scholarly journals Perceived social support disparities among children affected by HIV/AIDS in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Narh Doku ◽  
John Enoch Dotse ◽  
Kofi Akohene Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hiv Aids

Testing the Strain Theory of Suicide – The Moderating Role of Social Support

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Lew ◽  
Ksenia Chistopolskaya ◽  
Yanzheng Liu ◽  
Mansor Abu Talib ◽  
Olga Mitina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Strains ◽  
Moderating Role

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.

scholarly journals Borderline Personality Symptoms: What Not to Be Overlooked when Approaching Suicidal Ideation among University Students

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1399
Author(s):  
Nahathai Wongpakaran ◽  
Awirut Oon-Arom ◽  
Nuntaporn Karawekpanyawong ◽  
Trustsavin Lohanan ◽  
Thanakorn Leesawat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional

Suicidal ideation is a serious condition antecedent to suicidal attempts and is highly related not only to depression but also other psychosocial factors. This study aimed to examine the predictive effects of these potential factors for suicidal ideation among young adult university students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a sample of university students in Thailand. An online questionnaire employed the perceived stress scale-10 (PSS-10), the patient health questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8), the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS), and a screening instrument for borderline personality disorder. An ordinal regression analysis was applied to determine the predictive effects of the independent variables. Of 336 students, the mean age was 20.26 ± 1.3 years, 80.4% of whom were female; 14.3% had suicidal ideation. The significant predictors of suicidal thoughts were perceived stress (AOR 1.11, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.22); depressive symptoms (AOR 1.16, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.22); borderline personality symptoms (AOR 1.19, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.40); and perceived social support (AOR 0.97, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.00). Not only did depressive symptoms contribute to suicidal ideation but they also constituted important variables. Therefore, they should be included in intervention plans to prevent suicidality among university students.

scholarly journals Job Demands-Resources and Personal Resources as Risk and Safety Factors for the Professional Burnout Among University Teachers

Pedagogika ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurelija Stelmokienė ◽  
Giedrė Genevičiūtė-Janonė ◽  
Loreta Gustainienė ◽  
Kristina Kovalčikienė
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Professional Burnout ◽  
Safety Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Emotional Demands ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

The study was oriented to identify the main risk and safety factors for the professional burnout among university teachers in Lithuania. 257 participants filled up a self-administered questionnaire in a cross-sectional survey. 42.8 percent of university teachers in Lithuania indicated that are often or permanently suffering from professional burnout. Quantitative and emotional demands alongside with perceived social support from a supervisor acted as risk factors, and personal resources and social support from colleagues – assafety factors for the professional burnout.

scholarly journals Perceived Social support and compliance with stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 outbreak: Evidence from Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toktam Paykani ◽  
Geregory D. Zimet ◽  
Reza Esmaeili ◽  
Amir Reza khajedaluee ◽  
Mohammad Khajedaluee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Iranian Students ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background Strong evidence demonstrates that social support plays a key role in facilitating preventive health behaviors. The major aim of the current study was to assess the effects of perceived social support on compliance with stay-at-home advice in response to a COVID-19 outbreak during the Persian New Year (Nowruz) holydays, since Nowruz holidays of 2020 coincided with the peak of the coronavirus epidemic in Iran. Methods This cross-sectional survey was carried out based on phone interviews of 1073 adults aged over 18 years from 4 to 12 April 2020 in Mashhad, Khorasan-Razavi Province, as the second largest city of Iran. A systematic random sampling was carried out using fixed phone number lists provided by Telecommunication Company of Khorasan-Razavi Province. Phone interviews were carried out by four trained interviewers from the Iranian Students Polling Agency (ISPA) at various times of the day. The survey included sociodemographic questions, perceived social support scale (MSPSS) and questions about self-isolation. Statistical analysis included Chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis and multivariate logistic regression. Results 20.5% of participants reported poor compliance with self-isolation during the first two weeks of Nowruz. Clear social gradients were not found in people’s compliance with self-isolation. When controlling socio-demographic factors, perceived social support, interestingly, both fostered and hindered personal compliance with self-isolation, depending on the source of support from family members (OR = .875, 95% CI = .800, .957, p < .005), friends (OR = 1.147, 95% CI = 1.073, 1.223, p < .001) and a significant other person (OR = .916, 95% CI = .833, 1.007, p = .069). Conclusions Public health messaging may need to emphasize the role that friends and families can play in helping to protect those in their friendship/family groups by promoting compliance with social distancing. Further in-depth studies are recommended to evaluate how this kind of messaging can most effectively encourage people to engage in social distancing practices.

scholarly journals Seasonal food insecurity and perceived social support in rural Tanzania

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 544-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Hadley ◽  
Monique Borgerhoff Mulder ◽  
Emily Fitzherbert
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural Tanzania

