scholarly journals CORRIGENDUM

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-302 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Neurotic Symptom ◽  
Psychological Medicine ◽  
Group 3 ◽  
Primary Support

Brugha, T. S., Morgan, Z., Bebbington, P., Jenkins, R., Lewis, G., Farrell, M. & Meltzer, H. (2003). Social support networks and type of neurotic symptom among adults in British households. Psychological Medicine33, 307–318.The authors have informed us that in this paper the 95% confidence interval for each odds ratio was miscalculated in analyses, the published estimates being wider than they should be. The terms Perceived Social Support and Primary Support Group 3 or Less, were reversed in Table 5 and in the Results section text. The main conclusion is substantially unaltered, which is that there is a higher risk of depression, depressive ideas and panic symptoms, than of any other neurotic symptom, in subjects with a Primary Support Group of three or less and in subjects with low perceived social support in all six logistic models. The revised Table 5 is published overleaf.

Impact of Perceived Social Support on Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Disability in Post–9/11 U.S. Military Veterans

2020 ◽  
pp. 0095327X2091992
Author(s):  
Eric Proescher ◽  
Darrin M. Aase ◽  
Holly M. Passi ◽  
Justin E. Greenstein ◽  
Christopher Schroth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
The Impact

This study examined the impact of perceived social support on mental health and psychosocial functioning in combat veterans after military deployment, including veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and veterans with comorbid PTSD and alcohol use disorder. Veterans ( n = 139; female = 23) completed self-report and clinician-administered measures of social support, mental and physical health, functional impairment, and quality of life. The cohort was divided into high, medium, and low perceived social support based on averages of the total score from the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Relative to the low perceived social support group, the high perceived social support group reported fewer symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The high perceived social support group also reported a more diverse and embedded social network, less disability, and better quality of life. Of note, the high and low perceived social support groups did not differ on age, gender, education, race ethnicity, or combat trauma exposure. These findings highlight that perceived social support may play an important role in the treatment of postwar veterans as they transition back to civilian life.

Perceived Social Support in Three Residential Contexts

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Pomeroy ◽  
Bruce Cook ◽  
John Benjafield
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Families Of Origin ◽  
Support Measures

Perceived social support measures and descriptions of social support networks for three groups of former patients living in community settings are presented. Findings suggest that former patients living independently are at a serious disadvantage. Results are discussed in terms of identifying the circumstances which need to be created to allow former patients to attain a reasonably supported existence through independent living rather than relying on non-normalizing placements such as group homes or living with families of origin.

Adolescents’ Physical Activity and the Association With Perceived Social Support of Parents and Peers in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 101053952199725
Author(s):  
Rezky Aulia Yusuf ◽  
David Ferrandiz Mont ◽  
Wen-Hsu Lin ◽  
Hsin-Jen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Active Transportation ◽  
Parental Supervision ◽  
School Based ◽  
Leisure Behavior

This study examined the trends of adolescents’ physical activity (PA) and its association with parental and peer support, based on the Indonesia Global School-Based Health Survey. Between 2007 and 2015, prevalence of PA in adolescents declined from 24.4% to 16.5%. Prevalence of active transportation (AT) decreased from 47.2% to 32.3%. Prevalence of sedentary leisure behavior (SLB) declined from 33.6% to 27.2%. Girls’ SLB was inversely associated with parental supervision SLB in 2007 (odds ratio [OR] = 0.49; 95% CI = 0.30-0.80) and in 2015 (adjusted OR [AOR] = 0.55; 95% CI = 0.43-0.71), and so was boys’ SLB in 2015 (OR = 0.75; 95% CI = 0.59-0.95). Boys’ AT was inversely associated with peer support in 2015 (OR = 0.73; 95% CI = 0.59-0.91). Parental control was associated with PA in girls (OR = 1.71; 95% CI = 1.23-2.37), in boys (OR = 1.65; 95% CI = 1.07-2.54), and with SLB among girls in 2015 (OR = 1.28; 95% CI = 1.11-1.47). Hence, adolescents’ PA was associated with perceived social support.

Perceived social support as a moderator of depression and stress in college students

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Bin Shi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
High Social Support ◽  
Social Support Scale

I explored the relationships between stress, social support, and depression among Chinese college students, focusing in particular on the moderating effect of social support in the link between stress and depression. Participants were 594 college students who completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Perceived Social Support Scale, and the SelfRating Depression Scale. Results indicate that stress and depression were significantly and positively correlated, social support and depression were significantly and negatively correlated, and social support significantly moderated the effect of stress on depression. In the high social support group, stress and depression were not significantly correlated, whereas in the low social support group, stress and depression were significantly correlated. In sum, both stress and social support were significantly correlated with depression, and social support moderated the effect of stress on depression among college students.

