Perceived Social Support and Facebook Use Among Adolescents

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yavuz Akbulut ◽  
Selim Günüç
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
Adolescent Engagement ◽  
State Schools

Online social networks have gained considerable popularity among adolescents, but investigations on adolescent engagement with this technology have been limited. The current study investigated adolescents’ Facebook use with regard to their perceived social support characteristics. The data were collected from 255 adolescents in two provincial state schools in Turkey. A personal information form and 12 scaled items were used to collect data. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on scale items and relationships between social support and Facebook use behaviors were investigated. Findings revealed that perceived social support from significant others were predicted by the time spent on Facebook. More support from actual face-to-face friends meant fewer online friends whereas more support from significant others meant more online friends. Profile and security settings varied with regard to perceived social support as well. Regardless of socioeconomic status, less family support was related with adding unknown people haphazardly, and using Internet cafés. Finally, less friend support was related with resorting to nicknames rather than real names. Findings are discussed accompanied with limitations of the current study and suggestions for further research.

scholarly journals Acculturation Orientation of Migrant Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faruk Bozdağ ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Migrant Students ◽  
Heritage Culture ◽  
Acculturation Orientation ◽  
Mainstream Culture

Due to the intensification of global migration movements, the importance of studies in the field of acculturation has been increasing. In order to develop a healthy adaptation process between the migrant community and the host society, it is especially necessary to conduct studies on the acculturation processes of young migrants. Exploring the acculturation orientation of migrant students in Turkey, one of the leading countries experiencing the migration movements intensively, this study collected data from a total of 110 migrant students, 69 females and 41 males. “Vancouver Index of Acculturation”, “Revised Social Contact Scale”, “Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support”, “Turkish Proficiency Level Questionnaire” and “Personal Information Form” were employed as data collection tools. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The analyses results revealed that the level of perceived social support of migrant students from their families and the quality of social contact significantly predicted their heritage culture orientation and explained 18% of them. In addition, the quantity of migrant students’ social contact and the quality of social contact significantly predicted their mainstream culture orientation and explained 25% of them. As a result, the present study put forth that in order to support the heritage culture orientation of migrant students, the perceived social support from the family should be improved, and the quantity and quality of social contact should be increased to reinforce their mainstream culture orientation and to facilitate the acculturation processes.

scholarly journals The Role of Marital Satisfaction and Perceived Social Support on Depression of Empty and Full Nest Elderly

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emran Rabiee ◽  
Maryam Salehzadeh ◽  
Samane Asadi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
Empty Nest ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
Nest Group

Background: Elderly psychopathology has a special significance that nest status (living with or without offspring) can make it more complicated. This study aimed to assess predictors of depression in the elderly empty and nonempty nest. Methods: This correlational descriptive-casual and effect research was conducted in elderly day care centers, some city locations such as parks and streets, and retirement department of administrations and companies. Participants who answered 7 of 10 questions of Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) were entered into the research. 274 valid questionnaires were selected from 350 questionnaires distributed between older adults 60 years old and older. The sample was selected by sampling availability but location and population variations were considered. To collect the data we used the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (12 items, MSPSS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), and Marital Satisfaction Index (IMS). Regression analysis was performed to analyze the data. Results: Depression was negatively correlated with marital satisfaction and all subscales of MSPSS in both groups (empty and nonempty nest). In the empty nest group, the correlation of depression and family (-0.552), significant others (-0.372), and friends (-201) support, and marital satisfaction (+0.552) were significant (p < 0.01). In the full nest group, the correlation of depression and family (-0.435), and friends (-0.385) support was significant (p < 0.01). Also correlation of depression and significant others (0.279) support, and marital satisfaction (-0.424) were significant (p < .05). In the empty nest group, marital satisfaction and family support reversely predicted depression. In the full nest group marital satisfaction reversely predicted depression. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that considering nest status in elderly depression is important and the type and power of variables in predicting depression in empty and full nest elderly are different. The findings of this study can have significant implications for geriatric health professionals.

