Social support as a source of vitality among college students: The moderating role of social self‐efficacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-363
Author(s):  
Abraham Carmeli ◽  
Ann C. Peng ◽  
John M. Schaubroeck ◽  
Inbar Amir
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals The Impact of General Self-Efficacy on Psychological Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Posttraumatic Growth and the Moderating Role of Deliberate Rumination

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zeng ◽  
Xingrou Wu ◽  
Yanhua Xu ◽  
Jiamin Wu ◽  
Yuqing Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose: This study used a moderated mediation model to explore the relationship between general self-efficacy (GSE) and psychological resilience (PR) and the associated mechanisms, the mediating role of posttraumatic growth (PTG), and the moderating role of deliberate rumination (DR) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Knowledge of the relationship between these four variables examined further understanding of the PR improvement mechanism of college students and even the general public.Methods: The college students who participated in this study came from an independent college in Guangdong Province, China. A total of 918 college students completed the survey, and the final data sample size was 881. SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS (version 3.3) were used to conduct Pearson's correlation analysis and hierarchical regression linear analysis on the data.Results: (1) The correlation analysis showed that GSE and PR were positively correlated and that PTG was positively correlated with GSE and PR. DR was positively correlated with GSE, PTG, and PR. (2) The results of mediation analysis showed that GSE had a direct predictive effect on DR, and PTG partially mediated the relationship between the two. (3) The results of moderating effect analysis showed that DR hindered the effect of GSE on PTG but enhanced the positive impact of PTG on PR.Conclusions: General self-efficacy can improve PR under the mediating influence of PTG. DR played a positive moderating role in the relationship between GSE and PTG, and played a negative moderating role in the relationship between PTG and PR. These results advance the understanding of the mechanism between GSE and PR.

The Moderating Role of Social Support on the Relationship Between Impulsivity and Suicide Risk

Crisis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan M. Kleiman ◽  
John H. Riskind ◽  
Karen E. Schaefer ◽  
Hilary Weingarden
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. There has been considerable research into risk factors for suicide, such as impulsivity, but considerably less research on protective factors. Aims: The present study examines the role that social support plays in the relationship between impulsivity and suicide risk. Methods: Participants were 169 undergraduates who completed self-report measures of impulsivity and social support. Suicide risk was assessed using an interview measure. Results: Social support moderates the relationship between impulsivity and suicide risk, such that those who are highly impulsive are less likely to be at risk for suicide if they also have high levels of social support. Conclusions: Social support can be a useful buffer to suicide risk for at-risk individuals who are highly impulsive.

An Examination of the Role of Attachment and Efficacy in Life Satisfaction

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 796-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Wright ◽  
Kristin M. Perrone
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Self

The study examined interrelationships between attachment, social self-efficacy, career decision-making self-efficacy, and life satisfaction. Social cognitive career theory and attachment theory were integrated to provide a framework for this study. A conceptual model was proposed and tested to determine if social self-efficacy and career decision self-efficacy were full or partial mediators between attachment and life satisfaction. Structural equation modeling methods were utilized to test the model. Findings indicated that social self-efficacy and career decision self-efficacy partially mediated between attachment and life satisfaction among college students, the majority of whom were Caucasian females. This lends support to the idea that adult attachment is a fundamental source of efficacy information and operates as a critical component in college students’ perceptions of their efficacy in the domains of close relationships and career decisions, both of which impact life satisfaction. Implications for practice and research are discussed.

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