Language Matters: The Double-Edged Role of Linguistic Style Matching in Work Groups

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-228
Author(s):  
Katharina Heuer ◽  
Lena C. Müller-Frommeyer ◽  
Simone Kauffeld
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Work Groups ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Linguistic Style ◽  
Team Research ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Individual

Linguistic style matching (LSM) refers to a similar linguistic style among conversation partners. We examine the effects of LSM on perceived team performance and perceived social support in real work groups. We propose that team tenure moderates the relationship between LSM and perceived performance such that LSM and performance are positively related for teams with low tenure and negatively related for teams with high levels of tenure. We also propose that LSM and perceived social support are positively related. To test the hypotheses, we videotaped and transcribed meetings of 160 researchers, nested in 26 teams, to assess the individual levels of LSM. We measured team performance and social support with questionnaire scales. In partial support of the hypotheses, multilevel models show a negative relationship between LSM and team performance and a positive relationship between LSM and social support. We discuss potential implications for team research and practitioners.

Development of a German-Language Questionnaire to Measure Collective Orientation as an Individual Attitude

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Hagemann
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
German Language ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Collective Orientation ◽  
Team Research ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
The Individual

Abstract. The individual attitudes of every single team member are important for team performance. Studies show that each team member’s collective orientation – that is, propensity to work in a collective manner in team settings – enhances the team’s interdependent teamwork. In the German-speaking countries, there was previously no instrument to measure collective orientation. So, I developed and validated a German-language instrument to measure collective orientation. In three studies (N = 1028), I tested the validity of the instrument in terms of its internal structure and relationships with other variables. The results confirm the reliability and validity of the instrument. The instrument also predicts team performance in terms of interdependent teamwork. I discuss differences in established individual variables in team research and the role of collective orientation in teams. In future research, the instrument can be applied to diagnose teamwork deficiencies and evaluate interventions for developing team members’ collective orientation.

scholarly journals Relationship between Peer Victimization, Personal Growth Initiative and Perceived Social Support

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shraddha Pol ◽  
Jennifer Chandani
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Personal Growth Initiative ◽  
Psychological Harm ◽  
Growth Initiative ◽  
Age Range

Peer victimization includes being bullied and experiences of being the target of physical, social, emotional, or psychological harm from a peer. Personal growth initiative is an individual’s will to change, develop and evolve as a person. Perceived social support refers to how an individual perceives the support or the encouragement that he gets from his/her society, friends and others. Thus, the purpose of this research was to study the relationship between Peer victimization, Personal growth initiative (PGI) and Perceived social support among adolescents. The population for this study consisted of 100 participants, males and females both between the age range of 13-19 years. The statistical analysis used was Pearson’s product moment correlation. The findings revealed significant negative relationship between Peer Victimization and Personal Growth Initiative (r= -0.31, p< 0.01) and a significant positive relationship between Personal Growth Initiative and Perceived Social Support (r= 0.50, p< 0.01).However, no significant relationship was found between Peer Victimization and Perceived Social Support. (r= -0.18, n.s).

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Social Support Perceived by Infertile Couples and Their Mental Status

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binnaz AVŞAR ◽  
Tuba GUNER EMUL
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Status ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Infertility Treatment ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Symptom Inventory ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Infertile Couples ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Infertility is a difficult process that affects couples psychologically. Providing adequate social support is important in terms of reducing the psychological problems experienced by infertile couples by facilitating compliance with the treatment. Aim/ Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between the mental status of couples receiving infertility treatment and their perceived social support. Methods: The study was descriptive study consisted of 148 infertile couples who received infertility treatment at the InVitro Fertilisation Center between January and April 2018 in a university hospital in Antalya. 148 infertile couples who received infertility treatment at the data of the research were gathered through a questionnaire for determining socio-demographic and infertility related characteristics of the couples receiving infertility treatment, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Brief Symptom Inventory. Results: In the study, the average age of infertile women was 31.4±5.6 and that of men was 34.5±5.2. The mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support score of the women was determined to be 62.6±14.2, whereas that of the men 59.2± 14.2. The mean score received by the women from depression subscale of Brief Symptom Inventory was determined to be 10.2±8.9, and the mean score received by the men 6.7±6.6. A strong negative relationship between the total Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Supportscore and the Brief Symptom Inventory subscale mean scores (p<0.01). Conclusions: As a result of the research, as the social support levels perceived by couples receiving infertility treatment increased, their symptoms of anxiety, depression, negative self-perception, somatization, and hostility was determined to decrease.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Usage of Social Networking Sites and Perceived Online Social Support on Psychological Well Being of Youth

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishi Misra ◽  
Shivani Dangi ◽  
Sanaya Patel
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Online Social Support

