Sources of social support and gender in perceived stress and individual adjustment among Latina/o college-attending emerging adults
| Autor: | Sara E. Goldstein, Bryan J. Dik, Jose M. Rodas, Chih Yuan Steven Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Adolescent Universities Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology Family support PsycINFO Young Adult Social support Adaptation Psychological Stress (linguistics) medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Young adult Students Social Identification Depression 05 social sciences Social Support 050301 education Physical health Loneliness Hispanic or Latino Female medicine.symptom Individual Adjustment Psychology Social Adjustment 0503 education Stress Psychological 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 26:134-147 |
| ISSN: | 1939-0106 1099-9809 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/cdp0000279 |
| Popis: | Objectives We explored the role of particular sources of social support (friends, romantic partners, family) as moderators and mediators in the associations between perceived stress and individual well-being (loneliness, depressive symptoms, and self-rated physical health). We also tested the possible moderating effect of gender to ascertain whether women and men are differentially impacted by social support's diverse sources. Method Participants were 163 Latina/o emerging adults attending college (85% women; Mage = 20.2 years, range: 18-25). Results Holding perceived stress constant, friend support was negatively associated with loneliness, romantic partner support was negatively related to depressive symptoms, and family support was positively associated with self-rated physical health. Friend or romantic partner support moderated the relationships between perceived stress and loneliness, and self-rated physical health, but not depressive symptoms. Perceived stress and loneliness were indirectly and positively associated through lower friends and romantic partner supports, perceived stress and depressive symptoms were indirectly and positively related through lower romantic partner support, and perceived stress and self-rated physical health were related indirectly and negatively through lower family support. Gender moderated the relationships between family and friend support and self-rated physical health, and between friend support and depressive symptoms. Particular sources of support mediated the associations of perceived stress with well-being. Conclusions Results highlight how social support helps Latina/o youth cope with stress and mitigate challenges associated with their college transition. Social support implications for physical and psychological health differ for male and female Latina/o college-attending emerging adults. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved). |
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