scholarly journals Spiritual well-being, perceived social support, and life satisfaction among university students

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Ismael Alorani ◽  
Mu’taz Fuad Alradaydeh
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

Psychological predictors of loneliness among Palestinian university students in the West Bank

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 688-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filasteen I. Nazzal ◽  
Orlanda Cruz ◽  
Félix Neto
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
The West

The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive role of life satisfaction, perceived social support, and psychological problems on loneliness among Palestinian university students in the West Bank. Participants were 254 volunteer undergraduate students (50.4% males and 49.6% females), ranging from 18 to 26 years of age. Data was collected using the Loneliness Scale (UCLA), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Psychological Problems Scale and a Demographic Information Form. There was a significant gender bias towards loneliness, male students being lonelier than female students. Results showed that students who had higher loneliness, felt less satisfied with their life and perceived less support from friends, family and significant others. Furthermore, students who had high loneliness also presented more psychological problems. These results also indicated that, after accounting for psychological problems, life satisfaction, and social support from friends and significant others are negative predictors of loneliness. These findings suggest that universities should create strategies to improve well-being and social support to protect students from the negative effects of loneliness.

Acculturative stress and life satisfaction of Chinese rural-to-urban migrants

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Dekuo Liang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Liying Xia ◽  
Dawei Xu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Urban Migrants ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Relationship

Little is known regarding the life satisfaction of rural-to-urban migrants in China. In this study we assessed whether self-esteem and perceived social support mediated the association between rural-to-urban migrants' acculturative stress and life satisfaction. We use convenience sampling to recruit 712 migrants who were employed at construction sites in Nanjing for the study. Results reveal that acculturative stress was negatively related to self-esteem, perceived social support, and life satisfaction; self-esteem was positively associated with perceived social support and life satisfaction; and perceived social support was a significant and positive predictor of life satisfaction. In addition, we found that self-esteem and perceived social support partially mediated the relationship between acculturative stress and life satisfaction. Our findings provide a better understanding of life satisfaction over the course of migration, and add to knowledge of psychological well-being and mental health among rural-to-urban migrants in China.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Spiritual Well-Being and Perceived Social Support in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh nazari ◽  
Vahid Shaygannejad
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Health ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological disease with disabling consequences. Social support is an important aspect of performance among patients and attention to perceived social support as a factor influencing health promotion is essential. Therefore, this study was performed with the aim to determine the relationship between spiritual well-being and perceived social support in patients with MS.Methods: This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted on 120 patients with MS. The participants were over 18 years of age and referred to the MS Clinic of Kashani Hospital, Isfahan‎, Iran. The subjects were selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS software. P-values of less than 0.05 were considered significant.Results: The mean (SD) disease duration and age of participants were 8.1 (5.9) and 33.67 (8.7) years, respectively. Moreover, 75.9% of the participants were women and 76.1% were married. The mean score of spiritual well-being was 87.08. The mean score of perceived social support was 61.52 (14.9). Pearson correlation test indicated a direct relationship between spiritual well-being and the total score of perceived social support (r = 0.415, P < 0.001) and the emotional (r = 0.328, P = 0.004) and informational (r = 0.311, P = 0.006) dimensions, but not the instrumental dimension (r = 0.197, P = 0.081). Multiple linear regression analysis showed a significant correlation between spiritual health and social support in the emotional dimension (P < 0.05)Conclusion: This study confirmed the relation between perceived social support and spiritual well-being of people with MS. Thus, it is necessary that perceived social support, as a strong predictor of spiritual health status, is considered in the designing of health promotion interventions for patients with MS.

scholarly journals The Multiple Mediating Effects of Perceived Social Support and Spiritual Well-being on the Relationship Between Spiritual Needs and Quality of Life Among Patients With Advanced Cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quying Wen ◽  
Miaorui Jiao ◽  
Huailin Wang ◽  
Yanli Hu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Aims: The purpose of this study was to test the associations between spiritual needs, perceived social support, spiritual well-being, and quality of life (QoL) and examine the multiple mediating effects of perceived social support and spiritual well-being on the relationship between spiritual needs and QoL among patients with advanced cancer.Methods: Spiritual needs, perceived social support, spiritual well-being and QoL were assessed using self-report questionnaires among 286 cancer patients in a tertiary oncology hospital. The mediation model was analysed using the SPSS PROCESS procedure, and indirect effects were evaluated with bootstrapping.Results: QoL was positively correlated with spiritual needs (r=0.315, p<0.01), perceived social support (r=0.451, p<0.01) and spiritual well-being (r=0.636, p<0.01). The relationship between spiritual needs and QoL was mediated by perceived social support (indirect effect: 0.063, confidence interval (CI) (0.018, 0.118)) and spiritual well-being (indirect effect: 0.068, CI (0.001, 0.155)) and serially mediated by spiritual needs and QoL (indirect effect: 0.072, CI (0.041, 0.113)).Conclusions: The results emphasize the importance of spiritual well-being and social support for cancer patients, especially those with more spiritual needs. They suggest that healthcare providers should develop strategies to enhance perceived social support and spiritual well-being when caring for cancer patients to improve patients’ QoL.

