Influences of life stress, anxiety, self-efficacy and social support on social networking addiction among college students in China and the United States

Although the number of African immigrants in the United States has steadily increased, there remains a gap in understanding their lived experiences in the context of employment and wellness. Using qualitative method, this study investigated underemployment and wellness among six foreign-educated African immigrants. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss three themes that emerged from this study. Study design utilized was grounded theory. Participants in this study held professional jobs before relocating to the US. Results suggest that despite excitement of migrating to the US, African immigrants experience myriad life events from the time they land until when they settle down. Yet, the adaptation mechanisms reported include social networking and social support. Thus, three themes that emerged from this study are occupational, emotional, and social wellness. From the findings, the authors developed underemployment versus wellness conceptual framework that can be used for future studies.

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Foreign Education, Underemployment, and Wellness

10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch062 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 1222-1236

Author(s):

Joseph O. Otundo ◽

Jane A. Opiri

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Support ◽

Social Networking ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Life Events ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

African Immigrants ◽

The United States ◽

The Us ◽

Foreign Education

Although the number of African immigrants in the United States has steadily increased, there remains a gap in understanding their lived experiences in the context of employment and wellness. Using qualitative method, this study investigated underemployment and wellness among six foreign-educated African immigrants. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss three themes that emerged from this study. Study design utilized was grounded theory. Participants in this study held professional jobs before relocating to the US. Results suggest that despite excitement of migrating to the US, African immigrants experience myriad life events from the time they land until when they settle down. Yet, the adaptation mechanisms reported include social networking and social support. Thus, three themes that emerged from this study are occupational, emotional, and social wellness. From the findings, the authors developed underemployment versus wellness conceptual framework that can be used for future studies.

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Testing a Conceptual Framework for Diabetes Self-Care Management

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice ◽

10.1891/rtnp.18.4.293.64089 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 293-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Valmi D. Sousa ◽

Jaclene A. Zauszniewski ◽

Carol M. Musil ◽

Patricia E. McDonald ◽

Sharon E. Milligan

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Support ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Care Management ◽

Care Center ◽

Self Care ◽

The United States ◽

Diabetes Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Care Agency

Diabetes is a major source of morbidity, mortality, and economic expense in the United States. The majority of researchers and clinicians believe that diabetes is a self-care management disease, and that patients should be reliable, capable, and sufficiently responsible to take care of themselves. However, individuals with diabetes may or may not have diabetes knowledge, social support, self-care agency (an individual’s capability to perform self-care actions), and self-efficacy (an individual’s beliefs in his or her capability to perform self-care actions) that would help them to engage in diabetes self-care management. Therefore, this study examined the relationship among those factors using a cross-sectional model testing design. A convenient sample of 141 insulin-requiring individuals with either diabetes type 1 or type 2, 21 years old and over, was recruited from an outpatient diabetes care center located in a Southeast region of the United States. Simple linear regression, multiple standard regression, and multiple hierarchical regression were used to analyze the data. Individuals with greater diabetes knowledge had greater self-care agency and self-efficacy. Those with a higher score in social support had greater self-care agency and better diabetes self-care management, and those with greater self-efficacy had better diabetes self-care management. In addition, self-care agency mediated the effects of diabetes knowledge on self-efficacy and the effects of social support on diabetes self-care management. Self-efficacy mediated the effects of self-care agency on diabetes self-care management. Furthermore, the linear combination of diabetes knowledge, social support, self-care agency, and self-efficacy, taken together, positively affected diabetes self-care management. Enhancing an individual’s diabetes knowledge, social support, self-care agency, and self-efficacy may be a strategy which can promote better engagement in diabetes self-care.

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Relationships Among Life Stress, Social Support, Academic Stressors, and Reactions to Stressors of International Students in the United States.

International Journal of Stress Management ◽

10.1037/1072-5245.10.2.137 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 137-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 92

Author(s):

Ranjita Misra ◽

Melanee Crist ◽

Christopher J. Burant

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Support ◽

International Students ◽

Life Stress ◽

The United States

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Exploring Family Multi-type Maltreatment, Social Support, and Externalizing and Internalizing Problems Among Asian and Asian American College Students

Asian Journal of Social Science Studies ◽

10.20849/ajsss.v5i3.780 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Yoko Baba ◽

James D. Lee ◽

Michael E. Vallerga

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

United States ◽

Social Support ◽

College Students ◽

Asian American ◽

Internalizing Problems ◽

The United States ◽

Externalizing And Internalizing Problems ◽

Asian American College Students

Exposure to family violence as a child has a detrimental long-term impact on one’s life. This relationship is under-researched in Asian populations in the United States or in Asian countries. This study examined long-term effects of maltreatment, including interparental violence and child maltreatment on externalizing and internalizing problems experienced by Asian and Asian American college students. We also explored protective effects of social support against the negative consequences of family maltreatment. Surveying 542 college students in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, and the United States, we measured effects of family maltreatment on problem outcomes and examined the role of social support. Exposure to dual harm of family maltreatment (i.e., intraparental violence and child maltreatment) increased students’ externalizing problems compared to exposure to one type of family maltreatment, but no differences in internalizing behaviors were found. Effects of social support from parents and peers on externalizing and internalizing problems were neither moderating nor mediating, but direct. Those who received parental support had fewer externalizing behaviors, but effects of peer support were not significant. In contrast, those who obtained parental and peer support showed lower levels of internalizing mental health concerns. Surprisingly, men exhibited more mental health issues than women. Exposure to dual harm increases behavioral problems, but family support can help repair damage among Asian and Asian American college students. The relationship between abuse and problem outcomes was similar across countries, indicating common psychological processes.

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