Social Networking Sites have been consuming a major part in the Youth daily routine. The study was conducted with an aim to study the effect of social networking sites and perceived social support on the psychological well-being of the youth. The sample size was 100 which had 50 males and 50 females. All the participants were college going students or new entrants in the corporate sector. The participants were asked to fill the questionnaire which had four parts – 1. Social Networking Sites Survey, 2. Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Assessment, 3. Psychological General Well-Being Index. The results indicated a negative relationship between the usage of social networking sites and the psychological well-being while positive relationship existed between online perceived social support and psychological well-being. Certain gender differences were also found among the variables like perceived social support and attraction towards social networking sites. This study has a lot of implications in terms of creating awareness among the youth so that they limit the usage of social networking sites and also a lot of research in the Indian context is yet to be done.

scholarly journals PERAN EFIKASI DIRI DAN DUKUNGAN SOSIAL TERHADAP REGULASI DIRI BELAJAR PADA WARGA BELAJAR KEJAR PAKET C

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 700
Author(s):  
Angelia Prasastha Widi Nugraheni ◽  
Sri Tiatri ◽  
Heni Mularsih
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Learning And Performance

Pendidikan nonformal merupakan salah satu pelengkap, pengganti, dan penambah pendidikan formal untuk mencapai pemerataan pendidikan di Indonesia. Salah satu bentuk penyelenggaraan pendidikan nonformal setara MA/SMA disebut dengan paket C. Pelaksanaan paket C terpusat di Pusat Kegiatan Belajar Masyarakat (PKBM), yang saat ini semakin diminati oleh masyarakat. Pembelajaran yang fleksibel menjadi salah satu daya tarik tersendiri bagi peminat paket C. Meskipun fleksibel dalam pembelajaran, tuntutan penguasaan materi dan persyaratan ujian paket C sama dengan pendidikan formal. Hal ini menjadi tantangan tersendiri bagi warga belajar paket C yang rata-rata merupakan warga putus sekolah, sudah bekerja dan berkeluarga, atau memiliki keterbatasan waktu belajar. Oleh karena itu, dibutuhkan kemampuan regulasi diri belajar pada warga belajar paket C. Regulasi diri belajar dipengaruhi oleh faktor internal yaitu efikasi diri dan faktor eksternal yaitu dukungan sosial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menguji peran efikasi diri dan dukungan sosial terhadap regulasi diri belajar. Metode penelitian adalah korelasional dengan partisipan berjumlah 83 orang warga belajar program paket C di PKBM X, berusia 16 hingga 37 tahun. Pemilihan partisipan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Instrumen yang mengukur ketiga variabel penelitian diadaptasi dari Learning Strategies Scales, Self Efficacy Learning and Performance Scales dan Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Data penelitian dianalisis menggunakan regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara spesifik, efikasi diri berperan terhadap regulasi diri belajar (R2 = 0.245, p < 0.05). Dukungan sosial berperan terhadap regulasi diri belajar (R2 = 0.210, p < 0.05). Secara simultan, efikasi diri dan dukungan sosial berperan terhadap regulasi diri belajar (R2 = 0.359, p < 0.05).

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support Between Physical Activity Habit Strength and Depressive Symptoms in People Seeking to Decrease Their Cardiovascular Risk: Cross-Sectional Study

10.2196/11124 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. e11124
Author(s):  
Vera Storm ◽  
Dominique Alexandra Reinwand ◽  
Julian Wienert ◽  
Shu-Ling Tan ◽  
Sonia Lippke
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Habit Strength ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background Regular physical activity treatment has been advocated for the prevention and rehabilitation of patients at risk of cardiovascular diseases and depressive symptoms. How physical activity is related to depressive symptoms is widely discussed. Objective The aim of this internet-based study was to investigate the role of perceived social support in the relationship between physical activity habit strength and depressive symptoms. Methods In total, 790 participants (mean 50.9 years, SD 12.2, range 20-84 years) who were interested in reducing their cardiovascular risk were recruited in Germany and the Netherlands. Data collection was conducted via an internet-based questionnaire addressing physical activity habit strength, depressive symptoms, and perceived social support. Cross-sectional data analysis was done with SPSS version 24 using the Macro PROCESS version 2 16.3 by Hayes with bootstrapping (10,000 samples), providing 95% CIs. Results Physical activity habit strength was negatively related to depressive symptoms (r=–.13, P=.006), but this interrelation disappeared when controlling for perceived social support (beta=–.14, SE 0.09, P=.11). However, there was an indirect relationship between physical activity habit strength and depressive symptoms, which was mediated via perceived social support (beta=–.13; SE 0.04, 95% CI –0.21 to 0.06). The negative relationship between physical activity habit strength and depressive symptoms was fully mediated by perceived social support. Conclusions We suggest that physical activity treatment in people interested in reducing their cardiovascular risk should also embed social support to target depressive symptoms. Internet-based interventions and electronic health may provide a good option for doing so. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01909349; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01909349 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/73Y9RfdiY)

