Depressive symptoms in the aftermath of major disaster: Empirical test of the social support deterioration model using natural experiment

Older people with hearing impairment are more likely to develop depressive symptoms due to physical disability and loss of social communication. This study investigated the effects of social media on social relations, subjective aging, and depressive symptoms in these older adults based on the stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) framework. It provides new empirical evidence to support improving the mental health and rebuilding the social relations of older people. A formal questionnaire was designed using the Wenjuanxing platform and distributed online through WeChat; 643 valid questionnaires were received from older people with self-reported hearing impairments, and SmartPLS 3.28 was used to analyze the data. The results show that (1) social media significantly impacts the social relations of older people with hearing impairment (social networks, β = 0.132, T = 3.444; social support, β = 0.129, T = 2.95; social isolation, β = 0.107, T = 2.505). (2) For these older people, social isolation has the biggest impact on their psychosocial loss (β = 0.456, T = 10.458), followed by the impact of social support (β = 0.103, T = 2.014); a hypothesis about social network size was not confirmed (β = 0.007, T = 0.182). Both social media (β = 0.096, T = 2.249) and social support (β = 0.174, T = 4.434) significantly affect the self-efficacy of hearing-impaired older people. (3) Both subjective aging (psychosocial loss, β = 0.260, T = 6.036; self-efficacy, β = 0.106, T = 3.15) and social isolation (β = 0.268, T = 6.307) significantly affect depressive symptoms in older people with hearing impairment. This study expands the theories of social media aging cognition, social support, and social networks and can provide practical contributions to the social media use and mental health of special persons 60 years and older.

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Racial Discrimination and Psychological Distress among African American Adolescents: Investigating the Social Support Deterioration Model

Journal of Child and Family Studies ◽

10.1007/s10826-019-01397-6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (6) ◽

pp. 1613-1622 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shardé McNeil Smith ◽

Ruiwen Sun ◽

Mellissa S. Gordon

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

African American ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Racial Discrimination ◽

African American Adolescents ◽

Deterioration Model ◽

The Social

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Perceived Everyday Age Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms:The Moderating Effect of Social Environment

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3224 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 872-872

Author(s):

Min Kyoung Park ◽

Christine Mair

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Older Adults ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Social Environment ◽

The United States ◽

Age Discrimination ◽

Neighborhood Environment ◽

Increased Risk ◽

The Social ◽

The Us

Abstract Approximately 30% of men and women in the United States have experienced age discrimination (Rippon, Zaninotto, & Steptoe, 2015). Experiencing age discrimination may lead to increased risk of depressive symptoms among older adults. Although positive social environments are known to buffer depressive symptoms, it is unknown to what extent a positive social environment may buffer the association between age discrimination and depressive symptoms for older adults in the US. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between perceived age discrimination and depressive symptoms among older adults, and to explore whether this association varies by two aspects of the social environment: social support and neighborhood environment. We explore this topic with data on 5,439 adults aged 50 and older in a sample drawn from the Psychosocial Module of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS, 2016 wave). Our results show a clear association between age discrimination and increased risk of depressive symptoms, net of a range of covariates. Older adults who receive more positive social support and rate their neighborhood environment more positively also report lower depressive symptoms. Finally, we find statistically significant interactions between age discrimination and both measures of the social environment, which suggest that social support and a positive neighborhood environment may buffer the negative impact of age discrimination on depressive symptoms. We discuss these findings in light of the prevalence of age discrimination in the US and cross-nationally, and consider potential mechanisms for improving the social environment of older adults, particularly in the post-COVID era.

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An empirical test of the social support paradigm on male inmate society

International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice ◽

10.1080/01924036.2015.1089518 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 145-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Youngki Woo ◽

Mary K. Stohr ◽

Craig Hemmens ◽

Faith Lutze ◽

Zachary Hamilton ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Empirical Test ◽

Male Inmate ◽

The Social

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Social support as a moderator of day‐to‐day relationships between daily negative events and daily psychological well‐being

European Journal of Personality ◽

10.1002/per.566 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 53-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

John B. Nezlek ◽

Monica R. Allen

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

College Students ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Family Members ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Random Coefficient ◽

Negative Events ◽

Positive Events ◽

The Social

Every day for 3 weeks, a sample of college students described the events that occurred each day and provided measures of their self‐esteem, depressogenic thinking and mood. They also provided measures of depressive symptoms and the social support they perceived from friends and family members. A series of multilevel random coefficient modelling analyses found that daily well‐being was positively related to the number of positive events that occurred each day and was negatively related to the number of negative events. Relationships between well‐being and positive events were stronger for more than for less depressed participants and relationships between well‐being and negative events were weaker for participants who perceived more support from friends than for those who perceived less support. Depression was unrelated to the strength of relationships between negative events and well‐being, and the social support from friends was unrelated to relationships between positive events and well‐being. Surprisingly, relationships between negative events and well‐being were stronger for participants who perceived more support from family members than for those who perceived less support. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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The efficacy of interpersonal psychotherapy for depression among economically disadvantaged mothers

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579413000370 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 25 (4pt1) ◽

pp. 1065-1078 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Sheree L. Toth ◽

Fred A. Rogosch ◽

Assaf Oshri ◽

Julie Gravener-Davis ◽

Robin Sturm ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Major Depressive Disorder ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Depressive Disorder ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Major Depressive ◽

Stress Scale ◽

The Social ◽

Community Standard

AbstractA randomized clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for ethnically and racially diverse, economically disadvantaged women with major depressive disorder. Non-treatment-seeking urban women (N = 128; M age = 25.40, SD = 4.98) with infants were recruited from the community. Participants were at or below the poverty level: 59.4% were Black and 21.1% were Hispanic. Women were screened for depressive symptoms using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; the Diagnostic Interview Schedule was used to confirm major depressive disorder diagnosis. Participants were randomized to individual IPT or enhanced community standard. Depressive symptoms were assessed before, after, and 8 months posttreatment with the Beck Depression Inventory—II and the Revised Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. The Social Support Behaviors Scale, the Social Adjustment Scale—Self-Report, and the Perceived Stress Scale were administered to examine mediators of outcome at follow-up. Treatment effects were evaluated with a growth mixture model for randomized trials using complier-average causal effect estimation. Depressive symptoms trajectories from baseline through postintervention to follow-up showed significant decreases among the IPT group compared to the enhanced community standard group. Changes on the Perceived Stress Scale and the Social Support Behaviors Scale mediated sustained treatment outcome.

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