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Relationship of life events and social support with psychological dysfunction among adolescents.
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In this paper, the relationship between negative events and disorder was moderated by gender, the types of events experienced, and anticipated change in the psychosocial environment, highlighting the importance of the use of standardized and psychometrically sound measures of life events, social support, and psychological disorder.Abstract:
Relationships among major life events, perceived social support, and psychological disorder were assessed in a sample of older adolescents. Negative life events and satisfaction with social support were significantly and independently related to a range of psychological symptoms. Further, the relationship between negative events and disorder was moderated by gender, the types of events experienced, and anticipated change in the psychosocial environment. The importance of the use of standardized and psychometrically sound measures of life events, social support, and psychological disorder is highlighted.read more
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An analysis of coping in a middle-aged community sample
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Assessing Social Support: The Social Support Questionnaire.
TL;DR: The Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) as mentioned in this paper is a measure of social support, and four empirical studies employing it are described, three dealing with psychometric properties, its correations with measures of personality and adjustment, and the relationship of the SSQ to positive and negative life changes, and an experimental investigation of the relationship between social support and persistence in working on a complex, frustrating task.
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Conceptual, methodological, and theoretical problems in studying social support as a buffer against life stress.
TL;DR: Empirical work on the buffering hypothesis is reviewed, alternate conceptualizations and operationalizations of support are outlined, a refined hypothesis and model for analysis are presented, and three theoretical approaches that may be used to explain the interrelationships between support, events, and disturbance are suggested.
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The significance of life events as etiologic factors in the diseases of children—II a study of a normal population
TL;DR: The current study is aimed at establishing normal values for children of different ages and investigating the influence of the variables of sex, race socio-economic class, and religion on these normal values.