Reducing stress: Social support and group identification

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blake M. McKimmie ◽  
Tamara Butler ◽  
Edward Chan ◽  
Allira Rogers ◽  
Nerina L. Jimmieson
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Received Social Support ◽  
Task Satisfaction ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Reducing Stress ◽  
And Task

Three studies systematically explored the relationship between social support and group identification in the context of how individuals cope with stress. In Study 1, 101 participants took part in a simulated group task where they either received social support or not under conditions of either high or low demand. Social support was associated with higher group identification, and this mediated the effect of social support on more positive appraisals and task satisfaction. In Study 2, 83 participants were either made aware of their group membership or worked as individuals on a group task under high or low demand. In this study, group membership salience was associated with greater perceived support, which was associated with greater group identification, and subsequently more positive primary and secondary appraisals, more problem-focused coping, and task satisfaction. Study 3 assessed the perceived social support and group identification reported by 71 volleyball team members before and after a game. Results were more consistent with the notion that support and identification were two concurrent perceptions associated with being in a group, rather than identification priming the recognition of support or support increasing identification.

Does Ego-Resilience Impact Friendship Outcomes?

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth B. Lozano ◽  
Mahzad Hojjat ◽  
Judith Sims-Knight
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Ego Resilience ◽  
Maintenance Behaviors ◽  
Received Social Support ◽  
Trait Resilience ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. The present study examined the relationship between resilience and positive outcomes in friendships of young adults. SEM and bootstrapping analyses were performed to test whether positive emotions mediate the relationship between ego-resilience and enhanced friendship outcomes. Findings revealed indirect effects for friendship closeness, maintenance behaviors, and received social support. Our findings demonstrate the importance of positive emotions and its connection with trait resilience in the realm of friendships.

scholarly journals Post-Drive Standing Balance of Vehicle Passengers Using Wearable Sensors: The Effect of On-Road Driving and Task Performance

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 4997
Author(s):  
Victor C. Le ◽  
Monica L. H. Jones ◽  
Kathleen H. Sienko
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Postural Sway ◽  
Wearable Sensors ◽  
Standing Balance ◽  
Balance Performance ◽  
Real Time Traffic ◽  
Balance Exercises ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Task

Postural sway has been demonstrated to increase following exposure to different types of motion. However, limited prior studies have investigated the relationship between exposure to normative on-road driving conditions and standing balance following the exposure. The purpose of this on-road study was to quantify the effect of vehicle motion and task performance on passengers’ post-drive standing balance performance. In this study, trunk-based kinematic data were captured while participants performed a series of balance exercises before and after an on-road driving session in real-time traffic. Postural sway for all balance exercises increased following the driving session. Performing a series of ecologically relevant visual-based tasks led to increases in most post-drive balance metrics such as sway position and velocity. However, the post-drive changes following the driving session with a task were not significantly different compared to changes observed following the driving session without a task. The post-drive standing balance performance changes observed in this study may increase vulnerable users’ risk of falling. Wearable sensors offer an opportunity to monitor postural sway following in-vehicle exposures.

Pesten op het werk: de relatie met lichamelijke gezondheidsklachten en de invloed van sociale steun

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tessa Haesevoets ◽  
Francine Dehue ◽  
Mieneke Pouwelse
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Sociale Steun ◽  
Received Social Support ◽  
Being Bullied ◽  
The Relationship

Bullying at work: The relation with physical health complaints and the influence of social support Bullying at work: The relation with physical health complaints and the influence of social support This survey among Belgian employees (N = 497) investigated, starting from the Michigan Stress Model, the relationships among the amount of and satisfaction with social support, being bullied in the workplace, and physical health complaints. Hierarchical regression analyses confirmed that both person-related and work-related bullying influenced perceived health of victimized employees negatively. There was some evidence for a moderation effect of satisfaction with social support: victims of work-related bullying, who experienced a lack of social support from colleagues, reported more health problems. In addition, it was found that satisfaction with received social support from supervisors affected the relationship between being bullied and health complaints indirectly (i.e., mediation). No effects were found for the amount of received support. These results emphasize the need for future studies investigating the influence of satisfaction with received social support on victimized employees.

