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Showing 1 to 20 of 192 for “"Perceived social support"”.
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Depressive Symptomatology and Perceived Social Support in Rural Women
… indicates an inverse relationship between social support and depression (Elmore, 1984; Gulesserian & Warren, 1987; Hall, Williams, & Greenberg, 1985; Jacobsen, 1991; Sisney, 1993). Depression is more likely to occur when social support is inadequate. The purpose of this study was to (a) …
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The relationship between perceived social support and egocentrism among older adolescents
… dissertation examines the relationship between perceived social support and egocentrism among older adolescents. Chapter I defines the research concern. If social support plays a significant role in the life of the adolescent, but egocentrism often alters the judgment and behavior of adolescents …
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Stressful life events, depression, and the effects of perceived social support
… life events, depression and the effects of perceived social support. The researcher expected to find a positive correlation with higher stressful life events ratings predicting greater depressive mood. Also, the researcher hypothesized that people who have more hours of contact with social …
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The Impact of Perceived Social Support on Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
… healthy interpersonal relationships. Therefore, social support has been seen to be a factor specifically impacted by CPTSD (Daniunaite et al., 2021; Simon et al., 2019). It was hypothesized that those individuals who suffered from CPTSD would exhibit lower levels of perceived social support thus …
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College student social networking and its relationship to perceived social support
… relationships between integration into popular social networking site Facebook and feelings of social support and university belonging among traditional college-age students. The study bears importance to higher education, as it examines a technology that students use with ever-increasing …
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Depressive Symptomatology and Perceived Social Support in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes
… outcomes in the presence of higher levels of social support. Defining childhood depression, which encompasses adolescence, and the subtleties of this disorder compared to the adult counterpart, was needed to better delineate important variables for this research study. There are several …
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Perceived Social Support and Self-care in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure
… mortality. Self-care, thought to be enhanced by perceived social support, is key to managing this syndrome, and up to 50% of readmissions are considered the result of inadequate self-care. Purpose: To evaluate perceived social support and self-care characteristics of patients hospitalized with an …
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Victimization, Perceived Social Support, and Psychological Outcomes Among African -American and Caucasian Adolescents
… adolescents were examined. In addition, perceived social support was evaluated as a moderator between victimization experiences and psychological functioning. Participants were 450 high school students enrolled in physical education courses at a medium-sized Midwestern school. To assess …
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Internalizing symptoms, medication adherence, and perceived social support in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease
The present study examines perceived social support for individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Patients were recruited for this study from online forums consisting of Facebook support groups, Twitter followers, and email. This study investigated sociodemographic and disease-related …
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Determinants of Perceived Social Support in Individuals with Serious mental Illness: A Secondary Analysis
Social support appears to provide protective effects for those with serious mental illness (SMI), but these effects may be attenuated by factors that hinder positive perceptions of support. Improved understanding of social support and its determinants may provide avenues to promote recovery and …
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Sense of Belonging, Emotion Regulation, Perceived Social Support and Mental Health among College Students
<p>Perceived social support (PSS) is linked to a range of beneficial effects, but the factors that influence the effectiveness of PSS are less well understood. In their Relational Regulation Theory (RRT), Lakey and Orehek (2011) emphasize the importance of distinguishing the role of individual …
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Frequency of Communication on Facebook as a Factor in Four Dimensions of Perceived Social Support
… the frequency of public communication on the social networking website Facebook and the level of social support an individual perceives. Students in the Graduate School of Social Work and the Emergent Digital Practices program were surveyed. Correlation and regression analyses were used to …
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The importance of perceived social support system characteristics in predicting persistence in adult basic education
… of variables--sociodemographic, personality, and social support system--in predicting persistence in Adult Basic Education. A particular emphasis was focused upon social support variables and the extent of their capacity to improve the level of prediction success which could be achieved by the …
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A comparison of learning disability subtypes in middle school: self-concept, perceived social support, and emotional functioning
… and examine their self-perceptions of worth, perceived social and emotional functioning. It was hypothesized that students with a reading and math disability (LD) would report significantly lower levels of self-concept, perceived social support and emotional functioning while normally …
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The Confluence of Attachment Style, Perceived Social Support, and Role Attainment in Women Experiencing Postpartum Mood Disorders
… of efficacy in one's new role as a mother or social supports existing during the time of new motherhood. This study did not confirm the hypothesis. What was revealed through this study was that previous attachment was important, but not the most important mitigating factor in preventing …
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Subjective Culture, Perceived Social Support, and Adaptive Coping: A Multi-Ethnic Study of the Transition to College
This multi-ethnic study supports the role of subjective culture and perceived social support as important social psychological mechanisms in successful coping during the stressful college transition. Longitudinal survey data obtained from 449 students (133 Whites, 124 Asian Americans, 121 African …
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