scholarly journals The Role of Perceived Social Support in the Psychological Well-Being of Young Offenders: from Pretrial Detention to Correctional Camps

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fedor Ushkov ◽  
Roman Shilko ◽  
Ludmila Shaigerova ◽  
Alexandra Dolgikh ◽  
Olga Almazova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Pretrial Detention ◽  
Received Social Support ◽  
Sources Of Support

The present article aims at investigating the role of social support in the emotional well-being of young offenders. We hypothesized that perceived social support would be positively related to the emotional well-being of juvenile offenders. The methods were worked out to study perceived and received social support, psychological well-being and emotional state of the juvenile offenders. The entire sample consisted of 56 males aged from 15 to 18 years old (M = 16.5; SD = 0.8). 32 subjects (57%) were in pretrial detention and 24 participants (43%) were in a correctional camp located in the central region of Russia. The study detected that the level of psychological well-being of the respondents from the camp was correlated neither with perceived social support nor with the frequency of seeking assistance from the different sources of support. For the respondents in the pretrial detention, the level of psychological well-being was directly connected to the degree of the perceived support from the friends. The obtained differences might be associated with the influence of social environment in the pretrial detention and in the camps.

scholarly journals Psychological Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood: The Role of Loneliness, Social Support, and Sibling Relationships in Turkey

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-123
Author(s):  
Ezgi Alabucak Cinalioğlu ◽  
Esra İşmen Gazioğlu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
University Students ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Sibling Relationships ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Sibling Relations

The current study was conducted to examine the psychological well-being of Turkish emerging adults in terms of loneliness, dimensions of perceived social support, and attitudes towards sibling relationships. The sample consisted of 422 university students from three universities located in Istanbul, Turkey. According to the results of the study, loneliness, attitudes towards sibling relations, and perceived social support from family were significant predictors of psychological well-being. Perceived social support from friends and a significant other were not significant predictors of psychological well-being. All variables explained 40% of the total variance of psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Role of social support in tobacco cessation

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 3942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruthi P. S. ◽  
Niveditha B. S. ◽  
Punith Shetty ◽  
Krishna Chaitanya ◽  
Naveen Khargekar
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Relapse Prevention ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Tobacco Intervention ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Search

Most tobacco intervention focus on behavioural methods to reduce dependence, the role of social support is unclear. The objective is to evaluate the evidence of social support as well as its efficacy with respect to tobacco cessation. It explores to understand the role of social support for an individual to make a behaviour change. Social support is one resource in the environment, if used effectively can be extremely beneficial for someone wanting to quit tobacco. A comprehensive literature search on the contribution of social support with respect to tobacco cessation was conducted to give a practical review for practitioners in the field. Overall, it was seen that all the studies strengthened the evidence for the role of social support in tobacco cessation. Although, more research is required in this field to comprehend the long haul advantages of social support and additionally its effects on psychological well-being as well as relapse prevention. 

scholarly journals Predictors of Mental Health in Adolescence: The Role of Personality, Dispositional Optimism, and Social Support

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402091796
Author(s):  
Iva Burešová ◽  
Martin Jelínek ◽  
Jaroslava Dosedlová ◽  
Helena Klimusová
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Dispositional Optimism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Orientation Test

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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