Sociocontextual Variables that Affect Spousal Perception of Social Support

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 1153-1160
Author(s):  
Seval Güven ◽  
Arzu Şener ◽  
Betül Yildirim

The aim in this study was to determine the effect of certain sociocontextual variables on the level of perceived spousal support. Family members are the most significant source of social support for an individual throughout his or her life. Spouses' mutual support in a marital relationship, however, seems to be particularly important compared to other sources of social support. We interviewed 579 randomly selected married individuals in Ankara, Turkey. They responded to the Spousal Support Scale and completed the personal information form that included individual and family data. Results showed a significant relationship between the level of perceived spousal support and a variety of sociocontextual factors such as number of children, length of marriage, form of marriage, and income level. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabahattin Tekingündüz ◽  
Aysu Kurtuldu ◽  
Çiğdem Eğilmez

<p>The efficiency, quality and productivity of health services depends on ‘labour’ Labour’s job performance can be affected by personal characteristics, work condition, attitudes of workers and managers. The first aim of this study is, to determine whether there is a relationship between labour performance, job alienation, job stress, social support (friend/parents/partner) and various personal characteristics such as gender, marital status, age, education status, lenght of working, income; the second aim is to determine whether job alienation, job stress, social support and various personal characteristices are affected labour’s performance. This study is a cross-sectional study. The study population was 583 voluntary hospital staffs at Adıyaman Public Hospital Association’s hospital which have  inpatient services. In this study, we used personal information form, Labour Performance Scale, Multi dimension social support scale, Job stress scale, Job alienation scale. Descriptive statistics, t-tests in independence group, Pearson Correlation analyse and Multiple Linear Regression Analyse have used for data analyzing. According to results of study, there was a significant differences between gender and labour performance; there was a negative significant relationship between labour performance, job alienation and friend support; there was a positive significant relationship between labour performance, partner support, parent support and length of working in institution. On the other hand job alienation affected labour performance negatively; partner support and parent support affected labour performance positively.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Özet</strong></p><p>Sağlık hizmetlerinin etkililiği, verimliliği ve kalitelisi “insan gücü”ne bağlıdır. İnsan gücünün iş performansı da kişisel özelliklerden, çalışma koşullarından, yöneticilerin ve çalışanların tutum ve davranışlardan etkilenebilmektedir. Yapılan bu çalışmanın birinci amacı, işgören performansı ile işe yabancılaşma, iş stresi, özel insan desteği, arkadaş desteği, aile desteği ve bazı kişisel özellikler arasında ilişki olup olmadığını belirlemek; ikinci amacı ise işe yabancılaşma, iş stresi, özel insan desteği, arkadaş desteği, aile desteği ve bazı kişisel özelliklerin işgören performansını etkileyip etkilemediğini belirlemektir. Çalışma kesitsel tipte bir alan çalışmasıdır. Adıyaman Kamu Hastaneleri Birliği’ne bağlı hastanelerde görev yapan ve çalışmaya gönüllü olarak katılan 583 kişi araştırma grubunu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada kişisel bilgi formu, işgören performans ölçeği, çok boyutlu sosyal destek ölçeği, işe yabancılaşma ölçeği ve iş stres ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada, tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Bağımsız grup t testi, Pearson Korelasyon Analizi ve Çoklu Doğrusal Regresyon Analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre; cinsiyet ile işgören performansı arasında anlamlı bir fark olduğu, işgören performansı ile işe yabancılaşma ve arkadaş desteği arasında negatif anlamlı ilişki olduğu; işgören performansı ile özel insan, aile desteği ve kurumda çalışma süresi arasında pozitif anlamlı ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca işgören performansını işe yabancılaşmanın negatif yönde; özel insan ve aile desteğinin ise pozitif yönde etkilediği saptanmıştır.</p>


2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon ◽  
Rivka Tuval-Mashiach ◽  
Gil Goldzweig ◽  
Rienat Levi ◽  
Noam Pizem ◽  
...  

AbstractObjective:Employing a cross-sectional design, the current study examined the relationships between various agents and types of support and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among women with breast cancer.Method:Eighty married women who were coping with breast cancer completed social support and PTG questionnaires.Results:All agents of social support (family, friends, belief-based), excluding spousal support, and all types of social support were found to be related to the various PTG dimensions and its total score. Regression analyses revealed that, among the agents of support, only support provided from friends and belief-based support uniquely contribute to prediction of total PTG score. While examining the contribution of various types of support, only cognitive support had a unique contribution to prediction of total PTG score.Significance of results:Various agents and types of support play different roles in the PTG process following breast cancer. Accordingly, friends as an agent of support and information as a type of support seem to be most important in enhancing PTG among women with breast cancer.


