Social Support
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Analysis of social support in online forums for people living with HIV has been relying, for the most part, on self-report instrumentation and manual coding of data. Our study applies a fully automated data analysis method based on... more
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between social support and psychological well-being on university students which are studying in the field of tourism. As for the data collection tool, The Multidimensional... more
This study was conducted in order to verify the role of social support and coping strategies as moderators of the relationship between perceived stress and the subjective well-being of transgender people, which is lower than cisgenders’... more
This article explores the discourse on filial responsibility as it intersects with familial roles and power relationships as represented by women living in rural Japan. Using case studies, I consider some of the intergenerational and... more
Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, multipl skleroz (MS) hastalarında algılanan sosyal destek ile yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Beş ilde (Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir, Kocaeli ve Sivas) yürütülen araştırmada, araştırmanın çalışma... more
Exclusive breastfeeding is a proven benefit for both mothers and infants and is, therefore, an important public health priority. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is regarded as one of the potential psychosocial risk factors that may... more
... Correspondence Address: Martha McCaughey, 211 Living Learning Center, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA. ... Hausman pro-vides a compelling critique of the way the discourse of Stone Age mothering invokes nature as... more
Psychological distress has been considered a key component in the psychosocial functioning and functional disability of the elderly, but the determining factors of social functioning and psychological distress in the elderly people are... more
To assess whether social supports (proxies) can detect the presence of suicide ideation in a clinical sample of depressed adults 50 years of age or older, and to additionally assess the potential impact of depression symptom severity on... more
To assess whether social supports (proxies) can detect the presence of suicide ideation in a clinical sample of depressed adults 50 years of age or older, and to additionally assess the potential impact of depression symptom severity on... more
Developing science-based communication guidance and positive-themed messages for suicide prevention are important priorities. Drawing on social learning and elaboration likelihood models, we designed and tested two positive-focused... more
Wallach, L. N., Fuller, E. K., Shaffer, C. S., Lavioe, J. A. A. & Douglas, K. S. (2014, June). Predicting suicide and self-harm: Coping style, self-efficacy, and social support in civil psychiatric patients. Poster presented at the 75th... more
Some health care institutions, including academic health centers, have adopted policies excluding smokers from employment. Claims advanced on behalf of these policies include financial savings from reduced health costs and absenteeism as... more
Personal networks undergo change in response to major life course events. Individual, relational, and network characteristics that influence network instability in the absence of a significant life transition/crisis are less understood.... more
High incidence of psychosis and compulsory treatment within black and minority ethnic (BME) groups in the UK remain a concern. Psychosis has an impact on families and family involvement is important in predicting compulsory treatment. We... more