Active Participation of Care Partners in a Physical Activity Intervention alongside People with Stroke: A Feasibility Study

2021 ◽  
pp. e20200035
Author(s):  
Reed Handlery ◽  
Elizabeth Regan ◽  
Allison Foster Lewis ◽  
Chelsea Larsen ◽  
Kaci Handlery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Physical Activity Adherence ◽  
Ongoing Support ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: This study investigated the feasibility of a physical activity intervention for people with stroke and their care partners and the role social support plays in physical activity adherence. Method: The study used a single-group, pretest–posttest design with follow-up. Participants were adults with chronic stroke and their care partners. The intervention consisted of 8 weeks of structured, group-based physical activity classes, followed by 19 weeks of self-directed physical activity. Recruitment, adherence, safety, and retention were assessed. Familial social support was assessed before and after the 8-week structured portion and again 19 weeks later. Results: A total of 21 participants (15 people with stroke, 6 care partners), mean (SD) age 67.6 (11.6) years, were recruited; 19 (90.5%) completed the 19-week assessment. No adverse events were experienced during the programme. Attendance during the 8-week portion was better than during the 19-week portion (mean difference 0.95; p < 0.001; 95% CI: 0.71, 1.19 visits/wk). No relationship was found between social support and physical activity adherence ( p > 0.05). Conclusions: Involvement of care partners in a physical activity intervention is feasible and safe. Both people with stroke and their care partners may require ongoing support to participate in long-term physical activity. The relationship between social support and physical activity adherence requires further study.

scholarly journals DISEASE REPRESENTATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COPING STYLES IN ADOLESCENTS WITH TUMOURS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

2020 ◽  
pp. 134-140
Author(s):  
Natal’ya Ye. Kharlamenkova
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Musculoskeletal System ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
The Social ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Experience Of Stress ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

The investigation results of the disease representation and its relationship with the coping styles in adolescents (n = 43) with tumour of the musculoskeletal system are discussed. The data obtained before and after surgery for the removal of the musculoskeletal tumour were compared. The results expected in accordance with the hypothesis that estimates of physical and emotional states dominate in adolescents disease representations have not been confirmed. It is shown that disease representation correlates with the social support and coping resources (motivation for recovery) and practically does not include the characteristics of the child’s physical and emotional states. A comparison of the relationship between disease representation and coping styles in subgroups of adolescents with different levels of stress revealed the following differences: with a low level of stress, the motivation for recovery as the child’s internal resource is correlated with an active search for social support which at the stage after surgery, begins to be supported by different styles of coping behaviour – solving the problem and reference to others; intense experience of stress significantly limits the possibilities of a teenager which correlates its disease with the physical and emotional problems solved by passively waiting for help from loved ones. Own resources to cope with difficult life situations in adolescents with high levels of stress are not widely available.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Social Support with Academic Achievement and Career Aspiration of Grade- 8 Students in Myanmar

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 144-150
Author(s):  
Thwet Thiri Soe
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Career Aspiration ◽  
The Social ◽  
Received Social Support ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Grade 8

A major concern for educational institutions is improving the quality of lives of students. This study investigated the relationship between social support and academic achievement of students and career aspiration of students in Myanmar. The quantitative research methodology, (survey method) was applied and 550 Grade- 8 students from public schools within Yenanchaung Township, Myanmar. Students in this study completed the two questionnaires, the social support questionnaore and the social support for career aspiration questionnaire to assess their received social support from their parents, teachers and peers. The researcher developed these questionnaires based on the four types of social support by Tardy (1985). The results of the data analysis suggest that there is a positive relationship between social support and academic achievement and the social support and students’ career aspiration.