Psychosocial Predictors of Love Satisfaction Among College Students from Madeira

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luísa Soares ◽  
Orlanda Cruz ◽  
Filipa Oliveira ◽  
Carla V. Lucas ◽  
Félix Neto
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Love Styles ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Emotional Loneliness ◽  
The Social ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Love Life

Abstract This study examined three sets of psychosocial variables (love styles, perceived social support, and social and emotional loneliness) as predictors of satisfaction with love life among 357 college students from Madeira (57% females). The participants completed four scales, including the Love Attitudes Scale (LAS), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Support (MSPSS), the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S), and the Satisfaction with Love Life Scale (SWLLS). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the unidimensionality of the SWLLS among college students in Madeira region. Overall, satisfaction with love life was significantly predicted by indicators of love styles, perceived social support, and social and emotional loneliness, accounting respectively for 51%, 28%, and 60% of the variance being explained. The study provided additional evidence of the importance of love styles, social support and loneliness in satisfaction with love life.

scholarly journals Perceived Social Support and Assertiveness as a Predictor of Candidates Psychological Counselors’ Psychological Well-Being

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bünyamin Ates
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Counseling And Guidance ◽  
Special People

<p class="apa">In this research, to what extent the variables of perceived social support (family, friends and special people) and assertiveness predicted the psychological well-being levels of candidate psychological counselors. The research group of this study included totally randomly selected 308 candidate psychological counselors including 174 females (56.5%) and 134 males (43.5%) studying at Erzincan University, Faculty of Education, Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department in 2015-2016 academic year. The age average of the research group was 20.84. Psychological Well-Being Scale, Voltan-Acar Assertiveness Scale, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, and Personal Information Form were used as the data collection tools in the research. The data obtained in the research were analyzed with stepwise regression analysis method as one of the multiple linear regression analyses methods. According to the research findings, the variables of assertiveness and social support perceived from family, friends and special people significantly predicted psychological well-being.</p>

scholarly journals EDUCATORS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS IN JUVENILE CORRECTION SETTINGS AS “SIGNIFICANT OTHERS” IN THE PROCESS OF REHABILITATION AND RE-SOCIALIZATION OF CONVICTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 88-119
Author(s):  
Fedor I. Ushkov ◽  
Lilia A. Shaigerova ◽  
Aleksandra G. Dolgikh ◽  
Olga V. Almazova
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Correctional Facility ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Seeking Help

Relevance. In the correctional facilities the staff plays a special role in the life of juvenile offenders serving sentences and isolated from the society. It is not only the rehabilitation process in the juvenile correctional facility but also the success of resocialization after serving the sentence that is determined by their actions and the attitude towards the juvenile convicts. Objective. The aim of the study was to study exactly which indicators of mental health and emotional state of juvenile convicts are associated with perceived and received socio-psychological support from psychologists and caregivers of the juvenile correctional facility in comparison with support from other sources. Methods and participants. The study involved 657 adolescents serving sentences in nine juvenile correctional facilities, aged 14 to 19 years (564 boys and 93 girls).The study used the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), an item specifically developed for identifying the frequency of seeking help from various categories of people present in respondents’ lives; the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - DASS-21); the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS); and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE). Results. Differences were identified in the relationship between perceived social support from different sources and the frequency of seeking help for different categories with indicators of mental health and emotional state of young convicts. The study also identified the impact of different support sources on anxiety, stress, and the strength of positive and negative emotions. The study emphasizes the special role of caregivers and psychologists compared to other categories of stuff in predicting the levels of depression. Conclusions. The perceived social support from the staff and the frequency of juvenile convicts asking psychologists and caregivers for help have a significant impact on mental health indicators and the emotional state of juvenile offenders. Peers and friends have the least impact on the mental health and emotional state of incarcerated youth, as opposed to free adolescents. On the contrary, “significant adults” represented by staff of correctional camps (educators and psychologists) make a significant contribution to reducing mental health disorders and improving the emotional state of offenders. Perceived social support from “significant others” helps reduce stress. Asking educators for help can be considered a predictor of lower levels of depression, anxiety, and stress in juvenile convicts. In turn, the level of positive emotions is mostly determined by seeking help from a psychologist.

scholarly journals Peran dukungan sosial dalam mencegah kekerasan dalam pacaran: Studi korelasi pada remaja di Jakarta