scholarly journals Investigation of the relationship of perceived social support and spiritual well-being with postpartum depression

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Zohre Khalajinia ◽  
Valiollah Akbari ◽  
Parvin Rahmatinejad ◽  
MohammadMahdi Shater ◽  
Mostafa Vahedian
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Spiritual well-being and life satisfaction in pregnant women: the mediating role of social support

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Maryam Taherpour ◽  
Masoumeh Niaghiha ◽  
MoradiMohammad Baglooei ◽  
Maryam Mafi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

scholarly journals Perceived Social Support and Its Effects on Changes in the Affective and Eudaimonic Well-Being of Chilean University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubia Cobo-Rendón ◽  
Yaranay López-Angulo ◽  
María Victoria Pérez-Villalobos ◽  
Alejandro Díaz-Mujica
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Positive Balance ◽  
University Life ◽  
Perception Of Support ◽  
Academic Year

The beginning of university life can be a stressful event for students. The close social relationships that they can experience can have positive effects on their well-being. The objective of this paper is to estimate the effect of perceived social support on the changes of the hedonic and eudaimonic well-being of Chilean university students during the transition from the first to the second academic year. Overall, 205 students participated (63.90% men and 36.09% women) with an average age of 19.14 years (SD = 1.73), evaluated during their first academic year (2017) and the succeeding one (2018). For the evaluation of perceived social support, the Spanish version of the Perceived Social Support Questionnaire “MSPSS” was used, and PERMA-profiler was used to measure hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Changes through the time of hedonic well-being and social support and the correlations between the variables were analyzed. Changes in the perception of social support were analyzed according to four categories of hedonic well-being. The prediction of social support for eudaimonic well-being was evaluated. Results indicated that the perception of students’ social support did not change over time. Statistically significant differences were found in hedonic well-being scores in the two measurements, being significantly higher in the first measurement than in the second one. More than 50% of the participants presented a positive balance of affections. The perception of social support is associated with the two types of well-being. Students who had a high balance of affections had a greater perception of general social support than the groups of positive evolution of affections and a low balance of affections. In the case of the friends and family support dimensions, the perception in the high-balance group of affections concerning the low-scale group is greater. Improving the perception of social support increases the eudaimonic well-being of university students. The perception of support that students had during the beginning of their university life benefits their general well-being, which contributes to their mental health.

A study gauging perceived social support and loneliness with life satisfaction among students of golestan university of medical sciences

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1754-1754
Author(s):  
N. Shahini ◽  
I. Shahini ◽  
H. Asayesh
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Northern Iran ◽  
Satisfaction Scale

IntroductionSocial humans are embedded with a variety of relationships. Satisfactory social support is crucial for having physical and psychological well being.AimThe purpose of the present study was to find empirical support for the connections between perceived social support and loneliness with life satisfaction.Material & methods226 students of Golestan University of Medical Sciences (in Northern Iran) participated in the study. They were assessed using demographic questions, Multidimensional scale of Perceived Social Support, Life Satisfaction Scale, and Loneliness Scale. Using SPSS (16) and Pearson correlation test, linear regression the data were analyzed.Findings120 male and 104 female students filled the questionnaires. 91 percents of the students were single and also 95 percents were residents of university dormitories. There was a significant relationship between life satisfaction with loneliness in the subjects (p < 0.05). The higher social support from the family and friends was also correlated with more life satisfaction and less loneliness (p < 0.05). Linear regression showed a significant correlation among social support, life satisfaction with loneliness.ConclusionFindings suggest that, in general, appropriate social support can reduce loneliness and increase life satisfaction. It is also one of the well being predictors. Therefore the universities should provide strategies to facilitate social support from family and the significant others. The empowerment of the students using teaching social communication skills may be helpful as well. The results were discussed within the context of findings from the studies conducted in eastern and western cultures.

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