Author(s):  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Xueyao Ma ◽  
Xianglian Yu ◽  
Meizhu Ye ◽  
Na Li ◽  
...  

The consequence of childhood trauma may last for a long time. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of childhood trauma on general distress among Chinese adolescents and explore the potential mediating roles of social support and family functioning in the childhood trauma-general distress linkage. A total of 2139 valid questionnaires were collected from two high schools in southeast China. Participants were asked to complete the questionnaires measuring childhood trauma, social support, family functioning, and general distress. Pathway analysis was conducted by using SPSS AMOS 24.0 and PROCESS Macro for SPSS 3.5. Results showed that childhood trauma was positively associated with general distress among Chinese adolescents. Social support and family functioning independently and serially mediated the linkage of childhood trauma and general distress. These findings confirmed and complemented the ecological system theory of human development and the multisystem developmental framework for resilience. Furthermore, these findings indicated that the mental and emotional problems of adolescents who had childhood trauma were not merely issues of adolescents themselves, but concerns of the whole system and environment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-510
Author(s):  
Melissa Garabiles

This study investigated left-behind Filipino fathers and their involvement as child caregivers. It hypothesized that social support and well-being predict paternal involvement, with well-being as the mediator. Results showed that familial and peer support predicted involvement, with well-being as mediator. Spousal support did not predict involvement or well-being. Findings highlight the importance of familial and peer support to left-behind fathers. Interactions between significant predictors of involvement present novel pathways to childcare. The non-significant role of spousal support is discussed in the context of transnational migration. Several interventions involving families and peers are suggested.


1978 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 433-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Krell

In Canada and the United States there are over one million divorces annually involving at least that number of children. Divorce frequently involves matters of access and custody. Lawyers acting on behalf of their clients may request psychiatric consultation as to the emotional stability of the client. In custody cases, the child or children may be evaluated by a child psychiatrist. In a divorce action between two adults, it may be valid for the psychiatrist to see one party to the dispute and offer a psychiatric opinion. In custody matters, a psychiatrist must see both parties to the dispute as well as the children. If only one parent is seen it is almost impossible to offer expert testimony. Divorce proceedings result from marital incompatibility. The deficits attributed to each spouse in the marital relationship do not necessarily bear upon the ability to be a parent. Yet in custody contests, frequently the two qualities of suitability for marriage and suitability for parenting are confused. When a child psychiatrist is involved, he or she is asked to comment not only on the emotional stability or problems of the child but also on the fitness of the parents. If each parent has a child psychiatrist involved in the evaluation, the adversary position is fortified and the possibilities for compromise are jeopardized. Since the children are invariably traumatized, guilt-ridden and insecure, it is important that the child psychiatrist attempts to minimize the vindictiveness and anger which are inherent in some custody disputes. By acting in the child's interests, and guiding the lawyers to allow one child psychiatrist to perform the total evaluation, some loosening of an adversarial stance is likely, and new possibilities for negotiation and compromise are created. The structuring of such an evaluation must be completed before any member of the family is seen. A case illustration is provided to point out the nature of the requests made of the lawyers and techniques used in negotiations. The child psychiatrist, in remaining child-focused, is in a unique position to avoid representing one side to the conflict and to provide the court with an evaluation which will aid the judge to make an informed decision.


Author(s):  
Nathan L. Linsk

A substantial and increasing number of people have developed HIV infections in their later years, most associated with male-to-male sexual contact or blood transfusions, although transmission also occurs through substance users and unsafe heterosexual activity. Human service practitioners need to become sensitive to the needs of elderly people and their families who are affected by HIV/AIDS. Prevention may be incorporated as part of initial engagement and assessment of elderly persons, and service packages may be developed for older persons who are infected or provide care for HIV-infected persons. Issues of confidentiality, social support, family care, and nondiscrimination are critical concerns in serving this population.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Mega Rista Saras Ati ◽  
Andik Matulessy ◽  
Muhammad Farid Rochim

<p><em>The purpose of this research is to know the relation between gratitude and social support with the stress of parents who have children in need special. Through random sampling techniques, acquired the subject 30 parents who have children in need specially in Surabaya. This research is the gauge scale gratitude scale, stress and social support scale. Research data were analyzed with regression shows double F = 4.750 and sig = 0.01 means there is a significant relationship between social support and gratitude with the stress of parents who have children in need special. The results of the R square = 0.260 meaning stress parents who have children in need special can be explained by the gratitude and social support of 26%. Next partially gratitude does not correlate with the stress parents of children in need special (partial r = 0.001 with sig = 0.998), and social support proved to be significantly correlated negatively with the stress parents of children in need of special r partial =-0.480 with sig = 0.008 </em></p>


