scholarly journals Sources of Social Support and Mental Health Among LGB Youth

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan J. Watson ◽  
Arnold H. Grossman ◽  
Stephen T. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Parent Support ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Lgb Youth ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
Classmate Support

Disparities in psychosocial adjustment have been identified for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth, yet research that explores multiple sources of social support among subgroups of LGB youth is sparse. Social support theory is used as a framework to analyze the ways that different sources of support might promote better psychosocial adjustment for LGB youth. Data from a diverse sample among LGB youth ( N = 835) were used to understand how social support from a close friend, teachers, classmates, and parents might be differently associated with depression and self-esteem. We found that parent support and its importance to the participant were consistently related to higher self-esteem and lower depression for all youth, except for lesbians for whom no forms of social support were associated with self-esteem. Teacher and classmate support influenced some subgroups more than others. These results provide parents, clinicians, and schools a roadmap to assist youth navigate supports.

Social Support and Nonsuicidal Self-injury among Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John K. Kellerman ◽  
Alexander Millner ◽  
Victoria W. Joyce ◽  
Carol C. Nash ◽  
Ralph Buonopane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Objective: Cross-sectional studies and prospective studies with long follow-up periods (e.g., years) have shown that lower levels of social support are associated with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents. This study examined how short-term changes in social support may contribute to NSSI behavior and whether different sources of support (e.g., friends, family members) provide differential protective effects against NSSI. Methods: We examined fluctuations in NSSI and social support perceived from multiple sources among a sample of 118 high-risk adolescents hospitalized for serious self-harm risk. Participants provided daily reports of social support and any self-injurious behavior for the duration of their inpatient treatment (721 total observations, average observations per participant = 6.11). Multi-level models were used to assess variability in social support and how these fluctuations relate to whether or not an individual engages in NSSI. Results: Over one-third of participants reported engaging in NSSI at least once during inpatient hospitalization and self-reported social support varied considerably within-person across sources of support. Support perceived from family members and inpatient unit staff was inversely associated with NSSI, but no relationship was found between NSSI and support from other patients on the unit or friends outside of the unit. Conclusions: These findings suggest that the protective effects of social support for NSSI vary over short periods of time and that support perceived from adults is particularly relevant among this high-risk clinical sample. This study represents an important step in identifying risk factors to improve the detection and prevention of NSSI among adolescent inpatients.

scholarly journals Multiple Measures of Family and Social Support as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being: An Additive Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hema O. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Additive Model ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Additional Measure ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Sources Of Support

<p>The purpose of this study was to (1) examine the direct relations of multiple sources of social support on psychological well-being and (2) to examine the utility of an additive model on these variables, in a sample of 251 participants from a Southwestern Georgia University. The sources of support included family environment, friendship, family and significant other support, father’s bonding and mother’s bonding. Measures of psychological well-being included the summed total of Ryff’s Scale of Psychological Well-Being (PWB), as well as self-confidence-an additional measure of psychological well-being. In addition to direct effects, it was hypothesized that having multiple, rather than fewer sources of support would be more beneficial to an individual. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to test the unique variability each variable added, as well as to determine whether the additive model predicted PWB above and beyond singular sources of support. Results revealed that the hypotheses predicting direct relationships between the social supports of interest and PWB were largely supported by the data with the exception of father bonding. Results for the additive model revealed mixed results, indicating that having numerous concurrent support lines are beneficial in certain cases. The importance of having multiple social supports from which one can rely, especially when dealing with stressors and crises are also expressed.</p>

The buffering effect of peer support on the links between family rejection and psychosocial adjustment in LGB emerging adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 854-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis A. Parra ◽  
Timothy S. Bell ◽  
Michael Benibgui ◽  
Jonathan L. Helm ◽  
Paul D. Hastings
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Peer Social Support

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) emerging adults often seek support from their peers if they lack support from their family of origin. We predicted that peer social support would moderate the link between negative family relationships and psychosocial adjustment, such that in the context of family rejection, experiencing more peer support would predict lower levels of anxiety, depression, and internalized homonegativity (IH) and higher self-esteem. Sixty-two (27 females) LGB individuals (ages 17–27, M = 21.34 years, SD = 2.65) reported on their families’ attitudes toward homosexuality, experiences of family victimization, peer social support, anxiety and depression symptoms, IH, and self-esteem. Results showed that peer social support moderated the link between negative family attitudes and anxiety and also moderated the link between family victimization and depression. The moderating effects suggest that having a supportive peer group may protect against mental health problems for LGB emerging adults who lack support from their family of origin.

Psychosocial Adjustment to Age-related Macular Degeneration

1995 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Davis ◽  
J. Lovie-Kitchin ◽  
B. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Daily Hassles ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Poor Social Support

This article reports on a study of the psychosocial adjustment to age-related macular degeneration of 30 elderly persons by comparing the responses of subjects with this condition to those from age- and sex-matched controls on four psychosocial scales: life satisfaction, daily hassles, social support, and self-esteem. The subjects with the condition reported significantly poorer life satisfaction and greater stress, perhaps as a result of poor social support.

Mediators of the Relationship Between Internalized Oppressions and Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Psychological Distress

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 575-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn M. Szymanski ◽  
Susan Kashubeck-West
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Internalized Homophobia ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Bisexual Women ◽  
Internalized Heterosexism ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Mediational Role ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship of internalized oppressions to the psychological distress of 304 lesbian and bisexual women. In addition, it investigated whether self-esteem and social support mediated the relationship between internalized oppressions and mental health. Results indicate that after controlling for education, internalized sexism (IS) and internalized heterosexism/internalized homophobia (IH) are significant predictors of psychological distress and account for 17% of the variance. The interactions between IS and IH are not significant predictors of psychological distress. Furthermore, results reveal that self-esteem and social support fully mediate the relationships between IH and psychological distress. Social support was also found to fully mediate the relationship between IS and psychological distress. However, no support was found for the mediational role of self-esteem in the link between IS and psychological distress. Research and practice implications are discussed.

Suicide Attempters, Suicide Ideators, and Non-Ideators

Crisis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Teismann ◽  
Laura Paashaus ◽  
Paula Siegmann ◽  
Peter Nyhuis ◽  
Marcus Wolter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reasons For Living ◽  
Suicide Attempters

Abstract. Background: Suicide ideation is a prerequisite for suicide attempts. However, the majority of ideators will never act on their thoughts. It is therefore crucial to understand factors that differentiate those who consider suicide from those who make suicide attempts. Aim: Our aim was to investigate the role of protective factors in differentiating non-ideators, suicide ideators, and suicide attempters. Method: Inpatients without suicide ideation ( n = 32) were compared with inpatients with current suicide ideation ( n = 37) and with inpatients with current suicide ideation and a lifetime history of suicide attempts ( n = 26) regarding positive mental health, self-esteem, trust in higher guidance, social support, and reasons for living. Results: Non-ideators reported more positive mental health, social support, reasons for living, and self-esteem than suicide ideators and suicide attempters did. No group differences were found regarding trust in higher guidance. Suicide ideators and suicide attempters did not differ regarding any of the study variables. Limitations: Results stem from a cross-sectional study of suicide attempts; thus, neither directionality nor generalizability to fatal suicide attempts can be determined. Conclusion: Various protective factors are best characterized to distinguish ideators from nonsuicidal inpatients. However, the same variables seem to offer no information about the difference between ideators and attempters.

The Influence of Dysphoria, Self-Esteem, and Social Support on Adjustment to College

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Stroot ◽  
Oriana Gatta ◽  
Rachel Leahy ◽  
Jennifer Mikalowsky
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Adjustment To College
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