scholarly journals Social Support and Health Services Use in People Aged over 65 Years Migrating within China: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 4651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengxu Long ◽  
Ruoxi Wang ◽  
Da Feng ◽  
Lu Ji ◽  
Zhanchun Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Dynamic Monitoring ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Chinese Elderly ◽  
Registration System ◽  
Elderly Migrants ◽  
Use Of Health Services

Background: Due to the household registration system, Chinese elderly migrants have insufficient access to health services and social support. Thus, this study examined the use of health services, the access to social support, and the interaction among the elderly migrating within China. Methods: Data were obtained from the China Migrant Dynamic Monitoring Survey in 2015, adopting probability proportionate to size as the sampling strategy. Structural equation modeling and mediating effect tests were employed to explore the associations. Results: Approximately 45.9% of elderly migrants did not seek health services when needed. The use of outpatient and inpatient services was more common than free essential public health services. The use of health services was negatively associated with migrating duration and migrating for offspring, while it was positively associated with outer social support. The mediating effects of outer social support were discovered on the relationships between the use of health services and independent variables such as migrating duration and migrating for offspring, respectively. Conclusion: Elderly migrants with a longer migrating duration or migrated for offspring seem to obtain less outer social support, resulting in a decreased use of health services. Outer social support was suggested as a key effort to improve the equalization of health services in Chinese elderly migrants.

City Newcomers’ Adaptation to Urban Life, Personal Well-Being, and Social Support

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 1201-1214
Author(s):  
Tianqiong Xia ◽  
Yifu Wang ◽  
Qiyi Lin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
The Relationship

We evaluated the level of adaptation of city newcomers (CNs) to urban life in China, and their personal well-being, and explored the mediating effect of social support on the relationship between these variables. We used a 2-stage sampling method to recruit 314 participants who completed the Adaptation to Urban Life Scale, Social Support Scale, and Personal Well-Being Scale. Structural equation modeling was used to test full and partial mediation effects. Findings showed that there was a significant correlation between the extent of CNs’ positive adaptation to urban life and their personal well-being. In addition, social support was beneficial for CNs’ personal well-being, and partially mediated the relationship between CNs’ adaptation to urban life and personal well-being. In addition, the adaptation to urban life dimensions of employment prospects, living conditions, and urban environment predicted CNs’ personal well-being. Implications of the findings are discussed, along with directions for future research.

scholarly journals PEER SUPPORT IN INDUSTRIAL ACTION: HOW COLLEAGUES' ANTICIPATED SOCIAL SUPPORT AFFECTS WILLINGNESS TO STRIKE*

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-344
Author(s):  
Marieke J. Born ◽  
Agnes Akkerman
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Industrial Action ◽  
The Social ◽  
Modeling Techniques ◽  
Positive Effect

This article studies how the support workers expect from colleagues for strike participation affects their willingness to participate in a strike. We formulate hypotheses on the effects of anticipated social support for participation as well as anticipated social support for nonparticipation. We include the potentially mediating effect of social identification and the social costs of (non-)participation. We test our hypotheses on survey data of 725 Dutch employees collected in 2010. Using structural equation modeling techniques, we find that the support for participation has a stronger positive effect on the willingness to strike than the support for nonparticipation has on the willingness to strike. In addition, our findings suggest that union membership substitutes the effect of social support of colleagues.

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.

Work stress, social support, and burnout in junior doctors: A cross-sectional study

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1578-1578 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bowers ◽  
A. Sochos
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Trainees

BackgroundBurnout is known to be higher in doctors than in the general population and is associated with adverse patient outcomes. By identifying factors that can lead to burnout, interventions can be implemented to support the health of the workforce and improve patient care.AimThe aim of this study is to (1) look at whether psychiatric trainees differ from medical trainees in the work−related stress they experience and the social support they perceive, within and outside the workplace. It also aims to (2) look at whether social support can mediate the stressor-burnout relationship in trainees.MethodThe sample consisted of 184 London based trainees. Participants were administered the Maslach Burnout Inventory (strain), the Specialist Doctors’ Stress Inventory (stressors) and the House and Wells social support scale. To explore the pathways and potential mediating effect of social support within the stressor-burnout relationship structural equation modeling was applied to the data.Results42% of all doctors exhibited high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Medical trainees were significantly more burnt out than psychiatric trainees (p < .01). Occupational stressors were significantly correlated with the core burnout dimensions. Family, consultant and top management support demonstrated significant correlations with burnout dimensions whereas co-worker support failed to reach significance. Direct, indirect and mediational pathways between study variables were found.ConclusionPsychological distress is still prevalent amongst our junior workforce. Medical trainees appear to exhibit more severe levels of burnout and suggestions to improve psychological wellbeing are discussed.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Fatigue Between Mental Health and Its Associated Factors: Evidence From Chinese Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Peng ◽  
Wensu Zhou ◽  
Dexin Zhou ◽  
Muyang Chu ◽  
Li Ling
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role