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-42
Author(s):  
Ainul Mardiah ◽  
Dwi Puspita Satriana ◽  
Elida Syahriati
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
Adolescent Dating ◽  
Dating Relationship

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melihat gambaran mengenai hubungan antara dukungan sosial (keluarga, teman dan orang terdekat) terhadap perilaku kekerasan dalam berpacaran pada remaja. Alat ukur yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Multidimential Scale of Perceived Social Support dan Conflict Adolescent Dating Relationship Inventory. Partisipan dalam penelitian ini adalah 400 remaja yang berusia 15-18 tahun, yang terdiri dari 305 remaja perempuan (76.3%) dan 95 remaja laki-laki (23.8%). Dari hasil uji regresi didapatkan bahwa dukungan keluarga berperan penting dalam mencegah tindak kekerasan pada remaja di Jakarta. Namun tidak dengan dukungan sosial dan significant others. Kesimpulan, limitasi dan saran didiskusikan lebih lanjut.

scholarly journals “Bridge over troubled water”: A first look at adolescent psychiatric outpatients transited from regular care to teletherapy during the COVID-19 outbreak using quantitative and qualitative analyses.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Maria Huscsava ◽  
Christian Scharinger ◽  
Paul L. Plener ◽  
Oswald D. Kothgassner
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatients ◽  
Support Provision ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Level Of Functioning ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Regular Care

Abstract BackgroundAdolescents suffering from psychiatric disorders are at risk of disproportionally suffering from the current COVID-19-pandemic. We aimed to assess their specific needs and to evaluate factors influencing a successful transition into teletherapy.MethodsThirty adolescent psychiatric outpatients participated in a series of interviews. The primary outcome was the level of psychosocial functioning. Secondary outcome were potential changes in differential symptom domains. Additionally, answers to open questions were analysed qualitatively.ResultsWithin-group effect size estimates revealed a significant decrease in the level of functioning within the first two months after transition from face-to-face therapy (M = 2·7, SD = 1·258) to teletherapy (M = 3·0, SD = 1·245) (T29 = -2·536, p = 0·017, d = 0·46). Qualitative analysis revealed a marked difference in the level of perceived social support in the subgroup of patients who deteriorated in their level of functioning. Those patients also showed a lower degree of verbal differentiation concerning emotions and affect, as well as a higher degree of introspection and rumination. ConclusionsDespite an overall deterioration, in absolute numbers most patients showed a stagnation in their level of functioning, even if difficulties were expressed. The most prominent difference in the subgroup who showed a decreased level of functioning, was the lack of perceived social support. Provision of strategies to enhance verbalisation and differentiation of emotions and affect might be beneficial.

Social Networking and the Psoriasis Patient

2010 ◽  
Vol 16a (2) ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Kristin Noiles ◽  
Richard Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Psoriasis Patient ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Online Forums ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Virtual Groups

The idea that social support networks can positively influence health has been well-documented. Face-to-face support groups and group therapy arose in the early 1900s as a means of providing psychological encouragement, and more recently online social networks have become available. Web-based disease representation is rapidly expanding, and virtual groups are now available for patients with psoriasis. Although these networks currently offer many helpful resources to patients and provide a medium by which individuals can communicate, they may also help to optimize psoriasis management and improve adherence to medications. These online communities may also provide a means of collecting data for research. As an adjunct to clinical management with numerous benefits, online forums will likely continue to gain popularity within the psoriasis community.

Validity and Reliability of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support-Revised, with a Turkish Sample

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 1303-1313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gülşah Başol
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

An examination was carried out of the reliability and validity of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support-Revised (MSPSS-R; Eker, Arkar, & Yaldız, 2001) with 433 Turkish school administrators. Although it has been used often, there were no studies on the reliability and validity of the MSPSS-R for this group. The MSPSS-R measures social support from Family (FA), Friends (FR), and Significant Other (SO). An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is conducted to examine the factor structure underlying the data and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to confirm the three-factor structure of the scale. In our study, the internal consistency of the total and subscale scores were satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha = .93) confirming three dimensions and satisfactory reliability.

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