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Showing 1 to 20 of 1909 for “"Social Support"”.
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Prisoners' Use of Social Support
… facilitates and frustrates prisoners' use of social support whilst imprisoned. This question is examined with regards to both informal (family and friends, other prisoners) and 'formal sources of support (professional support services, peer support prisoners, prison officers). The conclusion …
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Social Support And Health Behaviors
… evidence exists showing a correlation between social support and health behaviors. However, does social support act the same across several health behaviors? The purpose of this study was to determine if social support has an impact across diet, physical activity and smoking in adults. The …
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Single Fathers And Social Support
… into consideration when deciding which types of social support to use in helping them raise their children. By analyzing the results with the concepts of social exchange theory, we can better understand why some types of support are used and why others are not. Social exchange theory states that …
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Examining Social Support Seeking Online
… settings demonstrates the importance of social support to increase physical and mental well-being. However, the process of seeking social support is less well-understood than its outcomes. Specifically, research examining how people seek social support in natural settings is scarce. One …
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Religion and social support for parents.
… parents benefitting from the source of informal social support that religion provides? Does religion have an effect apart from this? This study, using logistic regression with data from the Culture of American Families Project (2012) finds that the effects of various religious measures persist in …
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COVID-19: Social Support Among the Bereaved
… health and safety measures due to the pandemic, social support for the bereaved is expected to be severely impacted. Limited access to social spheres, as well as adjustments to typical funeral practices, may impact the perception of support by those grieving. The purpose the study was to gain a …
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Criticism and Social Support in Intimate Relationships
… demonstrated the importance of intimate partner support and criticism to health, but less is known about how these behaviors are regulated and expressed in relationships. The present research examines individual differences and social cognitive processes that may shape support and criticism in …
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International Students' Social Integration and Social Support
… students’ experiences by exploring their social networks. Drawing on data from 53 in-depth interviews with international students at a four-year public research university in the Southwest US and employing ego-centric social network analysis (SNA), this dissertation comprises three …
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Social Support and Internalizing Psychopathology in Transgender Youth
… of families have allowed their children to socially transition to live in transgender identities; little is known about factors associated with such children’s wellbeing. The present work tests the association between gender-related support and internalizing symptoms in socially transitioned …
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Loneliness and social support in shift work employees
… that the recipient may not always perceive the support as beneficial, resulting in “unhelpful social support. The present study examined how helpful and unhelpful social support relate to loneliness among healthcare shift workers, a population that may be prone to fatigue and health risks. I …
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NCAA injured student athletes' perception of social support
<p>Social support has a great impact on injured NCAA athletes' complete psychological and physical recovery. When individuals, such as the coach, athletic trainer, teammates, and family, incorporate social support in the recovery process the injured athlete's attitude and belief system is …
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Gender differences in social support during injury rehabilitation
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Attachment, social support and loneliness in later life
… of this research was to study attachment, social support and loneliness in older adults. Tasks were to discover if (a) adult attachment in later life would replicate patterns found in prior research, (b) a stagewise block regression model including attachment would predict loneliness, (c) …
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Teamwork and well-being:the role of social support
… the Michigan Model, the relationship between social support, stress and well-being outcomes. The studies reported were carried out in Post Office Ltd. Study one examines differences in social support source and type for employees working in teams and quasi teams. Analysis was carried out at …
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Conceptual clarification of the structure of social support.
… to the clarification of the phenomenon, social support, using a precise definition and a major theoretical perspective as a descriptive guide for the concept, structure; one of the three less abstract representations of social support. Social comparison theory provided the guiding …
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The social support experiences of women with endometriosis
… This study focuses on the coping resource of social support. The social support experiences of forty-six women, who participate in an endometriosis support group on the Internet, were examined. A questionnaire was designed to explore the social support experiences of these women in four …
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The effects of social support on counselor burnout
… determine the relationship between burnout and social support in Minnesota high school guidance counselors during the l983—84 school year. Social support consisted of: work supervisors, peers, spouses, and friends & relatives. Additionally, the relationships between burnout and four demographic …
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Receptiveness to Social Support: Understanding the Conflicting Relationship Between Social Support and Medication Adherence in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
… and attributed to a variety of factors, such as social support. While social support is a promising approach for improving medication adherence, research on its influence has produced conflicting results, with some studies reporting significant relationships and others not. Receptiveness to …
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The Impact of Social Support and Social Support Networks on the Psychological Well-Being of African-American and White Single Mothers
… in the absence of adequate resources and supports, are at increased risk of experiencing emotional and psychological distress. The chief aim of this study was to do a more culturally sensitive examination than currently exists in the literature of the role that support networks play in …
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