scholarly journals The Full Mediating Role of Loneliness on the Relationship Between Social Support and Depression Among Rural Family Caregivers of Persons With Severe Mental Illness

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baiyang Zhang ◽  
Xin Lv ◽  
Mutian Qiao ◽  
Danping Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Rural Family ◽  
The Social ◽  
Three Components

Objective: Depression is a common and overwhelming psychiatric disorder among family caregivers of persons with severe mental illness (SMI). The interrelationships among social support, loneliness, and depression, especially among this relatively vulnerable group, are poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that the social support contributes to the alleviation of depression, through its effect on reducing loneliness.Methods: A survey of 256 rural family caregivers of persons with SMI was conducted between December 2017 and May 2018 in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China. Social support, loneliness and depression were measured. A series of multiple linear regression models and bootstrapping procedure were performed to examine the mediating effects of loneliness on the association between social support as well as its components and depression.Results: The proportion of family caregivers of persons with SMI who reported significant depressive symptoms was 53.5%. Loneliness fully mediated the negative association between social support and depression. As to three components of social support, subjective support and objective support only had indirect associations with depression mediated by loneliness, while support utilization had both direct and indirect relationships with depression.Conclusion: The current study highlighted that social support and its three components may acted as protective factors by decreasing the feelings of loneliness, which created a beneficial effect on depression among family caregivers of persons with SMI.

Peer-to-peer contact, social support and self-stigma among people with severe mental illness in Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402096600
Author(s):  
Xu-Hong Li ◽  
Tian-Ming Zhang ◽  
Yuen Yum Yau ◽  
Yi-Zhou Wang ◽  
Yin-Ling Irene Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Self-stigma exerts a range of adversities for persons with severe mental illness (SMI), however, little is known about the association between peer contact, social support and self-stigma. Aims: This study aimed to explore the mediating role of social support on the relationship between peer contact and self-stigma among persons with SMI in Hong Kong. Methods: A total of 159 persons with SMI (schizophrenia and mood disorder) in community service centres participated in the study through completing a survey on self-stigma, social functioning, social support, perception of peer contact and mass media. Logistic regression was utilised to explore the influencing factors of self-stigma among the participants. Results: The results showed that 81.1% of participants reported moderate to severe levels of self-stigma. Self-stigma was significantly associated with diverse factors (e.g. social functioning). Importantly, positive peer contact was significantly associated with lower self-stigma of persons with SMI. Social support acted as a mediator between peer contact and self-stigma. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that contact-based interventions, such as enhancing positive peer-to-peer contact, should be conducted for reducing self-stigma among persons with SMI.

Social support and well-being in dementia family caregivers: The mediating role of self-efficacy

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 761-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alma Au ◽  
Man-Kin Lai ◽  
Kam-Mei Lau ◽  
Pey-Chyou Pan ◽  
Linda Lam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role

scholarly journals The Influence of Social Support and Care Burden on Depression among Caregivers of Patients with Severe Mental Illness in Rural Areas of Sichuan, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaxia Sun ◽  
Jingjing Ge ◽  
Hongdao Meng ◽  
Zhiguo Chen ◽  
Danping Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sichuan Province ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Care Burden

Depression is one of the most common psychological consequences of caregiving. Caring for patients with severe mental illness (SMI) adds significant challenges to family caregivers’ mental health. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of depression among caregivers of SMI patients in rural areas of Sichuan province of China, to examine the influence of social support and care burden on depression, and to explore the intermediary effect of care burden between social support and depression among caregivers of SMI patients. Data were collected from 256 primary caregivers of SMI patients in rural Sichuan Province in China. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the hypothesized relationship among the variables. We found that a total of 53.5% of caregivers had depression. Both care burden (β = 0.599, 95%CI: 0.392–0.776) and social support (β = −0.307, 95%CI: (−0.494)–(−0.115)) were directly related to depression, while social support had a direct association with care burden (β = −0.506, 95%CI: (−0.672)–(−0.341)). Care burden mediated the relationship between social support and depression. For the socio-demographic variables, gender, education level and per capita annual income of household had significant correlations with depression (p < 0.05). The results strongly demonstrated that social support and care burden were predictors of depression, especially social support. Policymakers should fully recognize the role of primary family caregivers in caring for SMI patients and promote interventions to decrease care burden and reduce caregivers’ depression by improving social support and network. More attention should be given to female caregivers and caregivers with lower education and lower household income levels.

