scholarly journals Physiological Coregulation during Social Support Discussions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine S. Zee ◽  
Niall Bolger
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Cardiovascular Responses ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Romantic Couples ◽  
Regulatory Systems ◽  
Equilibrium Level ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Control

Close relationships are proposed to function as dynamic regulatory systems, whereby partners regulate each other’s emotions and physiology to maintain an equilibrium level of responding—–a process known as coregulation. Coregulation is proposed to contribute to well-being, yet little is known regarding when coregulation emerges. We hypothesized that because social support interactions involve explicit interpersonal emotion regulation attempts, they might be especially likely to engender beneficial patterns of coregulation. We conducted a dyadic laboratory experiment in which romantic couples completed social support and control discussions as cardiovascular responses were measured. To assess physiological self-regulation and dyadic coregulation, we used dynamical systems modeling with Bayesian estimation, which captures the frequency of oscillations around an equilibrium level and changes in amplitudes over time. Results indicated the presence of coregulation across discusisons as a whole, as well as dierences in coregulation by discussion type and gender. Self-regulatory and coregulatory dynamics were more pronounced during social support (vs. control) discussions, especially when the male partner received support. There was also substantial between-dyad heterogeneity in self- and coregulation, suggesting that some dyads showed pronounced regulatory dynamics whereas other did not. Overall, this work suggests the role of social support as a coregulatory context and oers novel insights into emotional dynamics linking relationships and health.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Analysis of Adolescent Responses to YouTube Videos Portraying Sexual and Gender Minority Experiences: Belonging, Community, and Information Seeking

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan A. Levinson ◽  
Patricia M. Greenfield ◽  
Jenna C. Signorelli
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Sexual and gender minority youth are at risk for negative mental health outcomes, such as depression and suicide, due to stigma. Fortunately, sense of community, connection, and social support can ameliorate these deleterious effects. Youth express that most of their social support comes from peers and in-school organizations, but these sources require in-person interaction. Past research has identified social media sites as virtual and anonymous sources of support for these youth, but the role of YouTube specifically in this process has not been thoroughly explored. This study explores YouTube as a possible virtual source of support for sexual and gender minority youth by examining the ecological comments left on YouTube videos. A qualitative thematic analysis of YouTube comments resulted in six common themes in self-identified adolescents' YouTube comments: sharing, relating, information-seeking, gratitude, realization, and validation. Most commonly, adolescents shared feelings and experiences related to their identity, especially when they could relate to the experiences discussed in the videos. These young people also used their comments to ask for identity-related advice or information, treating the platform as a source of education. Results suggest that sexual minority youth's use of YouTube can be advantageous for social support and community, identity-related information, identity development, and overall well-being.

Finding Resilience: The Mediation Effect of Sense of Community on the Psychological Well-Being of Military Spouses

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-Chuan Wang ◽  
Pius Nyutu ◽  
Kimberly Tran ◽  
Angela Spears
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Military Spouses ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Military Community ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Military

The goal of this study was to identify positive factors that increase the psychological well-being of military spouses in the areas of environmental mastery. We proposed that positive affect and social support from family and friends would have indirect effects on psychological well-being through their association with a greater sense of community with the military culture. Participants were 207 female spouses of active-duty service members. Data were analyzed using MEDIATE to test the mediational effect. Results indicated that social support from friends and positive affect did predict a sense of community, which in turn was associated with increased feelings of psychological well-being. The findings suggest that a perceived sense of military community helps military spouses gain a sense of mastery and control in a constantly changing environment.

scholarly journals Social Support in the Structure of Personality Resources in Individuals with Disabilities

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A. Leontyev ◽  
A.A. Lebedeva ◽  
T.A. Silantieva
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Developmental Conditions

The paper focuses on the issues of social support of individuals with disabilities and describes its role in the development and maintenance of subjective well-being of persons in situations of disability. A special external resource for overcoming unfavorable developmental conditions, social support is interlocked in a continuous relationship with psychological resources of personality. One of its distinctive features is that it implies the subject's activity aimed at overcoming difficult life situation on his/her own. When the person's bodily resources are insufficient (as it happens in situations of physical disabilities), the role of macro- and microso¬cial resources in supporting his/her well-being naturally increases. However, when both social and bodily resources are scarce, it is the individual's personality that stands in the gap. The research described in the paper explored the relationship between microsocial resources (support of family and friends, satisfaction with this support) and psychological resources of resistance and self-regulation of personality. The sample consisted of 210 subjects (48 students with disabilities, 162 healthy subjects). The outcomes revealed certain differences between the subsamples with low and high rates of social support which suggest that the subjects' perceptions and evaluations of the support contribute to their psychological resources of coping and self-regulation, acti¬vating and/or reinforcing the existing potential of their personalities.

scholarly journals Effects of Social Support on the Stress-Health Relationship: Gender Comparison among Military Personnel

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Ming Hsieh ◽  
Bi-Kun Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
And Gender

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the role of workplace social support and gender affect the relationship between work stress and the physical and mental health of military personnel in Taiwan. The analysis results reveal that military personnel expressed significantly high perceptions of work-related stress. Social support from supervisors and colleagues is a crucial factor in buffering the effect of work-related stress on perceived health, and increasing the physical and mental health among military personnel. This study shows that male personnel who perceived higher stress and gained more social support from supervisors and colleagues than female personnel were less likely to have physical and mental issues than female personnel. Managerial implications and suggestions could serve as references in managing work-related stress, enhancing social support occurring in the military workplace, and reducing job dissatisfaction, which in turn improves the health and well-being of military personnel in Taiwan.

