Role of Religious Orientation and Perceived Social Support in Prediction of Spiritual Well-Being of Veterans

In line with the current psychological approach to health in general, mental health is perceived not only as the absence of psychopathological disorders, but also the presence of well-being. The study contributes to the identification of possible sources affecting mental health in adolescence. This cross-sectional study focuses on the role of personality traits, dispositional optimism, and perceived social support in predicting mental health in adolescence. Mental health was assessed using Mental Health Continuum, personality traits using Big Five Inventory, dispositional optimism using Life Orientation Test—Revised and social support by Close Relationships and Social Support Scale. The research sample consisted of 1,239 respondents aged 12 to 19 years (mean age 15.56 years), 54.3% females and 45.7 % males. Sequential regression analysis revealed that demographic variables and personality characteristics together explained 33.5% of mental health variance, the strongest predictors being extraversion and neuroticism. Including dispositional optimism and perceived social support resulted in a significant increase of the explained variance. All predictors together explained 46.0% of the mental health variance.

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The mediating role of self-efficacy and perceived social support between meaning in life and psychological well-being among young and middle-aged adults

Korean Journal of Social Science ◽

10.18284/jss.2009.12.28.2.105 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 105

Author(s):

Jiyeon Heo ◽

Eunjung Son

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Meaning In Life ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Well Being ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Middle Aged Adults

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Perceived Social Support and School Well-Being Among Chinese Early and Middle Adolescents: The Mediational Role of Self-Esteem

Social Indicators Research ◽

10.1007/s11205-012-0123-8 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 113 (3) ◽

pp. 991-1008 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Lili Tian ◽

Benrong Liu ◽

Siyuan Huang ◽

E. Scott Huebner

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Mediational Role

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The Relationship Between Spiritual Well-Being and Perceived Social Support in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

10.21203/rs.3.rs-261880/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Fatemeh nazari ◽

Vahid Shaygannejad

Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Social Support ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

Spiritual Health ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

The Mean ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological disease with disabling consequences. Social support is an important aspect of performance among patients and attention to perceived social support as a factor influencing health promotion is essential. Therefore, this study was performed with the aim to determine the relationship between spiritual well-being and perceived social support in patients with MS.Methods: This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted on 120 patients with MS. The participants were over 18 years of age and referred to the MS Clinic of Kashani Hospital, Isfahan‎, Iran. The subjects were selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS software. P-values of less than 0.05 were considered significant.Results: The mean (SD) disease duration and age of participants were 8.1 (5.9) and 33.67 (8.7) years, respectively. Moreover, 75.9% of the participants were women and 76.1% were married. The mean score of spiritual well-being was 87.08. The mean score of perceived social support was 61.52 (14.9). Pearson correlation test indicated a direct relationship between spiritual well-being and the total score of perceived social support (r = 0.415, P < 0.001) and the emotional (r = 0.328, P = 0.004) and informational (r = 0.311, P = 0.006) dimensions, but not the instrumental dimension (r = 0.197, P = 0.081). Multiple linear regression analysis showed a significant correlation between spiritual health and social support in the emotional dimension (P < 0.05)Conclusion: This study confirmed the relation between perceived social support and spiritual well-being of people with MS. Thus, it is necessary that perceived social support, as a strong predictor of spiritual health status, is considered in the designing of health promotion interventions for patients with MS.

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The Multiple Mediating Effects of Perceived Social Support and Spiritual Well-being on the Relationship Between Spiritual Needs and Quality of Life Among Patients With Advanced Cancer

10.21203/rs.3.rs-948082/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Quying Wen ◽

Miaorui Jiao ◽

Huailin Wang ◽

Yanli Hu

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Well Being ◽

Spiritual Needs ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Aims: The purpose of this study was to test the associations between spiritual needs, perceived social support, spiritual well-being, and quality of life (QoL) and examine the multiple mediating effects of perceived social support and spiritual well-being on the relationship between spiritual needs and QoL among patients with advanced cancer.Methods: Spiritual needs, perceived social support, spiritual well-being and QoL were assessed using self-report questionnaires among 286 cancer patients in a tertiary oncology hospital. The mediation model was analysed using the SPSS PROCESS procedure, and indirect effects were evaluated with bootstrapping.Results: QoL was positively correlated with spiritual needs (r=0.315, p<0.01), perceived social support (r=0.451, p<0.01) and spiritual well-being (r=0.636, p<0.01). The relationship between spiritual needs and QoL was mediated by perceived social support (indirect effect: 0.063, confidence interval (CI) (0.018, 0.118)) and spiritual well-being (indirect effect: 0.068, CI (0.001, 0.155)) and serially mediated by spiritual needs and QoL (indirect effect: 0.072, CI (0.041, 0.113)).Conclusions: The results emphasize the importance of spiritual well-being and social support for cancer patients, especially those with more spiritual needs. They suggest that healthcare providers should develop strategies to enhance perceived social support and spiritual well-being when caring for cancer patients to improve patients’ QoL.

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