Life events, social interaction and psychiatric symptoms in general practice: a pilot study

1983 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Davies ◽  
S. Rose ◽  
K. W. Cross
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Psychiatric Training ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Positive Events ◽  
High Degree

SynopsisThirty-two adult females who consulted a general practitioner with psychiatric training were assessed by questionnaires on first attendance and at follow-up 6 months later. Major life events and the degree of social support were of importance. Failure to improve was associated with major negative life events; in the absence of such events, improvement seemed likely to occur given a high degree of social Support; major positive events appeared to be associated with improvement, regardless of the degree of social interaction. These factors, and the initial and final GHQ scores, are inter-related in a complex manner and it is suggested that these findings merit further investigation on a larger sample of patients.

The Comparability of Event-Related and General Social Support

2011 ◽  
pp. 339-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Hlebec ◽  
Maja Mrzel ◽  
Tina Kogovšek
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Response Format ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Related Approach ◽  
Relation Approach

Some studies (e.g., Kogovšek & Hlebec, 2008, 2009) have shown that the name generator and the role relation approaches to measuring social networks are to some extent comparable, but less so the name generator and the event-related approaches (Hlebec, Mrzel, & Kogovšek, 2009). In this chapter, the composition of the social support network assessed by both the general social support approach and the event-related approach (support during 15 major life events) is analyzed and compared. In both cases, the role relation approach is used. In addition, in both approaches a more elaborate (16 possible categories ranging from partner, mother, father, friend to no one) and a more simple (6 possible categories ranging from family member, friend, neighbor to no one) response format is applied and compared. The aim of the chapter is to establish, in a controlled quasi-experiment setting, whether the different approaches (i.e. the general social support and the event-related approach) produce similar social networks regardless of the response format (long vs. short).

Two-Year Follow-up of the Sheffield Psychotherapy Project

1990 ◽  
Vol 157 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Shapiro ◽  
Jenny Firth-Cozens
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Problem Solution ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Anxiety Management

Of 40 depressed and anxious patients who received treatment during the Sheffield Psychotherapy Project, 31 completed the BDI and SCL-90 at two-year follow-up. At both group and individual levels, outcomes were very similar to those obtained at the completion of treatment. Substantial minorities of patients reported major life events and seeking further help for psychological problems during the two years, but these reports were not reliably associated with symptoms at follow-up. Patients recalled very different elements in prescriptive and exploratory therapies as helpful, with a notable emphasis upon prescriptive therapy's relaxation and anxiety management as a source of problem solution.

Social Support and Help-Seeking in Daily Hassles Versus Major Life Events Stress1

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon L. Flett ◽  
Kirk R. Blankstein ◽  
D. Jeanine Hicken ◽  
Mark S. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Daily Hassles ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life

scholarly journals Individuals’ quality of life linked to major life events, perceived social support, and personality traits

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 2897-2908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Pocnet ◽  
Jean-Philippe Antonietti ◽  
Marie-Pierre F. Strippoli ◽  
Jennifer Glaus ◽  
Martin Preisig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life

scholarly journals Assessment of Self-Reported Mental Health and Acculturation Stress Among Foreign-Born and U.S.-Born Latinos in Immokalee, Florida: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Payal Kahar ◽  
Lirio K Negroni
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Life Events ◽  
The United States ◽  
Acculturation Stress ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Educational Levels

The population of Immokalee in Southwest Florida is 75% Latinos, with nearly half being foreign-born. Several documented stressors contribute to poor mental health among Latinos. However, little is known about Latinos’ mental health in this region. This study sought to assess self-rated mental health (SRMH) and acculturation stress (AS) and predict SRMH based on stress from life events, AS, sociodemographic characteristics, and social support among U.S.-born and foreign-born Latinos. Face-to-face interviews and assisted self-administered surveys were used to collect information among 158 Latinos on sociodemographic characteristics, AS, major life events that caused stress, social support, and SRMH. AS was elicited by asking three questions (Cronbach’s a = .84), total stress level was determined by 10 major life events, and social support was elicited by 14 questions (Cronbach’s a = .76). Results indicated that foreign-born Latinos 36–75 years old, with minimal social support, U.S.-born Latinos with lower educational levels, minimal social support, and high-moderate stress levels reported statistically significant low SRMH. AS was significantly higher among foreign-born 36- to 75-year-olds, with lower educational levels, minimal social support, who preferred the Spanish language and lived ≤15 years in the United States. Linear regression analysis showed social support, educational levels, and life stressors to be significant predictors of SRMH among U.S.-born Latinos, whereas social support was a significant predictor in foreign-born Latinos.

scholarly journals Transition from stress sensitivity to a depressive state: longitudinal twin study

2009 ◽  
Vol 195 (6) ◽  
pp. 498-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marieke Wichers ◽  
Nicole Geschwind ◽  
Nele Jacobs ◽  
Gunter Kenis ◽  
Frenk Peeters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Stress Sensitivity ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Genetic Liability ◽  
Longitudinal Twin Study

BackgroundDaily-life stress sensitivity is associated with depression, but prospective data are lacking.AimsTo examine associations between baseline ecological daily-life stress sensitivity and later depression, and to identify genetic and non-genetic factors moderating the transition from stress sensitivity to depression.MethodDaily-life stress sensitivity was assessed at baseline in twins (n = 502). One baseline and four follow-up measurements of depressive symptoms and negative life events were collected, as well as interview-based diagnoses at baseline and last follow-up. Hypothesised genetic markers were determined.ResultsBaseline stress sensitivity was associated with increased depressive symptoms at follow-up and risk of major depressive disorder. Both genetic liability and major life events moderated the probability of transition from stress sensitivity to depression.ConclusionsOnset of depression is attributable to pre-onset ecological measurements of stress sensitivity, particularly where genetic liability is high and individuals have reached a stage where the influence of competing environmental causes is low.

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