Collectivism-oriented HRM and individual creative contribution: The roles of value congruence and task interdependence

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 211-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silu Chen ◽  
Guanglei Zhang ◽  
Wanxing Jiang ◽  
Shengping Shi ◽  
Tao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Value Congruence ◽  
Task Interdependence ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Creative Contribution ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
And Task

AbstractThis study deals with the issue whether collectivism-oriented human resource management (HRM) system influences individual creative contribution to research teams in particular in an Asia-Pacific context. It is argued that, given certain environmental factors, such as high person-organization value congruence among team members and task interdependence, the collectivism-oriented HRM system should have a positive effect on individual creative contribution to the research teams. A multi-level theoretical model is proposed accordingly, which is then tested with data from 40 research teams and 168 individuals in Chinese universities. The results demonstrated that collectivism-oriented HRM helps to enhance individual creative contribution through the path of value congruence. Moreover, the relationship between value congruence and individual creative contribution was moderated by task interdependence. These findings offer novel insight into how an organization can develop its HRM system and improve individual creative contribution in research teams.

scholarly journals Investigating social support patterns of single mothers from a social network perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 182-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosaria Lumino ◽  
Giancarlo Ragozini ◽  
Maria Prosperina Vitale
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Single Mothers ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Perceived Support ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Received Social Support ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIn the present study, we discuss how social network analysis approach can be fruitful exploited to study social support within family studies. An ego-centred network approach is adopted within a case study about social support networks of low income single mothers living in a city of southern Italy. We address three main issues. First, we aim to describe and explore the structure of social relationships that single mothers activate in order to obtain different kind of supports. Second, we investigate the main factors that affect the amount and variety of resources embedded in the single mothers’ support networks. Third, we analyse the relationship between the received social support embedded in the ego network and the support perceived by mothers. Beyond the description of composition and structure of ego-centred networks through network measures and factorial methods, a series of regression models was estimated to assess factors explaining received and perceived support of single mothers.

An integrated model of team resilience: exploring the roles of team sensemaking, team bricolage and task interdependence

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 2007-2033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amina Talat ◽  
Zahid Riaz
Keyword(s):  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Work Teams ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Task Interdependence ◽  
Job Description ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Team Resilience ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Task

PurposeThe contemporary organizational environment calls for work team members to be more resilient in the face of likely setbacks, which are routinely experienced at the workplace. In two separate studies of work teams, we examine the impact of team sensemaking on team bricolage and subsequently, on team resilience. These studies further investigate whether task interdependence moderates the mediation of team bricolage for the relationship between team sensemaking and team resilience. In brief, these two studies conceptualize and test the relevance of team sensemaking, team bricolage and task interdependence for team resilience.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 213 team members participated in the self-administered survey for Study 1. For Study 2, a second sample collected from 81 teams, elicited team-level data by consensus among team members.FindingsFindings show that team sensemaking as an antecedent has a significant and positive impact on team resilience. The results also show how and when the relationship between team sensemaking and team resilience is facilitated through an underlying mechanism of team bricolage in the presence of task interdependence among team members. This research improves the understanding about the relationship between team sensemaking and team resilience by examining the underlying mechanism and boundary condition under which the relationship is the strongest.Practical implicationsThese findings have important implications for human resource managers. In face of adverse events, team sensemaking plays a pivotal role as it can enable team members to have better situational awareness, communication and reflection. Team sensemaking can be further facilitated for improved team resilience by embedding bricolage and task interdependence components in the employee orientation, job description and training of potential and current employees.Originality/valueThese findings demonstrate that in the wake of adverse events, team sensemaking can play a pivotal role as it enables team members to have better situational awareness, communication and reflection. For team resilience, the findings imply that team sensemaking can be further facilitated by team bricolage in the presence of task interdependence in work teams. Thus, managers of modern work teams and organizations can sensitize team members about these aspects through employee orientation, job description and on and off job training activities.

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