Influence Of Social Support Research Articles

·Enhancing Headmasters’ execution in Nanning: Investigating the Influence of Social Support

In the context of the continuous development of basic education in Nanning, secondary schools have become a core stage of it. The development of secondary schools is inseparable from their headmasters, and the level of their execution directly determines the direction of a school’s development. Therefore, this paper focuses on the variable of headmaster’s execution, with the aim of understanding the general situation of the executive power level of secondary school principals. At the same time, the variable of social support was introduced to explore the execution of headmasters in depth. The following conclusions were drawn: firstly, social support can significantly and positively influence the level of principal’s execution. Secondly, emotional support has the greatest impact on principals’ execution. Thirdly, informational support has the greatest impact on headmasters’ adaptability and innovation in the various dimensions of headmasters’ execution. Based on this, this paper makes targeted recommendations to improve headmasters’ executive performance.

The Effects of Social Support on Depression

This review paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the effects of social factors on depression. It explores the various social determinants that contribute to the development, maintenance, and exacerbation of depression in individuals. The paper examines the influence of social support, socioeconomic status and social isolation on depression. Additionally, it investigates the role of social media and online interactions in relation to depression. The findings of this review highlight the significant impact of social factors on depression and emphasize the need for targeted interventions and support systems to address these factors.

Influence of Social Support from Parents and Peers on Career Search Efficacy of College Students in West Java

Choosing a career is important for things for collage students because a career is not only for life but also becomes a way to actualizing their potential. To actualize their abilities optimally, the process of career exploration and choosing the right career is important. Collage students who are in the final stages of their education process need to have career search efficacy so that they have confidence to be able to explore careers so that they can finally choose jobs that match with their self-concept. One of the successes of career search efficacy is influenced by social support. The main social support is obtained from parents and peers. This study aims to determine the role of social support from parents and peers on collage students career search efficacy in West Java. The number of participants was 210 people with an age range of 18-25 years. The results showed that social support from parents and peers, had an influence on collage students career search efficacy in West Java (p <0.05, R2 = 0.113).

평생교육 데이터활용의도에 영향을 주는 변수

Use of diverse data in planning policy of lifelong education is necessary according to the diverse and increasing needs for lifelong education. The purpose of this study is to investigate positively the factors of data-based policy on intention to use of data in planning policy and service of lifelong education. Specifically, the problem this study is trying to solve is “How do social influence, legal alignment, organizational support, human resource, quality of data, system of data, ease of use and usefulness make the influences on intention of data to use?”. For this purpose, data are collected from 213 public officials of the central and local government and used for the quantitative analysis. The results are as follows: first, the research model is fit with the data and can be applied to planning policy of lifelong education. Second, ease of use, usefulness and quality of data are main variables influencing on intention to use of data. Third, ease of use and usefulness mediate the influences of social influence, legal alignment, organizational support, human resource and quality of data on intention to use of data. Based on the results, conclusions and implications were suggested.

The impact of family support, social support and social information towards stress cases on covid-19 survivors : a cross-sectional study

Background : Covid-19 causes enormous panic and anxiety in society. Infection-induced immune system disorders can cause psychopathology, and the remaining symptoms of psychiatry are observed after the coronavirus outbreak. Survivors of COVID-19 appear to have an increased risk of residual psychiatric symptoms, and psychiatric diagnoses that occur due to excessive worry and anxiety. Worry and anxiety themselves can cause stress. The purpose of this study was to see the influence of family support, social support, and social information on stressful events in Covid-19 survivors in the Nuha District of East Luwu Regency in 2021.
 Method : This research is quantitative research with an approach of Observational analytics with a Cross-sectional design with random sampling techniques, with a sample of 1781 populations
 Results : The results showed that for the family support variable is (p=0.004; R2 = 0.025; Y = a + bX or 1.952 + 0.743 X). Social support for stressful events in Covid-19 survivors is (p=0.000; R2 = 0.039; Y = a + bX or 1.973 + 0.556 X) and the influence of social information on stressful events in Covid-19 survivors is (p=0.000 ; R2 = 0.052; Y = a + bX or 1.667 + 0.667 X. Conclusion : There is an influence on family support, social support, social information on the occurrence of stress on Covid-19 survivors in Nuha District East Luwu in 2021.
 

Research on the Impact of Intercustomer Social Support on Customer Engagement Behaviors in Virtual Brand Communities.