The aim of this study was to explore the mediating role of fatigue between mental health and its associated factors, including workload, social support, and occupational protection, among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. A national cross-sectional survey was performed to collect data from healthcare workers who have attended to patients with COVID-19. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was conducted to test the mediating effect of fatigue. The results indicated that fatigue was a significant mediator of mental health. The proportion of indirect effect with regards to the total effect of workload on mental health was 54.2%, significantly greater than other factors such as social support (19.7%) and occupational protection (23.4%). The findings confirmed that workload, social support, and occupational protection both had indirect and direct effects on mental health status through fatigue. To some extent, potential interventions designed to alleviate fatigue would reduce mental health problems among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Burnout, Positivity and Passion in Young Mexican Athletes: Mediating Effect of Social Support

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Román Martínez-Alvarado ◽  
Luis Horacio Aguiar Palacios ◽  
Yolanda Viridiana Chávez-Flores ◽  
Rosendo Berengüí ◽  
Ahmed Ali Asadi-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
The Social

The Burnout syndrome is a negative experience for the athlete development and it has been demonstrated that it gets worse when a sport is practiced in an obsessive way. The interventions about a positive vision through the sport could be a protective factor to boost the athlete&rsquo;s wellbeing. The aim of the present study was to analyze the mediator effect from social support, the relationship between the burnout, positivity and passion in young Mexican athletes. The sample was composed by 452 Mexican athletes, males and females from 12 to 18 years of age (M = 16.29, SD = 1.66). Participants answered the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire, The Scale of the Social Support Perceived by Athletes, the Passion Scale and the Positivity Scale. The results of structural equation modeling showed the model presented a good adjustment (&chi;2 = 813.507; df = 229; &chi;2 /df = 3.552; p &amp;lt; 0.01; CFI = 0.93; TLI = 0.91; IFI = 0.93; NFI = 0.91; RMSEA = 0.07). The positivity and harmonious passion presented direct and indirect effects over the burnout, being the perceived social support the mediator variable of the indirect effects. However, the effect of the obsessive passion mediated by the perceived social support did not resulted significant.

scholarly journals Burnout, Positivity and Passion in Young Mexican Athletes: The Mediating Effect of Social Support

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1757
Author(s):  
Julio Román Martínez-Alvarado ◽  
Luis Horacio Aguiar Palacios ◽  
Yolanda Viridiana Chávez-Flores ◽  
Rosendo Berengüí ◽  
Ahmed Ali Asadi-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
The Social ◽  
Athlete Burnout ◽  
The Relationship

The burnout syndrome is a negative experience for athlete development and it has been demonstrated that it gets worse when a sport is practiced in an obsessive way. Interventions with a positive view towards sports could be a protective factor to boost the athlete’s wellbeing. The aim of the present study was to analyse the mediator effect from social support, the relationship between the burnout, positivity and passion in young Mexican athletes. The sample was composed by 452 Mexican athletes, males and females (women 45%), from 12 to 18 years of age (M = 16.29, SD = 1.66). Participants answered the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire, The Scale of the Social Support Perceived by Athletes, the Passion Scale and the Positivity Scale. The results of structural equation modeling showed a good adjustment model (χ2 = 889.213; df = 274; χ2/df = 3.245; p ˂ 0.01; CFI = 0.93; TLI = 0.91; IFI = 0.94; NFI = 0.91; RMSEA = 0.07). The harmonious passion presented direct and indirect effects on the burnout, being the perceived social support the mediator variable of the indirect effect. The positivity resulted positive predictor from the social support (β = 0.714, p ˂ 0.001) and social support predicted the burnout (β = −0.270, p ˂ 0.005). The obsessive passion had a direct effect over burnout (β = 0.627, p ˂ 0.001). Developing negative commitments to sports could be an indicator of a greater risk of experiencing individual conflicts that lead to sports burnout.

The mediating effect of neighbor relationship between community social support and elderly’s subjective well-being in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 780-790
Author(s):  
Shan Jiang ◽  
Chunkai Li ◽  
Zhiyou Wang ◽  
Xiaotong Fang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Neighbor Relationship ◽  
Chinese General Social Survey

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between community social support, neighbor relationship, and the subjective well-being of the elderly in China. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized model based on a sample of 2732 senior adults from 2010 Chinese General Social Survey. Results showed that community social support could indirectly affect the subjective well-being of the elderly through the complete mediating effect of neighbor relationship, although there was no significant correlation between community social support and the elderly’s subjective well-being. Implications for theory, social work, and social policy were discussed.

Does Gender Moderate the Direct and Indirect Relationships Between Different Sources of Social Support and Adolescents’ Physical Activity?

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 874-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Chen ◽  
Jun Dai
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling

Background:Using the social cognitive theory, this study aims to examine how gender moderates the direct and indirect relationships of various sources of social support on Chinese adolescents’ physical activity (PA).Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted. The final data includes 396 students (55.8% are boys) who were randomly selected from 2 middle schools and 4 high schools in Fuzhou city located in southeast China. Family support, peer support, and self-efficacy (SE) were measured using validated questionnaires. Participants’ PA was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. A bootstrapping method was used to determine and compare the direct and indirect effects of social support on PA across genders.Results:Peer support had no direct effect on PA; rather, peer support indirectly influenced PA through SE. Gender did not moderate this mediating effect. In addition, family support had neither a direct nor an indirect effect on PA via SE, and gender did not moderate these effects.Conclusions:Findings suggest that peer support played a more important role than family support on study participants’ PA indirectly through SE. SE also has a similar indirect effect across genders.

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