scholarly journals Social Support for Digital Inclusion: Towards a Typology of Social Support Patterns

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axelle Asmar ◽  
Leo Van Audenhove ◽  
Ilse Mariën
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Digital Inclusion ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

This article contributes to a better understanding of patterns of social support in relation to digital inequalities. Based on an extensive qualitative study, the diversity of support networks and supports seeking patterns are unveiled. A typology of six patterns of help-seeking is presented and described: the support-deprived, the community-supported, the supported through substitution, the network-supported, the vicarious learners, and the self-supported. The article also critically engages with the often unnuanced academic literature on social support. The research and the typology reveal that the quality of support, as well as the availability of potential or actual support, is not only influenced by socio-economic factors. Rather, the strength of the relationship and the level of intimacy between individuals is an important predictor of support-seeking. As such, this article shows that mechanisms of in/exclusion are highly social, as they entail a diversity of formal and informal support-seeking patterns, which in turn have an important influence on the adoption and use of digital media. The article argues that understanding such mechanisms is rooted in reconciling micro-level interactions to macro-level patterns of inequalities. To show the specificity of social support within digital inequalities research, and to demarcate the concept from definitions of other academic disciplines, the concept of social support for digital inclusion is introduced. It is defined as the aid (emotional, instrumental, and informational) that an individual receives from his/her network in his/her use of digital technologies.

A Cry for Help: Exploring the Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life in Infertile Women of South India

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (23) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siddharth R ◽  
Dr. Nisha B ◽  
Dr. Timsi Jain ◽  
Dr. Anantha Eashwar ◽  
Dr Ruma Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
South India ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
Cry For Help ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Relationship of Social Support to African American Caregivers’ Help-Seeking for Emotional Problems

2011 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph G. Pickard ◽  
Megumi Inoue ◽  
Letha A. Chadiha ◽  
Sharon Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
African American ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Emotional Problems ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
African American Caregivers

scholarly journals Parentification and Grandparents’ Support from the Perspective of Grandchildren from Families of Various Structures

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Napora
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Single Mothers ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Material Wealth ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Original Family ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the strength of the relationship between a retrospective evaluation of the experienced social support given by grandparents and the material status of the family with the quality of life of the grown-up grandchildren in families of different structures. The formulated expectations have been verified with the Social Support Scale (SSS), Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS) and an individual personal survey. The obtained results show that in families of single mothers, the emotional and informative support offered by grandparents was a significant factor improving the quality of the life of the grandchildren. In a complete family, however, the significant forms of support from grandparents were esteem support and its other forms, except for informative support. Moreover, the material wealth of the original family was shown to be an important predictor of the evaluation of the quality of life of the grandchildren; it was judged more negatively by adolescent children of single mothers.

Mediating Effects of Social Support on Caregiver Burden and Quality of Life for Compound and Noncompound Caregivers

2020 ◽  
pp. 104438942094722
Author(s):  
Christina N. Marsack-Topolewski
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Informal Social Support ◽  
More Care ◽  
The Relationship

This study sought to explore the mediating effect of informal social support on the relationship between caregiver burden and quality of life among compound and noncompound caregivers. Parents ( N = 320) completed a web-based survey aimed to examine effects of caring for an adult child with autism spectrum disorder. Results of the mediation analysis suggested that informal social support partially mediated the relationship between caregiver burden and quality of life for both groups. Informal social support appears to be more impactful for noncompound caregivers compared with compound caregivers based on a greater reduction in explained variance. These results highlight the importance of informal social support as caregivers juggle ongoing challenges to provide care to one or more care recipients.

scholarly journals Work Ability and Quality of Life in Patients with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3310
Author(s):  
Yi-Fang Chang ◽  
Chang-Ming Yeh ◽  
Shu-Ling Huang ◽  
Chi-Chung Ho ◽  
Ren-Hau Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to investigate level of work ability and quality of life (QOL) as well as the relationship between them among patients suffering from work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in Taiwan. A cross-sectional study design with continuous sampling and a questionnaire were used to obtain the research data. Controlling for personal characteristics, pain, psychological distress, and social support, multiple linear regressions were adopted to explore the relationship between work ability and overall QOL. Further analyses were also made to clarify the relationships between work ability and each domain of QOL. In total, 165 patients with WMSDs were recruited. Compared with general workers, the participants reported a lower level of work ability and overall QOL. Work ability was significantly associated with overall QOL when covariates were controlled. Among the four domains of QOL, work ability was significantly associated with both the physical and psychological domains. The conclusion was that work ability is a definite factor of QOL for patients with WMSDs; the essence of work ability may be beyond economic function or social support. Strategies to help workers with WMSDs enhance their work ability to fit their new or temporary jobs would be beneficial to their QOL.

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