Customer engagement behavior is a key factor in promoting the sustainable growth of virtual brand communities. Despite the extensive research on the antecedents of customer engagement behaviors, the influence of intercustomer social support remains a neglected area in the context of virtual brand communities. Based on a total of 293 valid questionnaires collected via an online survey, a structural equation model and hierarchical regression analysis are used to examine the effects of intercustomer social support (informational/emotional support) on customer engagement behaviors (customer-oriented/community-oriented engagement behaviors) in virtual brand communities, as well as consider the mediating role of self-efficacy and the moderating role of interdependent self-construal in the above relationships. The empirical finding shows that informational/emotional support significantly affects customer-oriented and community-oriented engagement behaviors. Self-efficacy plays a mediating role in the relationship between informational/emotional support and customer-oriented/community-oriented engagement behaviors. Interdependent self-construal positively moderates the relationship between informational/emotional support and customer-oriented engagement behaviors and positively moderates the relationship between informational support and community-oriented engagement behaviors. This article provides a more comprehensive understanding of the relationships between intercustomer social support and customer engagement behaviors in the context of virtual brand communities, and improves the existing customer engagement behaviors management practices that are beneficial for the companies.

Influence of Social Support, Financial Status, and Lifestyle on the Disparity Between Inflammation and Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

To investigate how social support, financial status, and lifestyle influence the development of excess disability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Data were obtained from the Étude et Suivi des Polyarthrites Indifférenciées Récentes (ESPOIR) cohort study of people with RA. A previous analysis identified groups with similar inflammation trajectories but markedly different disability over 10 years; those in the higher disability trajectory groups were defined as having "excess disability." Self-reported data regarding contextual factors (social support, financial situation, lifestyle) were obtained from participants, and they completed patient-reported outcome measures (pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression) at baseline. The direct effect of the contextual factors on excess disability and the effect mediated by patient-reported outcome measures were assessed using structural equation models. Findings were validated in 2 independent data sets (Norfolk Arthritis Register [NOAR], Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Network [ERAN]). Of 538 included ESPOIR participants (mean age ± SD 48.3 ± 12.2 years; 79.2% women), 200 participants (37.2%) were in the excess disability group. Less social support (β=0.17 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.08, 0.26]), worse financial situation (β=0.24 [95% CI 0.14, 0.34]), less exercise (β=0.17 [95% CI 0.09-0.25]), and less education (β = 0.15 [95% CI 0.06, 0.23]) were associated with excess disability group membership; smoking, alcohol consumption, and body mass index were not. Fatigue and depression mediated a small proportion of these effects. Similar results were seen in NOAR and ERAN. Greater emphasis is needed on the economic and social contexts of individuals with RA at presentation; these factors might influence disability over the following decade.

Students’ Academic Flow During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Academic flow is an important aspect that supports learning activities. COVID-19 pandemic has caused many problems, including in the field of education. Thus, the academic flow needs to be raised both by the students themselves and supported by their social environment, because flow conditions can be a medium for students to be able to learn optimally. Research with a quantitative approach aims to explore social support, time management, learning responsibility, and student academic flow and to determine the effect of social support, time management, and learning responsibility on students' academic flow. A sampling of 436 students through a simple random sampling technique. Collecting data using a questionnaire on a Likert scale. Data analysis using multiple regression tests. The results of the analysis show that there is an influence of social support, time management, and learning responsibility on students' academic flow. Thus, it can be concluded that there is a positive and significant effect of social support, time management, and learning responsibility on students' academic flow. For this reason, it is very important for students to be able to create their academic flow through high learning responsibilities, good time management, and social support from their environment, in order to learn optimally.

현대인의 사회적 지지가 정신건강에 미치는 영향에서 자아존중감의 매개효과

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, modern people have been suffering from depression, anxiety, hostility and stress. Since it was deemed that mental health is correlated with social support and self-esteem, this study attempted to examine the mediating effects of self-esteem in the influence of social support on mental health and use the results as basic data for improving modern people’s health. For this, an online questionnaire survey was performed against adults in their 20-60s nationwide from February 26 to April 1, 2022. The collected data were analyzed, using SPSS 23.0, and the results found the followings: As social support and self-esteem increased, depression, anxiety, stress and hostility revealed low scores. Concerning the mediating effects of self-esteem in the influence of social support on mental health, depression and stress showed a perfect mediating effect while a partial mediating effect was observed in anxiety and hostility. For modern people’s mental health, in other words, social support is required. Furthermore, there is a necessity to develop programs which could enhance self-esteem. It is anticipated that the study results would be available as basic data for modern people’s health promotion and that there would be further studies on such health improvement.