Well-Being and Control in Older Persons: The Prediction of Well-Being from Control Measures

1995 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolien H. M. Smits ◽  
Dorly J. H. Deeg ◽  
Ruud J. Bosscher
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Social Inadequacy ◽  
Independent Association ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Control

The interrelation of six facets of control and their ability to predict well-being in older persons were studied in an age and gender stratified community sample aged fifty-five to eighty-nine. An extended conceptual framework of control facets is introduced including “established” facets, such as mastery, self-efficacy and internal health locus of control and “new” control facets such as neuroticism, social inadequacy, and sense of coherence. An interview and a postal questionnaire included measures of the control facets and the Affect Balance Scale. Correlations between control measures were mostly modest. Negative affect was predicted by neuroticism and sense of coherence. Tendencies of independent association of mastery with global well-being and of social inadequacy with positive affect were established.

scholarly journals Sectors and Strategies of Global Communications Regulation

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Holznagel ◽  
Raymund Werle
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Guidance And Control ◽  
Regulatory Systems ◽  
Electronic Transactions ◽  
Conceptual Distinction ◽  
Global Communications ◽  
And Control

SummaryGlobal communication networks, in particular the Internet, challenge the traditional systems and procedures of regulation, which are national or regional but not global It is evident that solely market processes will not assert the guidance and control needed to escort the growth of the network and its use for service provision and electronic transactions. Introducing the conceptual distinction of coordination and regulation we identify areas in which government intervention is unnecessary and where it is indispensable. Then, examining different areas and strategies of regulation we highlight crucial problems and regulators’ responses concerning electronic commerce and the protection of third parties. This helps identify trends and specify areas of regulation with and without governments involved It shows that global communications is governed by a patchwork of few uniform international legal rules, sparingly harmonized national regulations at the regional level, a number of laws framing schemes of self-regulation complemented by unregulated self-regulation and last but not least a growing number of legal interface solutions. They mediate between conflicting regulatory systems without affecting their autonomy.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND STRAIN ON DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS: MARITAL STATUS AND GENDER DIFFERENCES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S919-S919
Author(s):  
Deborah Carr ◽  
Yeonjung Jane Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Social relationships are a well-established correlate of late-life well-being. Extensive research finds social support is associated with fewer depressive symptoms, yet few studies distinguish fine-grained types of support from spouse, children, other family and friends, nor whether these linkages differ by gender and marital status. Studies exploring coarse associations between support and well-being may conceal gender and marital status differences. We use data from two waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS; 2006 and 2010) to study fine-grained linkages between diverse types of relationship strain and support and depressive symptoms (CESD) among adults aged 51+. The results show that the association between support/strain and depressive symptoms varies based on the source of support. For instance, among married/partnered older adults, spousal support is negatively associated with depressive symptoms whereas friend strain is positively associated with depressive symptoms. Among widowed respondents, friend support is negatively associated with depressive symptoms. These marital status patterns differed by gender however, such that the impact of friend strain on depressive symptoms was especially large for divorced men. Our results suggest that no single form of social support (or strain) is uniformly protective (or distressing), so services and interventions to enhance late-life mental health should more fully consider older adults’ social location, including gender and marital status. For current cohorts of older adults, who have lower rates of marriage and childbearing than their predecessors, it is critically important to understand both the levels and impacts of alternative sources of support from other kin and friends.

‘That’s not necessarily for them’: LGBTIQ+ young people, social media platform affordances and identity curation

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 1261-1278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Hanckel ◽  
Son Vivienne ◽  
Paul Byron ◽  
Brady Robards ◽  
Brendan Churchill
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Control

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other non-heterosexual and gender diverse (LGBTIQ+) young people utilise a range of digital media platforms to explore identity, find support and manage boundaries. Less well understood, however, is how they navigate risk and rewards across the different social media platforms that are part of their everyday lives. In this study, we draw on the concept of affordances, as well as recent work on curation, to examine 23 in-depth interviews with LGBTIQ+ young people about their uses of social media. Our findings show how the affordances of platforms used by LGBTIQ+ young people, and the contexts of their engagement, situate and inform a typology of uses. These practices – focused on finding, building and fostering support – draw on young people’s social media literacies, where their affective experiences range from feelings of safety, security and control, to fear, disappointment and anger. These practices also work to manage boundaries between what is ‘for them’ (family, work colleagues, friends) and ‘not for them’. This work allowed our participants to mitigate risk, and circumnavigate normative platform policies and norms, contributing to queer-world building beyond the self. In doing so, we argue that young people’s social media curation strategies contribute to their health and well-being.

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