scholarly journals Social support networks and type of neurotic symptom among adults in British households

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. S. BRUGHA ◽  
Z. MORGAN ◽  
P. BEBBINGTON ◽  
R. JENKINS ◽  
G. LEWIS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Primary Group ◽  
Neurotic Symptom ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Repeated Measures Design

Background. Current knowledge about associations between psychosocial factors and non-psychotic symptoms provide little information about their relationship to specific types of neurotic symptoms such as symptoms of fatigue, worry, phobic anxiety and obsessional symptoms.Method. The British National Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity was based on a cross-sectional random sample of 10108 householders. Neurotic symptoms were established by lay interviewers using the revised fully structured Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R). Subjects were asked about perceived social support, the size of their close primary social network and sociodemographic attributes. To assess possible associations between specific types of neurotic symptoms and psychosocial risk factors multivariate Huber logistic models (a modified form of repeated measures design modelling) was used taking account of correlation between symptom types and sampling design including clustering.Results. After controlling for sociodemographic factors the risk of having a high total CIS-R score ([ges ]12) was approximately doubled for both types of poor social functioning. Specific types of neurotic symptoms were associated both with a small primary group and with inadequate perceived social support. Depression, depressive ideas and panic symptoms had a higher prevalence in multivariate models. Poverty was associated with low support.Conclusions. Associations with deficiencies in social support and self-reported neurotic symptoms are better explained by symptom type and in particular by depression than by the total number of symptoms. If confirmed by longitudinal study findings this knowledge could be used to inform the development of interventions to improve social support in order to reduce specific neurotic symptom types.

Prevalence and associated factors of perceived cancer-related stigma in Japanese cancer survivors

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 1325-1329
Author(s):  
Daisuke Fujisawa ◽  
Shino Umezawa ◽  
Maiko Fujimori ◽  
Mitsunori Miyashita
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Related Stigma

Abstract This study aimed to examine the prevalence and associated factors of perceived cancer-related stigma among Japanese cancer survivors. In this web-based survey involving 628 Japanese cancer survivors, perceived cancer-related stigma, quality of life (Quality of Life-Cancer Survivors Instrument), psychological distress (K6) and perceived social support (multidimensional scale of perceived social support) were evaluated. Perceived cancer-related stigma was endorsed by 61.2% of the participants. Perceived cancer-related stigma was significantly associated with quality of life (R = 0.35–0.37), psychological distress (R = 0.35) and perceived social support (R = 0.10). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that cancer survivors at younger ages (odds ratio = 0.96), with low income (odds ratio = 2.49), with poorer performance status (odds ratio = 2.33), and with breast, urinary or gynecological cancers (odds ratio = 4.27, 4.01, 4.01, respectively) were at higher risk for perceived cancer-related stigma.

scholarly journals Egocentric network characteristics of persons with Type 1 Diabetes and their relationships to perceived social support and well-being

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Cheyne ◽  
Michael A. Smith ◽  
Thomas Victor Pollet
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Contact Network ◽  
Social Support Networks

Objectives: The size of one's support network is positively related to health and well-being. It is therefore important to understand this association in people with Type 1 diabetes, which is hitherto unknown. Moreover, the type of support (emotional, instrumental, informational) offered likely varies by gender of both the person seeking support and offering support. We thus examine the relationship between the composition of (perceived) social support networks and well-being in a sample of 121 persons with Type 1 diabetes. Design: An egocentric social network survey, combined with survey measures. Main outcome(s): The size and composition of support networks and well-being. Measures: Participants indicated the type of support individuals in their contact network offered and their gender, alongside measures of perceived social support and well-being. They indicated which individuals offered which types of support (emotional, instrumental, informational). Results: Perceived support was associated with the actual size of the emotional support network. Further, the size of the emotional support network was associated with well-being. Using multilevel models we examined assortment by gender in social support networks. Compared to women, men were more inclined to list the opposite gender as support, especially for emotional and informational support. Conclusion: Mapping out an individual’s multidimensional support network paints a more complete picture of support than single item measures of support. Our findings suggest further avenues for studying the support networks of people with Type 1 diabetes.

Perception of Social Support and Blood Pressure in Young Men

1993 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah S. Knox
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Diastolic Pressure ◽  
Parental History ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Support

This study investigated the association between perceived social support, blood pressure, and heart rate during rest and stress. 29 men were selected from 184 students on the basis of having high and low perceived social support. During rest and two of the laboratory stressors, the low-support group had higher diastolic pressure than the high-support group. Systolic blood pressure and heart rate did not differ between the two groups during either rest or stress. The low-support group was slightly older (24.8 yr.) than the high-support group (22.4 yr.), but the groups did not differ with respect to parental history of hypertension, body mass index, smoking, anxiety, anger inhibition, or environmental stress.

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