AbstractObjectivesTo examine whether the occurrence of seasonal food insecurity was related to ethnicity, household wealth and perceived social support, and to assess whether social support was more efficacious in protecting against food insecurity in wealthier households. Secondary objectives were to assess the association between past food insecurity, current dietary intake and perceived health.Design, setting and subjectsA sample of 208 randomly selected mothers from two ethnic groups living in the same villages in rural Tanzania participated in a cross-sectional survey.ResultsFood insecurity was highly prevalent in this area, particularly among the poorer ethnic group. Half of ethnically Sukuma households fell into the most food-secure category, compared with only 20% of ethnically Pimbwe households. Among both groups, measures of household wealth and social support were strongly associated with food security. Interestingly, social support appeared to be more effective among the wealthier ethnic group/community. Past food insecurity was also related to current indicators of dietary intake and women's self-perceptions of health.ConclusionGreater social support is associated with food security, suggesting that it may protect against the occurrence of seasonal food insecurity. Social support also interacts with wealth to offer greater protection against food insecurity, suggesting that increasing wealth at the community level may influence food insecurity through both direct and indirect means. Seasonal food insecurity also appears to have lasting effects that likely create and reinforce poverty.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Risk Factors of Home Quarantine Strategy Implementation Among Chinese Residents During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liqing Li ◽  
Xin Shen ◽  
Xiaogang Zhou ◽  
Hui Cao ◽  
Jing Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
Central China ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Protective Measures

Background: Home quarantine is an important strategy to contain the mass spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, there are a dearth of studies on the prevalence and risk factors of home quarantine strategy implementation among residents. This study aims to assess the state of home quarantine strategy implementation among Chinese residents, which could provide a reference for quarantine policymakers around the world during the pandemic.Method: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 3,398 residents in China by adopting a convenience sampling strategy. We measured the prevalence and risk factors of home quarantine strategy implementation with the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 10), and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS). A multivariable model was used to determine the factors associated with home quarantine strategy implementation.Results: A total of 2,936 (86.4%) respondents carried out home quarantine. There were some factors significantly associated with home quarantine strategy implementation among Chinese residents during the COVID-19 outbreak. Respondents who were male, lived in western and central China, were aware of the primary symptoms of COVID-19, were willing to accept recommendations on relevant protective measures, understood local quarantine measures, had better resilience, and had better social support were more likely to engage in home quarantine. Respondents who were married, were employed, were healthy, and had high depression scores were more likely to refuse to follow home quarantine guidance.Conclusions: Gender, region, marital status, employment status, health status, awareness of the primary symptoms of COVID-19, willingness to accept recommendations on relevant protective measures, understanding of local quarantine measures, depression, psychological resilience, and perceived social support were the main factors affecting the implementation of residents' home quarantine strategy. Health service policymakers should adopt relevant measures to improve the prevalence of home quarantine strategy implementation among residents during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Perceived social support and compliance with stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 outbreak: evidence from Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Toktam Paykani ◽  
Gregory D. Zimet ◽  
Reza Esmaeili ◽  
Amir Reza Khajedaluee ◽  
Mohammad Khajedaluee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Iranian Students ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background Strong evidence demonstrates that social support plays a key role in facilitating preventive health behaviors. The aim of the current study was to assess the effects of perceived social support on compliance with stay-at-home orders in response to a COVID-19 outbreak during the Persian New Year (Nowruz) holydays, since Nowruz holidays of 2020 coincided with the peak of the coronavirus epidemic in Iran. Methods This cross-sectional survey was carried out based on phone interviews of 1073 adults aged over 18 years from 4 to 12 April 2020 in Mashhad, Khorasan-Razavi Province, as the second largest city of Iran. A systematic random sampling was carried out using fixed phone number lists provided by Telecommunication Company of Khorasan-Razavi Province. Phone interviews were carried out by trained interviewers from the Iranian Students Polling Agency (ISPA) at various times of the day. The survey included sociodemographic questions, perceived social support scale (MSPSS) and questions about self-isolation during the Nowruz holiday. Statistical analysis included Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney test and multivariate logistic regression. Results 20.5% of participants reported poor compliance with stay at home orders during the first 2 weeks of Nowruz. Clear social gradients were not found in stay-at-home compliance. When controlling socio-demographic factors, perceived social support, interestingly, both fostered and hindered people’s compliance with stay at home orders, depending on the source of support from family members (OR = .874, 95% CI = .803, .950, p < .005), friends (OR = 1.147, 95% CI = 1.076, 1.222, p < .001) and a significant other person (OR = .926, 95% CI = .849, 1.010, p = .084). Conclusions Public health messaging may need to emphasize the role that friends and families can play in helping to protect those in their friendship/family groups by promoting compliance with social distancing. Further in-depth studies are recommended to evaluate how this kind of messaging can most effectively encourage people to engage in social distancing practices.

scholarly journals Benefit finding and well-being in older adults: The utility of the General Benefit Finding Scale.

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Cassidy ◽  
Ingrid Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Benefit Finding ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
General Benefit ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being

 The research aim was to test the General Benefit Finding Scale (GBFS) in a cross-sectional survey of adults aged 55 years and older and to assess to what extent it relates to mental well-being, perceived social support, health and personality. Participants (n=341) completed a questionnaire which included demographic questions, the GBFS, and measures of mental well-being, perceived social support, activity levels, and personality. Benefit finding was higher in older adults and correlated positively with mental well-being and perceived support. The impact of the psychosocial factors investigated on benefit finding levels was small (9.2%) with mental well-being, sex and agreeableness being significant predictors. The study provides additional support for the use of the GBFS and suggests that perceived social support, particularly from friends, is especially important for older adults.

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