Perceived Social Support, Instrumental Support Needs, and Depression of Elderly Women

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Ran Tak ◽  
Soon Ae Kim ◽  
Bong suk Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Instrumental Support

Perceived Social Support among International Students at a U.S. University

2013 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 667-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Chavajay
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Support ◽  
International Students ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
The United States ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Host Culture ◽  
Social Support Scale

This study investigated the extent and sources of perceived social support among international students attending a northeastern university in the United States. Using the Index of Sojourner Social Support Scale, international students reported perceiving greater socioemotional and instrumental support from other international people than from Americans. Results also indicated that younger international students perceived more socioemotional and instrumental support from others than did older international students. The findings point to sources of social support available to international students in the host culture and the important role such types of social support may play in helping international students make adjustments to living and studying in a new cultural context.

From Faux-Social to Pro-Social: The Mediating Role of Copresence in Developing Expectations of Social Support in a Game

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghee Yvette Wohn
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Helping Behavior ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Network Games ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Simple Action

Social network games—games that incorporate network data from social network sites—heavily rely on helping behavior between players as a central mechanism of play. Does this “faux social” behavior still generate expectations of social support among players? An experiment (N = 88) was conducted to examine the effect of helping on copresence and perceived social support between strangers playing the Facebook game Cityville. Three types of social support were examined: instrumental support within the game, instrumental support outside of the game, and emotional support. Findings indicate that the simple action of being helped in a game generates copresence, the feeling of proximity in a virtual environment. Copresence was a positive predictor of all three types of perceived social support but had highest explanatory power for instrumental support within the game.

scholarly journals Vaccine-related Discussions in Online Communities for Parents. A Quantitative Overview

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Bachl ◽  
Elena Link
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Success Story ◽  
The Relationship

Vaccinations are a medical success story. However, many individuals still experience doubts, which challenge vaccine compliance. Online communities for parents are important sources for the discussion about vaccination with similar others. They serve as social support platforms, where parents exchange informational, emotional, esteem and instrumental support. Our study aimed to provide a structured overview of vaccine-related online discussions of parents. The content of the four most popular German online communities for parents (2012-2019) was obtained with web scraping. Structural topic models were used to characterize the exchanges about vaccination in 98,505 discussion posts. We identified 27 aspects of the vaccination discussions, which were sorted into four general perspectives. The general vaccination debate perspective (6 aspects, 24% of all content) covered societal and public health debates. The specific vaccinations perspective (8 aspects, 16%) addressed vaccinations against specific diseases. Parents discussed various vaccine-related practical issues (7 aspects, 20%). The relationship and communication perspective (6 aspects, 19%) collected aspects concerned with community building. The findings highlighted the diversity of vaccine-related online discussions related to all types of social support. Investigating online exchanges can inform public health communicators as well as health professionals which parental support needs should be addressed more comprehensively.

scholarly journals Effects of Different Types of Perceived Social Support on Changes in Subjective Health among Older Adults: A Focus on Gender Differences

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-332
Author(s):  
Miok Ha ◽  
Seungja Kang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Over Time

Purpose: This longitudinal study aimed to investigate which types of perceived social support are associated with changes in subjective health over time among Korean older adults. We further explored whether these associations vary by older adults' gender.Methods: The current study examined 3,650 older adults drawn from additional survey data of the 6th and 7th waves of the Korean Retirement and Income Study (KReIS). Data were analyzed using hierarchical linear regression analyses.Results: Higher perceived instrumental and emotional supports significantly associated with less decline in subjective health over 2 years. Gender only moderated the association between emotional support and changes in subjective health. That is, higher emotional support associated with less decline in subjective health among older women, but not among older men.Conclusion: These findings suggest that instrumental support is the strongest predictor of older adults' changes in health over time, indicating the need for public supports for those who lack instrumental support from their social ties. Health promotion programs for older women should aim to enhance their perceived emotional support to protect them from faster declines in subjective health over time.

scholarly journals Gambaran Perceived Social Support Pada Penderita Kanker Stadium Lanjut yang Menjalani Perawatan Paliatif

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Agnes M. Amelia L. Witjaksono ◽  
Venie Viktoria Rondang Maulina
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Informational Support

