disorder only when the individual is exposed to stressors, like negative life events. This buffering effect was especially strong for depression.ConclusionsThe buffering effect only applies to the ‘externals’ –those who have personality-related feelings of powerlessness and lack of control over their own lives. The ‘internals’ do not have the same need for social support to cope with life stressors, and have low symptom scores even when negative life events are combined with relative weak social support.

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Perceived social support as a moderator between negative life events and depression in adolescence: implications for prediction and targeted prevention

The EPMA Journal ◽

10.1007/s13167-017-0095-5 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 237-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Lence Miloseva ◽

Tatjana Vukosavljevic-Gvozden ◽

Kneginja Richter ◽

Vladimir Milosev ◽

Günter Niklewski

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Life Events ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Negative Life Events ◽

Targeted Prevention

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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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