Supplemental Material for Parents’ Distress and Poor Parenting During a COVID-19 Lockdown: The Buffering Effects of Partner Support and Cooperative Coparenting

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been stuck indoors with their partners for months. Having a supportive partner is likely to be especially important during this time where access to outside sources of support is limited. Individuals have to continue to work on goals and tasks while dealing with demands caused by the pandemic. The present mixed-methods study aimed to investigate how partner support is associated with goal outcomes during COVID-19. The quantitative participants (n = 200) completed a daily diary for a week and weekly longitudinal reports for a month and 48 participants attended a semi-structured interview. The quantitative results showed that higher relational catalyst support was associated with better goal outcomes; qualitative analyses revealed partners use direct and indirect forms of emotional and instrumental support toward goal pursuit. Across both forms of data, participants’ resilience in the face of the pandemic was evident.

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Do customer-related social stressors impact every hotel frontline employee equally? an examination of the main and buffering effects of political skill

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Studies ◽

10.31667/jhts.2019.6.79.105 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 79 ◽

pp. 105-122

Author(s):

Taegoo Kim

Keyword(s):

Political Skill ◽

Social Stressors ◽

Frontline Employee ◽

Buffering Effects

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Role of social support in buffering effects of stress on neural and endocrine systems

Advances in Psychological Science ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1042.2016.00517 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 517 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xiao-Li XING ◽

Jun-Feng ZHAO ◽

Guo-Xiang ZHAO

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Effects Of Stress ◽

Buffering Effects

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Stress buffering effects of family support in AIDS caregiving

AIDS Care ◽

10.1080/09540120301042 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

R. G. W

Keyword(s):

Family Support ◽

Stress Buffering ◽

Buffering Effects

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A-164 Influence of Executive Function, Partner Support, and Environmental Structure on Behavioral Weight Management Outcomes

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology ◽

10.1093/arclin/acaa068.164 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (6) ◽

pp. 958-958

Author(s):

Gettens K ◽

Gorin A

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Executive Functions ◽

Weight Management ◽

Autonomy Support ◽

Multilevel Models ◽

Partner Support ◽

Household Structure ◽

Low Levels ◽

Social Environmental ◽

Social Environmental Factors

Abstract Objective Executive functions (EF) are crucial to successful weight management, yet few studies have prospectively explored the influence of social-environmental factors on the EF-weight loss (WL) link. This study examined interactions between EF, partner support, and household structure on weight loss outcomes in a couples-based intervention, grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Method Cohabitating dyads attended weekly weight loss groups (Ncouples = 64), Mage =54.0 ± 9.5, MBMI = 34.2 ± 5.4 kg/m2, 50% female, 88.8% Caucasian). Weight was measured at baseline and 6 months. The Behavior Rating Index of Executive Functions-Adult assessed 9 EF domains; higher scores indicate greater difficulty. Partner autonomy support (AS) was measured using the Important Other Climate Questionnaire, household structure with the Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale (CHAOS), IQ with the WASI-II 2-subscale estimate. Results Multilevel models were specified with MIXED linear function in SPSS to account for dyadic interdependence, controlling for age, education, IQ and group. Moderators (AS and CHAOS) were grand-mean centered. High and low levels were created at +1SD and -1SD. At high levels of AS, Shifting (B = 1.50, p = .01) and Inhibition (B = 2.23, p = .01) were associated with greater 6-month WL. At low levels of AS, Working Memory was associated with greater WL (p < .01). Self-Monitoring was associated with greater WL at high chaos (B = .43, p = .01), but not low chaos (p = 0.1). Conclusions Findings suggest that context matters; recruiting specific EFs may promote more WL for individuals embedded in low support or chaotic home environments. Future interventions should address the complexity of successful weight management, targeting both individual and social-interpersonal factors.

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