Pre-hurricane perceived social support protects against psychological distress: A longitudinal analysis of low-income mothers.

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.

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Determinants of Social Support Among Low-Income Mothers: A Longitudinal Analysis

American Journal of Community Psychology ◽

10.1023/a:1010371830131 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 419-441 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Beth L. Green ◽

Angela Rodgers

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Longitudinal Analysis ◽

Low Income ◽

Low Income Mothers

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How Relationship Satisfaction Influences Post-Pandemic COVID-19 Anxiety: A Four-Wave Study in China

10.31234/osf.io/vbwcg ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jingyi Ou ◽

yunhanqi ◽

Ke Zhang ◽

Yuexiao Du ◽

Yihang He ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Social Interactions ◽

Social Isolation ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Crucial Role ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

The Social

The social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic exerts lasing impacts on people’s mental health. However, whether and how people’s pre-existing positive social relationships can serve as stable reserves to alleviate people psychological distress following the disaster remains unknown. To address the question, the current study examined whether pre-pandemic relationship satisfaction would predict post-pandemic COVID-19 anxiety through middle-pandemic perceived social support and/or gratitude using four-wave data in China (N = 222, 54.50% female, Mage = 31.53, SD = 8.17). Results showed that people’s COVID-19 anxiety decreased from the peak to the trough pandemic stage; perceived social support increased markedly from the pre-pandemic to the peak and remained stable afterwards, while relationship satisfaction remained unchanged throughout. Further, it was middle-pandemic perceived social support, but not gratitude, mediated the association between pre-pandemic relationship satisfaction and post-pandemic COVID-19 anxiety, indicating perceived social support played a more crucial role than gratitude in this process. Last, it is suggested to distinguish perceived social support from gratitude as two different components of social interactions.

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