scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Loneliness Between Social Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Rural Adolescents During COVID-19 Outbreak: A Comparative Study Between Left-Behind and Non-left-behind Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianya Hou ◽  
Yawei Xie ◽  
Xiaofei Mao ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Jianguo Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Rural Adolescents ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted people's life across the globe. In a public health crisis, rural adolescents are more prone to mental health problems. The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese rural adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak, and examine the association between perceived social support and depressive symptoms and its underlying mechanisms.Method: Perceived Social Support Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 were administrated to 826 rural adolescents from Anhui Province, China, amid the COVID-19 crisis. Mackinnon's four-step procedure was employed to examine the mediating effect, while Hayes PROCESS macro was utilized to test the moderated mediation model.Results: The results showed the rate of depressive symptoms among rural adolescents in China was 77.6% during the outbreak of COVID-19. Female left-behind students and non-left-behind students from disrupted families experienced more depressive symptoms (all P < 0.05). Loneliness mediated the association between perceive social support and depressive symptoms and the indirect effect was stronger in left-behind adolescents in comparison to non-left-behind adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.Conclusion: Depressive symptoms are extremely prevalent among Chinese rural adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak, and perceived social support plays a protective role against depressive symptoms. Chinese rural adolescents, especially left-behind students, could benefit from the interventions aimed at enhancing the perceived social support and reducing loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support Between Resilience and Anxiety 1 Year After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparity Between High-Risk and Low-Risk Nurses in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianya Hou ◽  
Qianlan Yin ◽  
Yan Xu ◽  
Jia Gao ◽  
Lian Bin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Substantial Progress ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Introduction: One year after the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, China has made substantial progress in the prevention and control of the pandemic, while the epidemic situation remains grim in China since virus may easily survive with the falling temperature in winter. The present study aimed to compare the prevalence and associated factors of anxiety between high-risk and low-risk nurses 1 year after the COVID-19 outbreak, and examine the association between resilience and anxiety and its underlying mechanisms.Method: Connor-Davidson Resilience scale, Perceived Social Support Scale and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale were administrated to 701 nurses from Jiangsu Province, China, 1 year after the COVID-19 outbreak. The mediating effect was examined by Mackinnon's four-step procedure, while the moderated mediation model was tested by Hayes PROCESS macro.Results: The findings presented the prevalence of anxiety among nurses was 21.4% 1 year after the COVID-19 pandemic. High-risk nurses presented a higher prevalence of anxiety (24.5 vs. 19.3%) than low-risk nurses. Age and professional title were significantly associated with anxiety only in high-risk nurses (all P < 0.05). Perceived social support mediated the association between resilience and anxiety and the indirect effect was stronger for high-risk nurses than low-risk nurses.Conclusion: Anxiety remains prevalent among nurses 1 year after the COVID-19 outbreak, and resilience plays a protective role against anxiety. Programs that enhance resilience and social support should be designed and special attention should be paid to nurses from high-risk units.

The Protective Role of Perceived Social Support Against the Manifestation of Depressive Symptoms in Peer Victims

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Tanigawa ◽  
Michael J. Furlong ◽  
Erika D. Felix ◽  
Jill D. Sharkey
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Protective Role

scholarly journals Effect of Social Support on the Psychological Adjustment of Chinese Left-Behind Rural Children: A Moderated Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyu Fan ◽  
Xinghua Fan
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model

There are tens of millions of children left behind by one or both rural-to-urban migrant parents (left-behind children, LBC) in rural China. Compared to non-left-behind children (NLBC), LBC are disadvantaged in psychological adjustment. Research has shown social support can help LBC grow up healthily, but the plausible mechanisms linking support to adjustment remain unclear. The present study investigated the mediating role of basic psychological need satisfaction (BPNS) in the above relationship, as well as whether the predictive pathways of support on adjustment and BPNS were moderated by resilience in a sample of 692 LBC and 264 NLBC. Structural equation modeling indicated social support positively predicted LBC’s psychological adjustment, which was completely mediated by BPNS. In addition, the mediating effect was weaker for LBC with higher levels of resilience, which indicated resilience was a necessary asset for LBC’s growth amid the adversity of low social support.

scholarly journals Self-Esteem and Academic Engagement Among Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhao ◽  
Zeqing Zheng ◽  
Chenchen Pan ◽  
Lulu Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

As an important predictor of academic achievement and an effective indicator of learning quality, academic engagement has attracted the attention of researchers. The present study explores the relationship among adolescent self-esteem and academic engagement, the mediating effect of academic self-efficacy, and the moderating effect of perceived social support. Four-hundred and eighty adolescents (Mage = 14.92) from the Hebei Province of China were recruited to complete anonymous questionnaires. The results show that self-esteem positively predicted adolescent academic engagement through the indirect mediating role of academic self-efficacy, and the percentage of this mediation effect of the total effect was 73.91%. As a second-stage moderator, perceived social support moderated the mediating effect of academic self-efficacy. Specifically, when students felt more perceived social support, the impact of academic self-efficacy on their academic engagement was greater. Our findings suggest that adolescent self-esteem, academic self-efficacy, and perceived social support are key factors that should be considered together to improve adolescent academic engagement. Therefore, parents and school educators should actively guide adolescents to improve their self-esteem and academic self-efficacy. Parents and educators should also construct an effective social support system to improve students’ perceived social support and enhance their academic engagement.