Social support across eating disorder diagnostic groups: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III)

IntroductionPrevious studies have suggested the positive influence of social support on the treatment and recovery of eating disorders (EDs). Yet, more research is needed on how objective and subjective social support differ between ED diagnostic groups using nationally representative data. Therefore, the current secondary data analysis examined associations between EDs and objective and subjective social support using data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III) study. MethodsParticipants completed measures of lifetime and past year diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge-eating disorder (BED) and items assessing objective social support (i.e., number of close friends and close relatives) and subjective social support (i.e., perceptions of availability of support). ResultsCompared to those without EDs, those with AN, BN, and BED had poorer subjective social support—or lower perceptions of social support. However, there were fewer differences regarding objective social support. Individuals with BN reported a lower number of close relatives compared to those without EDs and those with AN, but there were no differences in the number of close friends between ED groups. Those who experienced remission from EDs had higher perceptions of social support compared to those with past year EDs. DiscussionThe findings show deficits in subjective social support across EDs but only lower objective social support in BN. This highlights the clinical utility of increasing perceptions of social support across EDs. The findings also show the importance of perceived social support in recovery from EDs.

The relationship between social support and goal pursuit among Chinese college students: The mediating role of just-world beliefs.

Based on the self-determination theory, this study examined the mechanisms underlying the influence of social support on goal pursuit among college students and focused on the mediating role played by just-world beliefs. The Aspiration Index Scale, Just-World Beliefs Scale, and Perceived Social Support Scale were used to assess relationships among 424 college students' just-world beliefs, social support, and goal pursuit; additionally, the underlying mechanisms of those relationships were examined. The results showed that (1) there was a significant positive correlation between social support, just-world beliefs, and goal pursuit; (2) social support had a significant positive influence on goal pursuit; (3) just-world beliefs played a fully mediating role in the influence of social support on goal pursuit, with a mediating effect of 36.38%; and (4) personal just-world beliefs rather than general just-world beliefs fully mediated the effect of social support on goal pursuit, with a mediating effect of 39.00%. In conclusion, we found that for Chinese college students, social support has a significant positive effect on goal pursuit, and personal just-world beliefs play a fully mediating role in the effect of social support on goal pursuit.

Pull and Push: The Effect of Social Support and Professional Resilience on the Relationship Between Correctional Officers' Cynicism and Service Impact.

This research examines the protective influences of social support and professional resilience to probation officers' cynicism and service impact simultaneously. Data on psychological characteristics of a sample of 382 forensic social workers in Chinese legal systems were collected. Confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and multiple-group analyses were used in a three-step analysis process to test our research model. Results identified that cynicism was negatively associated with probation officers' service impact, ascertained that social support functioned as an extrinsic pull mediating the relationship between probation officers' cynicism and service impact, and determined that professional resilience served as an intrinsic push moderating the impact of cynicism and social support on service impact, respectively. This research proposed a push and pull mechanism by which probation officers' service impact is increased and their work pressure is alleviated, providing tentative recommendations for the alleviation of probation officers' job pressure and improvement of their service impact.

The influence of social support on the wellbeing of immigrants residing in Italy: Sources and functions as predictive factors for life satisfaction levels, sense of community and resilience

Moving from one country to another involves not only separation from the country of origin, but also the tiring process of integration into a new physical, institutional, and sociocultural context, which may expose migrants to acculturation stress. The loss of former support networks, or at the very least their transformation, presents immigrants with the need to rebuild their social support systems in the host country, involving an active search for support. Therefore, the aim of study is to analyze the structure of informal social support and its capacity to predict immigrants’ sense of community, resilience, and satisfaction with life. The results confirm that social support predicts satisfaction with life, sense of community, and resilience. Our findings highlight the way sources and frequency of support, and the satisfaction with which they are associated, have different degrees of predictive value on the dependent variables under investigation. In this study, it can be concluded that social support is an important factor in the well-being of migrants and their integration into the host community. The results have an important practical value in promoting interventions that improve immigrants’ support networks and, consequently, increase their satisfaction with life, sense of community, and resilience.

