scholarly journals The Relationship between Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Characteristics of Women with Diabetes during Pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 304
Author(s):  
Grażyna Iwanowicz-Palus ◽  
Marta Zarajczyk ◽  
Agnieszka Bień ◽  
Magdalena Korżyńska-Piętas ◽  
Justyna Krysa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Perceived Support ◽  
Metabolic Complications ◽  
Standardized Interview ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
The Relationship

Background: One of the most common metabolic complications of pregnancy are carbohydrate metabolism disorders resulting in hyperglycemia. The aim of the study was the assessment of impact of socio-demographic variables on the levels of social support and self-efficacy and an investigation of whether there is and how the relationship between social support and self-efficacy is shaped in pregnant women with gestational diabetes. In this study 339 pregnant women with diabetes during pregnancy and 337 healthy pregnant women took part. Methods: The Berlin Social Support Scales (BSSS), the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and a standardized interview questionnaire were used. Results: The respondents rated Perceived Instrumental Support higher (M = 3.52) than Perceived Emotional Support (M = 3.39). In contrast, Actually Received Support (M = 3.53) was rated higher compared to Support Seeking (M = 2.99) and Need for Support (M = 2.95). The mean generalized self-efficacy score was M = 31.58 in women with diabetes during pregnancy and M = 31.85 in healthy pregnant women. Conclusions: The research results obtained prove the existence of a relationship between GSES and BSSS scores. In pregnant women with diabetes and healthy pregnant women, GSES increases with an increase in perceived support. Additionally, among pregnant women with diabetes, the level of GSES increases with an increase in actually received support. However, in the case of healthy pregnant women, a lower level of need for support is associated with higher level of generalized self-efficacy.

Social Support and Divorce among American Couples

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-109
Author(s):  
Marina Haddock Potter
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Perceived Support ◽  
Spousal Relationships ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Divorce Risk

This study investigates the relationship between extradyadic social support and divorce risk, net of existing need for support. Social support aids couples in weathering challenges but social ties may also enable divorce or compete with spousal relationships. Using a nationally representative sample of married couples in the National Survey of Families and Households ( N = 7,321), this study employs discrete-time event history models to test the associations of perceived support and help received with divorce risk. Results indicate that perceived support is positively associated with divorce, and this relationship persists even after accounting for couples’ needs. Specifically, perceived emotional support positively predicts divorce risk. This finding suggests that social ties may sometimes challenge marital relationships or facilitate divorce.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Perceived Social Support in Pregnancy and Self-Efficacy for Childbirth Fear - A Cross-Sectional Study in Arak City, 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 546-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katayon Vakilian ◽  
Fatemeh Zarin ◽  
Hoda Zaraj
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childbirth Fear ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
In Pregnancy

Background: It seems that with perceived social support, self-efficacy for childbirth fear can be strengthened in pregnant women. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between perceived social support in pregnancy and self-efficacy for childbirth fear in Arak. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 180 pregnant women. Sampling was done on convenience and health centers were selected randomly. After receiving written consent, the standard questionnaire of perceived social support and the self-efficacy for childbirth fear was given to pregnant women. The questionnaires were collected immediately after completion. After collecting the data, the information was entered into the spss18 software and the Pearson test was used for data analysis. Results: The mean score of self-efficacy for childbirth fear, and perceived social support were 34.55±8.183, 23.93±11.047 respectively. Also, there was no correlation between self-efficacy for childbirth fear and family, friends, and others perceived social support (p >0.05). Conclusion: From the results it seems that the subjective evaluation of the individual from her supporters during pregnancy is not effective on self-efficacy for childbirth fear which is subjective as well. Therefore, health providers should involve directly the husband and the wife’s family regarding supporting the pregnant woman during prenatal care.

scholarly journals Mediating role diet self-efficacy plays in the relationship between social support and diet self-management for patients with type 2 diabetes

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Yang ◽  
Kun Li ◽  
Yan Liang ◽  
Qiuli Zhao ◽  
Dan Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Diet Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background It has previously been established that patients who have strong barriers to their diet self-management are more likely to have weak social support; however, the key mechanisms underlying the association between these two variables have not yet been established. This study aims to examine the potential role that diet self-efficacy plays in the relationship between social support and diet behavior in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods It was a cross-sectional survey. Three hundred-eighty patients diagnosed with T2DM were recruited for this study from five community health centers in China. The Chronic Disease Resource Scale (CIRS), Cardiac Diet Self-efficacy Scale (CDSE), and Food Control Behavior Scale (FCBS) were used to estimate participants’ utilization of social resources, diet self-efficacy, and diet self-management, respectively. The data were analyzed utilizing structural equation modelling. Results The results suggest that both higher levels of social support and diet self-efficacy are related to higher levels of diet self-management. The mediating effect that diet self-efficacy has on the relationship between social support and diet self-management was significant (β = .30, p < .05), explaining 55.68% of the total effect of social support on diet self-management. Conclusions Diet self-efficacy plays a mediating role in the association between social support and diet behavior in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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