Relational regulation theory: A new approach to explain the link between perceived social support and mental health.

Lakey, Brian; Orehek, Edward

doi:10.1037/a0023477

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“…This could be explained by the fact that in high stress situations people activate their social resources to regulate emotion (Lakey & Orehek, 2011). It might be that those people suffering more under the job loss rely more on their social contacts and therefore perceive their social support as higher.…”

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A socio-interpersonal approach to adjustment disorder: the example of involuntary job loss

Lorenz

Perkonigg

Maercker

2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: Adjustment disorder (AjD) was redefined for ICD-11 with core symptoms of preoccupation with a stressor and failure to adapt. The socio-interpersonal framework model for stress-response syndromes suggests that interpersonal factors, besides intrapersonal processes, substantially contribute to the development of AjD. Objective: The current study aimed to identify predictive factors in the development of AjD symptoms by the application of a framework model for stress-response syndromes. Method: N = 321 recently laid-off participants (47.7% female) were assessed with a newly developed standardized clinical diagnostic interview section on ICD-11 AjD. Self-report questionnaires measured AjD symptom severity, and interpersonal and intrapersonal predictors. Path analysis was used to model the associations between AjD symptom severity and the predictor variables. We conducted logistic regression to identify associated characteristics of diagnostic status. Results: AjD symptoms were highly prevalent and 25.6% of participants met the diagnostic criteria. Higher loneliness, higher dysfunctional disclosure, and lower self-efficacy were associated with both higher symptom severity and higher likelihood of meeting the diagnostic criteria for AjD. Higher perceived social support was associated with higher likelihood for AjD diagnosis. Conclusions: Research on risk factors for AjD is still sparse. This study provided empirical evidence on the role of interpersonal factors supporting the socio-interpersonal model for stress-response syndromes.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A socio-interpersonal approach to adjustment disorder: the example of involuntary job loss

Lorenz

Perkonigg

Maercker

2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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“…People serving as means who want to be supportive and who are responsive to their partners should be better suited to shifting their efforts dynamically in a way that suits their partners' needs (cf. Fitzsimons et al, 2015;Lakey & Orehek, 2011). Future research could explore how these features predict sustained instrumentality.…”

Section: Relationship Initiation and Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Responsive partners should be better at tracking goal shifts and needs across time, and also more motivated to meet those needs. Similarly, partners who are perceived as supportive are expected to be available to support future pursuits, whatever they may be (e.g., Lakey & Orehek, 2011).…”

Section: Relationship Initiation and Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A People-As-Means Approach to Interpersonal Relationships

Orehek¹,

Forest²

2017

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Interpersonal relationships and goal pursuit are intimately interconnected. In the present paper, we present a people-as-means perspective on relationships. According to this perspective, people serve as means to goals-helping other people to reach their goals in a variety of ways, such as by contributing their time, lending their knowledge, skills, and resources, and providing emotional support and encouragement. Because people serve as means to goals, we propose that considering relationship processes in terms of the principles of goal pursuit can provide novel and important insights into the ways that people think, feel, and behave in these interpersonal contexts. We describe the principles of means-goals relations, review evidence for each principle involving people as means, and discuss implications of our approach for relationship formation, maintenance, and dissolution. for relationship processes? In the pages that follow, we present a people-as-means approach to interpersonal relationships, summarize evidence linking principles of goal pursuit to instances in which people are means, and discuss the novel insights gained from adopting a people-as meansperspective on relationships.

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“…This multidimensional concept of psychological well-being demonstrates the relationships between psychological well-being and life esteem as well as life satisfaction [14], mindfulness [15], physical activity [16][17][18][19], and social support [20].…”

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confidence: 99%