Author(s):  
Remigiusz Kijak

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of sexual satisfaction and type of relationship between spouses, and then to determine the correlation between these variables and independent variables. These include: disability type of the child, the number of children in the family, and the gender of the parents. The hypothesis was that ‘the level of sexual satisfaction in parents is significantly related to the type of disability possessed by their children’ and similarly it was found that disability type significantly affects the type of relationship between parents. The research was conducted using the Matched Marriage Questionnaire (MMQ) and the Sexual Satisfaction Scale (SSS). The data obtained in the study showed that most spouses experience high and average sexual satisfaction and no particular differences between men and women were observed. The differences appeared when analyzing parents of a child with autism. In this group the results were more diverse in the detailed descriptions of the scale. The results obtained regarding marital relationship satisfaction indicate a not very favorable picture of the relationships of the surveyed subjects.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Bruijel ◽  
Sven Z Stapert ◽  
Annemiek Vermeeren ◽  
Jennie L Ponsford ◽  
Caroline M van Heugten

BACKGROUND Fatigue and sleep problems are common after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and are experienced as highly distressing symptoms, playing a significant role in the recovery trajectory, and they can drastically impact the quality of life and societal participation of the patient and their family and friends. However, the etiology and development of these symptoms are still uncertain. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to examine the development of fatigue and sleep problems following moderate to severe TBI and to explore the changes in underlying biological (pain, brain damage), psychological (emotional state), and social (support family, participation) factors across time. METHODS This study is a longitudinal multicenter observational cohort study with 4 measurement points (3, 6, 12, and 18 months postinjury) including subjective questionnaires and cognitive tasks, preceded by 7 nights of actigraphy combined with a sleep diary. Recruitment of 137 moderate to severe TBI patients presenting at emergency and neurology departments or rehabilitation centers across the Netherlands is anticipated. The evolution of fatigue and sleep problems following TBI and their association with possible underlying biological (pain, brain damage), psychological (emotional state), and social (support family, participation) factors will be examined. RESULTS Recruitment of participants for this longitudinal cohort study started in October 2017, and the enrollment of participants is ongoing. The first results are expected at the end of 2020. CONCLUSIONS To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that examines the development of both post-TBI fatigue and sleep longitudinally within a biopsychosocial model in moderate to severe TBI using both subjective and objective measures. Identification of modifiable factors such as mood and psychosocial stressors may give direction to the development of interventions for fatigue and sleep problems post-TBI. CLINICALTRIAL Netherlands Trial Register NTR7162; http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=7162 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6z3mvNLuy) INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPOR RR1-10.2196/11295


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Noormalita Primandaru

Abstrak: Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Berpengaruh pada Minat Berwirausaha Mahasiswa. Salah satu alternatif untuk memecahkan masalah pengangguran adalah dengan memberdayakan kelompok terdidik melalui program kewirausahaan di perguruan tinggi yang diharapkan mampu berkontribusi dalam penyerapan tenaga kerja sehingga mengurangi pengangguran dan beban negara. Penelitian ini menguji model yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh internal locus of control, social support dan need for achievement terhadap minat berwirausaha pada mahasiswa. Penelitian ini termasuk dalam kategori penelitian cross-sectional. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh internal locus of control dan social support pada minat berwirausaha mahasiswa, terdapat pengaruh internal locus of control terhadap need for achievement mahasiswa, tidak terdapat pengaruh social support pada need for achievement dan yang terakhir terdapat pengaruh need for achievement terhadap minat berwirausaha mahasiswa. Kata kunci: internal locus of control, social support, need for achievement, entrepreneurial intention Abstract: The Factors Affecting the Entrepreneurial Intention of College Students. The alternative to solve an unemployment problem is to empower the educated person through entrepreneurship programs at colleges that are expected to contribute to employment, thereby reducing unemployment and the burden on the state. This study tested a model that aims to determine the influence of internal locus of control, social support and the need for achievement against in entrepreneurial intention of the student. This study was a cross-sectional. The results show a significant relationship between internal locus of control and social support to the entrepreneurial intention of students. There is a significant relationship between internal locus of control and the need for achievement of students. There is an insignificant relationship between social support and the need for achievement and the last there is a significant relationship between need for achievement and entrepreneurial intention of students. Keywords: internal locus of control, social support, need for achievement, entrepreneurial intention


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