Rural men's subjective well‐being and the role of social support and sense of community: Evidence for the potential benefit of enhancing informal networks

Abstract

Results demonstrated the benefits of social support on well-being using the stress-buffer and main effects models, within a sample of rural men, and explored the relatively unexamined relationship between sense of community and well-being. Rural men have considerable stress impacting their well-being. This study identifies that it is critical for individuals, organisations and policy makers to be aware of the capacity of both social supports and sense of community to buffer stress and promote well-being within rural men. Furthermore, structural, community-based approaches might have greater capacity to cost-effectively provide this support, contrasting with the growing trend towards individual-based approaches for mental health.

Comprendre les masculinités rurales : un portrait basé sur la santé psychologique

“…Les taux élevés de suicide que l'on retrouve chez les hommes ruraux font émerger la préoccupation pour le bien-être psychologique de ce groupe (ICIS, 2006;Kutek, Turnbull et Fairweather-Schmidt, 2011). À travers le monde, les taux de suicide des hommes ruraux tendent à être de trois à cinq fois plus élevés que les taux nationaux (Courtenay, 2011).…”

“…Les hommes ruraux tendent à se débrouiller par eux-mêmes avec leurs problèmes, y compris ceux d'ordre psychologique, conformément à la norme masculine d'autonomie . Dans ces circonstances, les réseaux informels tendent à être privilégiés plutôt que le recours à des services de santé et de services sociaux en dehors de la communauté (Kutek et al, 2011;Lafleur et Allard, 2006;Sturgeon et Morrissette, 2010). Les hommes ruraux, et plus particulièrement les agriculteurs, entretiennent davantage des attitudes, valeurs et conceptions qui agissent comme des barrières à la demande d'aide, comme la valorisation de l'autonomie, le stoïcisme et la stigmatisation des problèmes psychologiques (Courtenay, 2011;Lafleur et Allard, 2006;Sturgeon et Morrissette, 2010).…”

Health-Promoting Home and Workplace Neighborhoods: Associations With Multiple Facets of Men’s Health

“…For example, community variables should be given more attention. One of those variables is sense of community, which has recently been associated to neighborhood perceptions (Wood, Frank, & Giles-Corti, 2010) and could have a stress-buffering effect on men's well-being (Kutek, Turnbull, & Fairweather-Schmidt, 2011).…”

Apoio social e o cuidado integral à saúde do idoso

“…A falta de rede social é preditora de mortalidade por diversas causas (HOBBS et al, 2016;ZUNZUNEGUI et al, 2004). Relatos de melhoria de parâmetros médicos, como saúde mental (LADITKA et al, 2009), depressão (SEHLO;KAMFAR, 2015;MARQUES et al, 2013;BAPTISTA;BAPTISTA;TORRES, 2006;CHI;CHOU, 2001;MUI, 1996), incapacidades (JAMES et al, 2011), parâmetros sociais como prevenção à institucionalização (RODRIGUES;SILVA, 2013;KRISTJANSSON;BREITHAUPT;McDOWELL, 2001;BARKER, 2002) e parâmetros de saúde como bem-estar (PAZIN et al, 2016;KUTEK;TURNBULL;FAIRWEATHER-SCHMIDT, 2011;KENDIG;BROOKE, 1997) e qualidade de vida (FERNANDEZ-MAYORALAS et al, 2012;BARKER;MORROW;MITTENESS, 1998) estão entre os mais estudados e reforçam o quanto uma rede social adequada em sua extensão e qualidade de relações alicerçam o suporte em nível emocional, instrumental, informacional e cognitivo (GONÇALVES et al, 2011;FONTES, 2004).…”