scholarly journals Preventing postnatal depression: a causal mediation analysis of a 20-year preconception cohort

2021 ◽  
Vol 376 (1827) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Spry ◽  
Margarita Moreno-Betancur ◽  
Melissa Middleton ◽  
Louise M. Howard ◽  
Stephanie J. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Postnatal Depression ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Antenatal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Causal Mediation Analysis

Postnatal depression (PND) is common and predicts a range of adverse maternal and offspring outcomes. PND rates are highest among women with persistent mental health problems before pregnancy, and antenatal healthcare provides ideal opportunity to intervene. We examined antenatal perceived social support as a potential intervention target in preventing PND symptoms among women with prior mental health problems. A total of 398 Australian women (600 pregnancies) were assessed repeatedly for mental health problems before pregnancy (ages 14–29 years, 1992–2006), and again during pregnancy, two months postpartum and one year postpartum (2006–2014). Causal mediation analysis found that intervention on perceived antenatal social support has the potential to reduce rates of PND symptoms by up to 3% (from 15 to 12%) in women with persistent preconception symptoms. Supplementary analyses found that the role of low antenatal social support was independent of concurrent antenatal depressive symptoms. Combined, these two factors mediated up to more than half of the association between preconception mental health problems and PND symptoms. Trialling dual interventions on antenatal depressive symptoms and perceived social support represents one promising strategy to prevent PND in women with persistent preconception symptoms. Interventions promoting mental health before pregnancy may yield an even greater reduction in PND symptoms by disrupting a developmental cascade of risks via these and other pathways. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Multidisciplinary perspectives on social support and maternal–child health’.

scholarly journals Spry_Preventing postpartum depression_Preprint

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Spry ◽  
Margarita Moreno-Betancur ◽  
Louise Howard ◽  
Stephanie Brown ◽  
Christopher Greenwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Antenatal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Causal Mediation Analysis

Postnatal depression (PND) is common and predicts a range of adverse maternal and offspring outcomes. PND rates are highest amongst women with persistent mental health problems before pregnancy, and antenatal healthcare provides ideal opportunity to intervene. We examined antenatal perceived social support as a potential intervention target in preventing PND symptoms among women with prior mental health problems. A total of 398 Australian women (600 pregnancies) were assessed repeatedly for mental health problems before pregnancy (ages 14-29 years, 1992-2006), and again during pregnancy, 2 months postpartum, and 1 year postpartum (2006-2014). Causal mediation analysis found that intervention on perceived antenatal social support has the potential to reduce rates of PND symptoms by up to 3% (from 15% to 12%) in women with persistent preconception symptoms. Supplementary analyses found that the role of low antenatal social support was independent of concurrent antenatal depressive symptoms. Combined, these two factors mediated up to more than half of the association between preconception mental health problems and PND symptoms. Trialing dual interventions on antenatal depressive symptoms and perceived social support represents one promising strategy to prevent PND in women with persistent preconception symptoms. Interventions promoting mental health before parenthood may yield greater reduction in PND symptoms by disrupting a developmental cascade of risks via these and other pathways.

Abstract P817: The Mediation Effects of Perceived Social Support on the Association Between Optimism and Depressive Symptoms Among the Stroke Survivors and Caregiver Dyads

Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Misook L Chung ◽  
Jennifer L Miller ◽  
Suk Jeong Lee ◽  
Rosemarie B King
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Stroke Survivor ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Psychological Outcome ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Depressive symptoms are a common psychological outcome in post-stroke management among stroke survivors and their caregivers. Optimism and social support are known to protect against depressive symptoms. However, little is know about how optimism and perceived social support contribute to depressive symptoms among stroke survivor-caregiver dyads. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of perceived social support on the relationship between optimism and depressive symptoms among stroke-survivor and caregiver dyads. Methods: A total of 105 stroke survivor and caregiver dyads completed a survey two years after first stroke. Depressive symptoms, optimism, and perceived social support were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression, the Revised Life Orientation Test, and the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List. The dyadic actor-partner interdependence mediation analysis with distinguishable dyads was used to test the mediation effect on dyadic data. Results: Stroke survivors (mean age 58.7 years, 56% male) and their caregivers (mean age 56.7 years, 61% female) reported similar levels of depressive symptoms, optimism, and perceived social support,. Figure 1 presents the results. Individuals with higher levels of optimism had higher levels of perceived social support. Higher levels of optimism in caregivers were significantly associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms of both caregivers and stroke survivors. Perceived social support significantly mediated the relationship between optimism and depressive symptoms for stroke survivors. Caregivers’ perceived social support was also a significant mediator between caregivers’ optimism and stroke survivors’ depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The findings suggest that interventions to improve dyad members’ social support would be beneficial to improve depressive symptoms of dyad members even for those who have lower levels of optimism.

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