Social Support and Performance Anxiety of College Music Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Schneider ◽  
Kris Chesky
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Music Majors ◽  
Analog Scale ◽  
College Music ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Measures Of Performance

This study characterized perceived social support and performance anxiety of college music students, compared characteristics to those of non-music majors, and explored the relationships between social support and performance anxiety. Subjects (n = 609) completed a questionnaire that included demographics, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and visual analog scale measures of performance anxiety. Results showed that music majors perceived significantly lower levels of social support from significant others when compared to non-music majors. Perceived social support was significantly correlated with measures of performance anxiety. Students with greater perceived social support reported less frequent anxiety and lower levels of impact of anxiety on ability to perform. These findings may have practical implications for schools of music and conservatories.

Linkages between empowering leadership and subjective well-being and work performance via perceived organizational and co-worker support

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 844-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daeho Kim ◽  
Chul Woo Moon ◽  
Jiseon Shin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Archival Data ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Empowering Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of empowering leadership at the team level on employees’ subjective well-being (SWB) and work performance through perceived social support. Based on social exchange theory (Blau, 1964), the study identifies the mediating effects of perceived social support in the relationship between empowering leadership and both employees’ well-being and work performance. Design/methodology/approach The study utilized a survey of 1,225 employees working for an organization in South Korea and archival data of the organization. It employed hierarchical linear modeling analyses and the CWC(M) procedure for the tests of multilevel mediation. Findings It was observed that perceived organizational support (POS) and co-worker support (PCS) mediated the relationship between empowering leadership and SWB, but not the relationship between empowering leadership and performance. There was a significant direct effect of empowering leadership on both POS and PCS, which subsequently led to improved work performance. Originality/value Taking a multilevel approach to leadership and relying on both self-reported and organizational archival data, this study contributes to the literature on leadership and well-being by examining the relationships between empowering leadership toward a team and team members’ well-being and performance, and by revealing the crucial mechanisms that underlie them. The study helps to elucidate the impact of empowering leadership on employee SWB, which has largely been neglected in prior management research.

scholarly journals PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, DEPRESSION AND INSOMNIA AMONG NURSING STAFFS DURING COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 141-146
Author(s):  
Inthumathi S.R ◽  
B. Sudhakaran ◽  
V. Smitha Ruckmani
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Athens Insomnia Scale

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is affecting the mental health of people especially the frontline health care workers. Frontline professionals might experience sleep disturbances due to work pressure, stress, anxiety, depression and various other psychological factors. Social support plays a protective role in preventing depression and insomnia among frontline health care professionals. Thus, this study focused on “Perceived Social Support, Depression and Insomnia among Nursing Staffs during COVID-19”. Objectives of the study is to explore the levels of depression and insomnia among nursing staffs during the pandemic situation and in finding the relationship between Perceived Social Support,Depression and Insomnia among Nursing Staffs during COVID-19. The hypothesis of the current study is that there will be a significant relationship between Perceived Social Support and Depression among nursing staffs,there will be a significant relationship between Perceived Social Support and insomnia among nursing staffs and there will be a significant relationship between Depression and Insomnia among nursing staffs. Nature of the study was quantitative and purposive sampling technique was used to collect data. Data was collected through Google forms around Chennai using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Athens Insomnia Scale from a sample of 51 nursing staffs. Data were analysed using Pearson's Coefficient of Correlation through SPSS Software. Results showed that there is a significant negative relationship between perceived social support and depression.There is no statistically significant relationship between perceived social support and insomnia.There is a significant positive relationship between depression and insomnia.The present study gave insight about the importance of social support especially during the pandemic situation. Intervention for depression and insomnia are recommended in the phase of the current pandemic.

Loneliness and depression among adults living on MS Gulf Coast: Individual, interpersonal and community predictors

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402097867
Author(s):  
Hwanseok Choi ◽  
Michelle Brazeal ◽  
Likhitha Duggirala ◽  
Joohee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Individual

Loneliness and depression are mental health problems prevailing in United States as well as the world. The primary goal of this study was to identify risk and protective factors associated with loneliness and depression at the individual, interpersonal and community levels among adults living on Mississippi Gulf Coast. Survey data on 310 adults from three coastal counties was analysed. Bivariate analyses and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to determine correlates and predictors of loneliness and depression. Bivariate analyses showed that loneliness was correlated with marital status, insurance, income, perceived social support and community resilience. Depression was found to be correlated with marital status, insurance, education, income, perceived social support and community resilience. As expected, a significant correlation was found between loneliness and depression. Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that race, marital status, income, perceived social support and community resilience predicted loneliness, while income and perceived social support served as predictors of depression. Results make it clear that in addition to addressing individual and interpersonal factors, community is important in reducing the incidence of loneliness.

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