From financial hardship to child difficulties: main and moderating effects of perceived social support

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 679-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. McConnell ◽  
R. Breitkreuz ◽  
A. Savage
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S487-S487
Author(s):  
Monica Scicolone ◽  
Patricia A Parmelee

Abstract Caregiving is a risk factor for increased psychological stress and depression (Pinquart & Sörensen, 2003). Perceived social support (PSS) is strongly associated with emotional well-being and, for informal family caregivers, may be an important predictor of caregiver psychological outcomes. Although much is known about the effects of global PSS, there is a gap in research regarding numerous identified functional dimensions of support, particularly among family caregivers. Thus, this secondary data analysis examined how dimensions of PSS predict depression, and the moderating effects of age on this relationship, utilizing data from 240 family caregivers of elderly veterans receiving outpatient care at the Atlanta VA. The analysis utilizes a multidimensional measure of PSS (Sherbourne & Stewart, 1991) with four sub scales: emotional/informational, tangible, affectionate, and positive social interaction. Preliminary OLS regression analyses, regressing depression on relevant demographic variables and PSS domains, revealed a significant overall model (p < .001). All domains besides tangible support significantly predicted depression. Because age was the only demographic variable associated with depression, we tested hypotheses of an interaction of PSS and age with PROCESS macro (Hayes, 2017). Moderation analyses revealed a significant interaction of support and age on caregiver depression (p = .0145). Of unique social support dimensions, only emotional/informational social support interacted with age (p = .0075), demonstrating decreased depression at high levels of emotional/informational support, but a weaker effect for those of increased age. The original study was supported by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation R&D Service.


GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.


Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Lew ◽  
Ksenia Chistopolskaya ◽  
Yanzheng Liu ◽  
Mansor Abu Talib ◽  
Olga Mitina ◽  
...  

Abstract. Background: According to the strain theory of suicide, strains, resulting from conflicting and competing pressures in an individual's life, are hypothesized to precede suicide. But social support is an important factor that can mitigate strains and lessen their input in suicidal behavior. Aims: This study was designed to assess the moderating role of social support in the relation between strain and suicidality. Methods: A sample of 1,051 employees were recruited in Beijing, the capital of China, through an online survey. Moderation analysis was performed using SPSS PROCESS Macro. Social support was measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and strains were assessed with the Psychological Strains Scale. Results: Psychological strains are a good predictor of suicidality, and social support, a basic need for each human being, moderates and decreases the effects of psychological strains on suicidality. Limitations: The cross-sectional survey limited the extent to which conclusions about causal relationships can be drawn. Furthermore, the results may not be generalized to the whole of China because of its diversity. Conclusion: Social support has a tendency to mitigate the effects of psychological strains on suicidality.


2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana-Maria Vranceanu ◽  
Linda C. Gallo ◽  
Laura M. Bogart

The present study investigated whether a social information processing bias contributes to the inverse association between trait hostility and perceived social support. A sample of 104 undergraduates (50 men) completed a measure of hostility and rated videotaped interactions in which a speaker disclosed a problem while a listener reacted ambiguously. Results showed that hostile persons rated listeners as less friendly and socially supportive across six conversations, although the nature of the hostility effect varied by sex, target rated, and manner in which support was assessed. Hostility and target interactively impacted ratings of support and affiliation only for men. At least in part, a social information processing bias could contribute to hostile persons' perceptions of their social networks.


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