Two screening instruments for collecting alcohol‐related information from expectant mothers and fathers: Testing the reliability of the Parent Alcohol Screening Questionnaire and the Social Support for an Alcohol‐Free Pregnancy Questionnaire

Background: Schizophrenia is associated with a high familial, social and economic burden. Schizophrenia is also associated with a high level of disability which may create impediments on the social and economic areas of the patients as well as on their respective family networks. Families with schizophrenia may encounter problems such as impairment of health and well being of other family members, restriction of social activities of the family members and shrinking of support from the social network. Aims: The present study examined the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study examining the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 60 (30 male and 30 female) caregivers of the patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia as per ICD-10-DCR. Results and Conclusion: This study revealed that male caregivers perceived more social support and less burden of care as compared to female caregivers. Key words: Gender, social support, burden

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The Social Support of Teachers as a Moderator of The Relationship between Depression and Economic Stress of Specialized Vocational High School Students

Korean Technology Education Association ◽

10.34138/kjte.2018.18.2.120 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 120-147

Author(s):

Mingu Kang ◽

SangIn Lee ◽

Huseung Lee

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Economic Stress ◽

Vocational High School ◽

School Students ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

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The Effect of Sports Activities on School Life Adaptation and Well-being on the Social Support for Elementary Students

Korean Journal of Sports Science ◽

10.35159/kjss.2017.12.26.6.467 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

pp. 467-479

Author(s):

Jong-Eun Lim

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Elementary Students ◽

Well Being ◽

School Life ◽

The Social ◽

Sports Activities

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Case Management and Social Support System for Families in Distress: A Social Work Response

Social Work Chronicle ◽

10.21863/swc/2016.5.1.009 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

W akar Amin

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Human Rights ◽

Social Work ◽

Case Management ◽

Social Environment ◽

Support System ◽

Armed Conflict ◽

The Social ◽

Social Support System ◽

The Disappeared

History is witness to the fact that warring factions in any armed conflict often commit several human rights violations like murder, rape, torture etc., and the act of disappearance of person is one among them. While the persons who are subjected to disappearance are the primary victims, the families they leave behind are the secondary victims. The situation makes families of the disappeared person suffer great anguish when their loved ones go disappeared. The phenomenon produces anguish, fear and unspeakable sorrow for thousands of families. Appreciating the importance of social work professionals in helping families deal effective with their life situations the present paper aims to provide a case for social work interventional techniques of Social Support System (SSS) and Case Management to modify and make the social environment conducive for the families to live a normal life.

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