Longitudinal linkages between perceived social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms: Sequential roles of social causation and social selection

2008 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Kaniasty ◽  
Fran H. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Social Selection ◽  
Social Causation ◽  
Stress Symptoms

Mental Health, Social Support, and Active Coping in Nepali Earthquake Survivors

2021 ◽  
pp. 000276422110134
Author(s):  
Claire Luce ◽  
Tara Leytham Powell ◽  
Youngmi Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Active Coping ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Earthquake Survivors ◽  
The Relationship

Research has shown a positive relationship between exposure to natural disasters and common disaster-related mental health disorders. However, much more can be done to fully examine how protective factors such as perceived social support or active coping strategies are related to mental health in the context of natural disasters. This study seeks to examine the relationship between mental disorders and active coping. The article also explores analyzes the moderating effect of perceived social support on mental health. Data were collected in August 2016 as part of a longitudinal study on a mental health and psychosocial intervention in postearthquake Nepal ( n = 660). Our independent variables in this study were anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. The dependent variable was active coping. Perceived social support was tested as a potential moderating variable. Ordinary least squares regression analyses were run to examine the relationships between the three mental disorders and active coping. We also tested the moderating effect of perceived social support on the relationships between the three mental disorders and active coping. Ordinary least square analyses found a statistically significant negative relationship between active coping and anxiety (B = −0.137, p < .001), depression (B = −0.116, p < .001), and posttraumatic stress symptoms (B = −0.065, p = .337), controlling for other factors. Perceived social support significantly moderated the associations between active coping and each mental disorder: anxiety (B = 0.012, p < .05), depression (B = 0.017, p < .05), and posttraumatic stress symptoms (B = 0.064, p < .05). Our findings suggest that perceived social support moderates the relationship between common mental disorders and active coping in Nepali earthquake survivors.

Influence of Avoidant Coping on Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Job Burnout Among Firefighters: The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Yaru Chen ◽  
Xiaohui Li ◽  
Chen Chen ◽  
Yuanyuan An ◽  
Junyi Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Job Burnout ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Stress Symptoms

Abstract Objective: The study aims to explore the effects of avoidant coping on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and job burnout among firefighters, and to examine the mediating role of perceived social support on the relationship between avoidant coping and PTSS and job burnout. Method: Assessments including the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey (MBI-GS), Coping Style Inventory (CSI), and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) were conducted among 431 firefighters studying in a school specializing in training firemen in Nanjing, China. Result: The results show that: (1) Avoidant coping was positively related to PTSS and job burnout among firefighters; and (2) avoidant coping was positively related to PTSS and job burnout through the mediating effect of perceived social support. Conclusion: These findings not only provide guiding information for relevant departments to prevent mental health issues of firefighters in the future, but also enlighten the psychological intervention for firefighters, that is, to encourage firefighters to actively face and solve problems and adopt positive coping styles, as well as offer them more care and support whenever possible.

scholarly journals The relationship between social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms among youth exposed to a natural disaster

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (sup2) ◽  
pp. 1450042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betty S. Lai ◽  
Melissa C. Osborne ◽  
Jennifer Piscitello ◽  
Shannon Self-Brown ◽  
Mary Lou Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Workplace social support in job satisfaction among veterans with posttraumatic stress symptoms: A preliminary correlational study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. e0181344 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. I. Harris ◽  
Thad Q. Strom ◽  
Amanda G. Ferrier-Auerbach ◽  
Matthew E. Kaler ◽  
Lucas P. Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Correlational Study ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Workplace Social Support
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