Effects of members’ response styles in an online depression community based on text mining and empirical analysis

The online depression community (ODC) has become a popular resource for people with depression to manage their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study proposed a novel perspective based on response style theory to investigate whether depression individuals’ distractive and ruminative behaviors in ODC were related to social support received and co-rumination. Furthermore, we explored the influences of social support and co-rumination on suicidal behaviors using panel data set. We collected text data from 22,286 depressed users of a large ODC in China from March 2020 to July 2021, and conducted text mining and econometrics analyses to test our research questions. The results showed that depression users’ online ruminative behaviors had a positive relationship with the co-rumination and had a negative relationship with social support received. Besides, constructive distractive behaviors (i.e., providing social support to others) increased the support users received from others but had a negative relationship with co-rumination. Depression users' future suicidal behaviors are influenced by past received social support and co-rumination. The received social supports and co-rumination have a negative and positive influence on depression users' future suicidal behaviors, respectively. Our results enrich the application of response style theory in online medicine. They provide meaningful insights into behaviors that influence the acquisition of online social support and the incidence of online co-rumination in ODCs. This study helps relevant institutions to conduct more targeted online suicide interventions for depression patients.

Exploring the Impact of Racism on Black Youth: A Multidimensional Examination of Discriminatory Experiences Across Place and Time

PurposeCommunity violence disproportionally impacts Black youth. Experiences of racism and discrimination may create additional challenges for youth recovering from violence exposure. This study used ecological momentary assessment to elucidate how perceptions of racism and social support influence health and safety outcomes among Black youth following violence exposure. MethodsTwenty-five Black youth (14–19 years old, 60% female) who had witnessed violence within the past three months completed a baseline survey that assessed discrimination experiences, social support, post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTS), and perceived safety. Youth completed ecological momentary assessments three times daily for two weeks about the place they were in, people they were with, their current emotional state, and in-the-moment racism perceptions. Multilevel models estimated the relationship between overall and time-varying perceptions of racism and social support, PTS symptoms, and perceived safety. ResultsOverall, 76% of youth reported at least one discrimination experience at baseline. Prior discrimination was associated with higher PTS (B = 1.86, p = .001) and depressive symptoms (B = 0.13, p = .013) at baseline. Youth who reported higher overall perceptions of racism in-the-moment reported higher PTS (B = 0.50, p = .002) and lower perceived safety (B = −0.53, p = .001). In-the-moment perceptions of racism were associated with lower perceived safety in that place (B = −0.09, p < .01). Emotional and instrumental support were associated with lower PTS and higher perceived safety (p < .05). DiscussionExperiences of racism and being in discriminatory places impacted youth’s depressive symptoms, PTS symptoms, and perceived safety. Interventions attuned to in-the-moment experiences of racism, and that leverage social support, are needed to support Black youth exposed to violence and discrimination.

Multidimensional vulnerability among older adults in Germany : Social support buffers the negative association with life satisfaction.

Multidimensional vulnerability among older adults, characterized by low levels of individual resources in different life domains, has been insufficiently studied. This phenomenon is considered to be associated with amarked decrease in overall life satisfaction. Social support is supposed to buffer the negative effect of multidimensional vulnerability on life satisfaction. Analyses are based on the German Health Update dataset (GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS). The analytic sample includes respondents ≥ 65years (N = 5826). Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to construct alatent variable from the indicators income poverty, activities of daily living (ADL) limitations, multimorbidity, mental problems, and living alone. Multivariate linear regression models estimate the relationship between vulnerability and life satisfaction with a special focus on the interaction between vulnerability and social support. The analyses supports the multidimensional construct of vulnerability. Social support considerably moderates the negative relationship between vulnerability and life satisfaction. As the degree of vulnerability increases, the influence of social support becomes more pronounced. The assessment of vulnerability as amultidimensional construct helps to depict the life situation of older people in amore differentiated way. Vulnerable older adults with asmall or unreliable social network while finding it difficult to access practical help need additional external social support to achieve ahigh level of life satisfaction.

The influence of social support on the physical exercise behavior of college students: The mediating role of self-efficacy.