Preschool teachers' social support and intention to stay: A moderated mediation model

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Liping Guo ◽  
Guoying Gai ◽  
Mingming Huang ◽  
Anquan Wang ◽  
Liheng Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Mediation Process ◽  
Intention To Stay ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

We explored the relationship between social support and preschool teachers' intention to stay in their job, as well as the mediating role of work engagement and the moderating role of resilience. We recruited a sample of 1,693 Chinese preschool teachers to complete a survey on their social support, work engagement, intention to stay, and resilience. Results indicate that the social support of preschool teachers was positively correlated with their intention to stay, work engagement, and resilience. Social support had a positive predictive effect on the intention to stay. Work engagement partially mediated the effects of social support on the intention to stay. Additionally, resilience significantly moderated the effects of work engagement on the intention to stay. Thus, we have affirmed that work engagement significantly mediates the effects of social support on the intention to stay, and that resilience moderates the second half of this mediation process.

scholarly journals LINKING PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT TO SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ATTITUDE BECOMING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Purbo Jadmiko
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Intention Formation

Abstract. The present study aims at identifying the social entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates students in Bung Hatta University context by using the theory of planned bahaviour as the research framework. A 10-questionnaire was responded by 150 studens of Bung Hatta University. The data were collected by purposive random sampling method. The questions measured perceived social support, attitude towards becoming a social entrepreneur, and social entrepreneurial intention. The result shows that attitude towards becoming a social entrepreneur full mediation between perceived social support to social entrepreneurial intention. Perceived social support and attitude towards becoming a social entrepreneur showed the positive significant relationship with social entrepreneurial intentions. This research study contributes to the social entrepreneurship literature by introductiong perceived social support and attitude towards becoming a social entrepreneur as antecedents that also explains social entrepreneurial intention formation. Keywords: Perceived social support, attitude towards becoming a social entreprenuer (ATB), social entrepreneurial intention, the theory of planned behaviour

Effect of Gratitude on Loneliness of Chinese College Students: Social Support as a Mediator

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiguang Ni ◽  
Ruidong Yang ◽  
Yufeng Zhang ◽  
Rui Dong
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Psychometric Scales ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

We investigated the mediating role of social support in the relationship between gratitude and loneliness. Participants were 728 Chinese students, from 6 universities, who completed 3 psychometric scales: the Gratitude Questionnaire-6, the UCLA Loneliness Scale (version 3), and the Social Support Rating Scale. Both gratitude and social support exerted protective effects against loneliness, and social support partially mediated the relationship between gratitude and loneliness. The practical implication of this research is that gratitude promotes social support and, thus, can protect individuals against loneliness.

scholarly journals Perceived physical health in family caregivers of Alzheimer patients: Mediator variables

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Díaz Martinez ◽  
José Manuel Ponsoda Tornal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Mediating Role

The aim of this work is to know the mediating role of such variables as social support and cope as other associated with Positive Psychology in family caregivers of Alzheimer patients. Method: Participants: 140 caregivers of Alzheimer patients. Instruments: Sociodemographic data; CBI Caregiver Burden Scale; COPE Coping Styles Scale; DUKE.UNC Social Support Scale; QOLLTI-F, Quality of Life in Life Threatening Illness Scale–Family Carers Version; SHS, Subjective Happiness Scale; SWLS, Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results: The most relevant results refer to the partial mediating role of happiness, quality of life and life satisfaction variables between subjective burden and perceived physical health. Conclusions and discussion: Positive Psychology variables such as happiness, quality of life and life satisfaction have shown a mediating role between the perception that Alzheimer's caregivers have of care burden and physical health. We believe that this finding is an important step in the future development and implementation of intervention programs for caregivers that promote variables with positive connotation, because they would change the perception of their own burden and physical health, making them happier and with greater satisfaction and quality of life.

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