<p>Selama menghadapi kondisi kesehatannya dan perubahan yang terjadi akibatnya, penderita kanker stadium lanjut bisa mengalami masalah pada aspek fisiologis, psikologis, sosial dan budaya, serta spiritual dan eksistensial. Dukungan sosial dari lingkungan sekitar penderita dapat membantu mereka dalam mengatasi masalah yang dihadapi, namun keberhasilannya tergantung pada bagaimana penderita memaknai dukungan sosial yang diterimanya (<em>perceived social support)</em>. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode wawancara <em>semi-structured</em>. Subjek penelitian berjumlah tiga dan memiliki karakteristik, yaitu penderita kanker yang telah didiagnosa kanker stadium lanjut, sedang menjalani Perawatan Paliatif<em>, </em>dan menjalani perawatan di Rumah Sakit Kanker Dharmais. Hasil penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa kelima dimensi dukungan sosial dipersepsikan oleh penderita kanker stadium lanjut selama menghadapi masalah yang muncul akibat kondisinya. Sumber dukungan sosial berasal dari berbagai pihak. Sumber dukungan sosial tertentu bisa memberikan lebih dari satu dimensi dukungan sosial. Bentuk dari setiap dimensi dukungan sosial berbeda-beda. <em>Informational support </em>memberikan informasi untuk memahami kondisi kesehatan dan nasehat untuk menjaga kondisi kesehatan, sedangkan <em>instrumental support </em>memberikan bantuan secara finasial dan peralatan untuk mendukung pengobatan, serta memberikan pelayanan untuk mengatasi masalah kesehatan dan rumah tangga. <em>Emotional support, esteem support, </em>dan <em>companionship support </em>mampu memberikan penghiburan dan motivasi melaui perkataan dan tindakan selama menghadapi kondisi kesehatannya. Bentuk dari setiap dimensi dukungan sosial dapat memberikan dampak yang positif apabila diberikan secara tepat, namun bisa menimbulkan perasaan negatif ketika diberikan secara kurang tepat, kurang memadai, atau justru secara berlebihan.</p><p>Kata kunci: <span>Kanker stadium lanjut, Perawatan Paliatif, dukungan sosial, <em>perceived social support</em></span></p>

scholarly journals Understanding Stability and Change in Perceived Social Support in Parents of Autistic Children and Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan A. Weiss ◽  
Suzanne Robinson ◽  
Rebecca Pillai Riddell ◽  
David Flora
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Parent Stress ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Reciprocal Relations ◽  
Informal Social Support ◽  
Time Point

Parents of children with autism often have their own support needs. Informal social support can be an important component of managing parenting-related stressors. We know very little about the factors that lead to higher levels of perceived social support or the potential reciprocal relationship social support has with other factors in parents of children with autism. The current longitudinal study examined the reciprocal relations of perceived social support and parent stress and child behavior problems across a 1-year period, using three time points. There was remarkable stability in variables over time. Baseline perceived social support significantly predicted changes in child behavior and parent stress at the 6-month time point, but neither of those variables significantly predicted social support. This study adds to our understanding of social support and clarifies how perceived social support relates to other factors longitudinally.

Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Conflict Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Lifespan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

Testing the Strain Theory of Suicide – The Moderating Role of Social Support

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Lew ◽  
Ksenia Chistopolskaya ◽  
Yanzheng Liu ◽  
Mansor Abu Talib ◽  
Olga Mitina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Strains ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract. Background: According to the strain theory of suicide, strains, resulting from conflicting and competing pressures in an individual's life, are hypothesized to precede suicide. But social support is an important factor that can mitigate strains and lessen their input in suicidal behavior. Aims: This study was designed to assess the moderating role of social support in the relation between strain and suicidality. Methods: A sample of 1,051 employees were recruited in Beijing, the capital of China, through an online survey. Moderation analysis was performed using SPSS PROCESS Macro. Social support was measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and strains were assessed with the Psychological Strains Scale. Results: Psychological strains are a good predictor of suicidality, and social support, a basic need for each human being, moderates and decreases the effects of psychological strains on suicidality. Limitations: The cross-sectional survey limited the extent to which conclusions about causal relationships can be drawn. Furthermore, the results may not be generalized to the whole of China because of its diversity. Conclusion: Social support has a tendency to mitigate the effects of psychological strains on suicidality.

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