To study the influencing factors on college students' physical exercise behavior and the mediating relationship of self-efficacy based on the theory of social support and self-efficacy; to provide theoretical support and practical guidance for college students engaging independently in physical exercise. A total of 1,440 college students from six universities in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China were selected as the research objects, and three scales (Self-Efficacy Scale, Social Support Scale, and Physical Exercise Rating Scale) were used to construct a structural equation model. (1) A comprehensive sports facility environment is conducive to college students' physical activities and the emotional support of friends and family and the campus cultural atmosphere cannot be ignored. (2) Peer support has a direct impact on physical exercise behavior, family support and school support indirectly affect college students' physical exercise behavior, based on the intermediary role of self-efficacy. (3) According to the total effect, social support was ranked as school support (0.444), peer support (0.312), and family support (0.145). Social support not only directly affects physical exercise behavior but also indirectly affects physical exercise behavior based on the mediating effect of self-efficacy.

Influence of social support and social capital on food consumption of adults in southern Brazil

Resumo Introdução As escolhas alimentares podem ser influenciadas por apoio social e capital social. Objetivo Investigar as relações do apoio social e capital social com o consumo alimentar. Método Trata-se de um estudo transversal, de base populacional, com uma amostra aleatória de 1.098 adultos (≥ 18 anos de idade) de uma cidade no Sul do Brasil. O apoio social foi mensurado por meio da escala Medical Outcomes Study (MOS), e o capital social contemplou a avaliação dos indicadores de coesão social, apoio dos vizinhos, controle social informal, eficácia política e ação social. Para o consumo alimentar, utilizou-se de uma escala com base nas orientações do guia alimentar para a população brasileira. Resultados A média de idade da amostra foi de 44 anos (DP[Desvio-padrão] = 15,8), e identificou-se um consumo alimentar adequado em 38,6% (IC95%: 35,7 a 41,5). Após ajuste, observou-se uma probabilidade 40% maior para adoção de consumo alimentar adequado (saudável) entre os indivíduos com maior nível de apoio social (OR = 1,47; IC95%: 1,07 a 2,03), coesão social (OR = 1,40; IC95%: 1,02 a 1,92) e apoio dos vizinhos (OR = 1,45; IC95%: 1,04 a 2,02). Conclusão Os aspectos psicossociais, tanto individual quanto contextual, podem desempenhar um papel importante no consumo alimentar saudável em adultos.

The Influence of Social Support on Child-Parent Relationship Among Chinese Mothers of Preschoolers in Penampang, Sabah

In the early years, deep contact with parents builds a solid attachment and serves as the foundation for the child's future social relationships. Several studies indicated that social support influences the child-parent relationship. However, there are no published studies that investigated the influence of social support on child-parent relationship among Chinese mothers with preschool children in Sabah. This study aims to examine the status of social support and child-parent relationship among Chinese mothers of preschoolers in Penampang, Sabah. As well, to examine the influence of social support on child-parent relationships. In this study, 165 Chinese mothers of preschool-aged children were involved. The result indicated that Chinese mothers perceived moderate social support and closeness child-parent relationship. Moreover, social support is weak positively correlated to closeness relationship, whereas not related to conflict relationship. There is no significant influence of social support on child-parent relationship. This study would like to provides parents, educators, and the government with a preliminary picture of social support and child-parent relationship to develop a strategy to improve or adjust early childhood education.

Influences of Depression and Social Support on Quality of Life in Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy at an Outpatient Department

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of depression and social support on quality of life in family caregivers of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy at an outpatient department.Methods: This study had a crosssectional, correlational design using a structured questionnaire. Data were collected from October to December 2019 at a hematology-oncology outpatient department. In total, 148 family caregivers participated in this study. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression with SPSS for Windows version 27.0.Results: The quality of life showed statistically significant differences according to the educational level (t=-3.02, p=.003), family monthly income (t=-4.22, p&lt;.001), job status (t=4.31, p&lt;.001), chronic illness (t=-2.67, p=.009) and patient’s gender (t=-2.70, p=.008). The quality of life was significantly correlated with between depression (r=-.53, p&lt;.001) and social support (r=.50, p&lt;.001). Depression (β=-.35, p&lt;.001), social support (β=.35, p&lt;.001), and job status (β=.15, p=.024) were identified as significant predictors. This model explained approximately 47% of variance in quality of life (F=19.74, p&lt;.001).Conclusion: It is necessary to pay attention to the quality of life in family caregivers of patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Nursing interventions to improve their quality of life might also be developed to considering depression and social support.