Relationships of social support and attitudes towards death: A mediator role of depression in older patients on haemodialysis

Abstract Background Although many psychological factors have been associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL), the mediator role of resilience between psychological predictors (i.e., coping styles and perceived social support) and HRQoL has rarely been explored in breast cancer survivors (BCSs). Methods A total of 231 BCSs participated in this cross-sectional survey. Pearson correlation was performed to analyze the relationships among coping styles (confrontation, avoidance, and resignation), perceived social support, resilience, and HRQoL. A multivariate linear regression analysis was applied to identify the psychological predictors of HRQoL and resilience, respectively. A structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to examine the mediating role of resilience between coping styles, perceived social support, and HRQoL. Results Perceived social support and resilience were positively associated with confrontation. Resilience was positively associated with perceived social support. HRQoL had positive correlations with confrontation/avoidance, perceived social support, and resilience. Resilience and resignation/avoidance were significant independent predictors of HRQoL, while resignation/confrontation and perceived social support were significant independent predictors of resilience. Confrontation/resignation, perceived social support, and resilience had significant direct effects on HRQoL; confrontation/resignation and perceived social support had significant direct effects on resilience; resilience had significant mediator roles between confrontation/resignation, perceived social support, and HRQoL. Conclusions Resilience was a significant mediator between coping styles, perceived social support, and HRQoL. A resilience-oriented intervention is recommended to alleviate the detrimental influences of low resilience on HRQoL, providing a new strategy for improving the health status of BCSs.

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Effect of Tai Chi on Depressive Symptoms amongst Chinese Older Patients with Major Depression: The Role of Social Support

Medicine and Sport Science - Tai Chi Chuan ◽

10.1159/000134295 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 146-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Kee-Lee Cho

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Major Depression ◽

Older Patients ◽

Tai Chi

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Does personality affect social relationships? Assessing mediator role of social network, loneliness, and perceived social support

Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.5455/apd.34468 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 46

Author(s):

Nihan Tezer ◽

Haluk Arkar

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Social Network ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Mediator Role

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Supervisor Support and Affective Organizational Commitment: The Mediator Role of Work Engagement

Western Journal of Nursing Research ◽

10.1177/0193945919852426 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 187-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alejandro Orgambídez ◽

Helena Almeida

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Organizational Commitment ◽

Work Engagement ◽

Supervisor Support ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Affective Organizational Commitment ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Mediator Role

The aim of the study was to verify the mediator role of work engagement between supervisor social support and affective organizational commitment. A cross-sectional and correlational study using questionnaires was conducted. We obtained a convenience sample of 267 participants from 403 nurses from two public hospitals (66.25% response rate). Participants were required to be registered nurses without a supervisor position and to have worked for at least 1 year in the same ward in a public hospital. The mediator role of work engagement was examined using path analysis and bootstrapping method (bias-corrected confidence intervals). Results showed that affective organizational commitment was positively and significantly predicted by supervisor support, vigor, and absorption. Supervisor support had both a direct effect and an indirect effect, through vigor and absorption, on affective organizational commitment. Social support from supervisors allows an increase both in nurses’ engagement and their desire to remain in the organization.

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