Social support and mental health

Abstract

Immigrants experience adversity and hardship in a new environment. These experiences negatively affect their psychological well-being. Online support forums are preferred channels to seek and receive social support for mental health issues. Accordingly, this study analyzed online support forums for Chinese and Korean immigrant women, focusing on different types of mental health problems, support-seeking strategies used, social support received and the relationships between them. Asian immigrant women with mental health problems primarily sought social support by sharing their personal experiences and received informational support “most”. Informational support was most frequently offered for depression, anxiety disorder, and personality disorder, but emotional support was most frequently provided for impulse control. While informational support was most commonly offered with requests for information, emotional support was most repeatedly reported for statements of extreme behavior.

A qualitative analysis and evaluation of social support received after experiencing a broken marriage engagement and impacts on holistic health

“…Positive health impacts of good/helpful social support have been widely studied (Afifi et al, 2013 ; Burleson & Goldsmith, 1998 ; Ki & Jang, 2018 ; Sprecher et al, 1992 ). In a large-scale review of social support literature, Wright ( 2016 ) concluded that decades of research studies indicate that interpersonal social support provides substantial benefits to physical health and psychological wellbeing.…”

An Algorithmically Woven Community: Disclosing Mental Illness and Connecting with Similar Others on an Algorithm-Mediated Platform in China

“…This is especially true for people who are considering disclosing sensitive, stigmatized, or negative aspects of their personal lives, such as mental illnesses. On the positive side, individuals suffering from certain diseases are constantly seeking both informational and emotional support (e.g., Andalibi et al, 2017; De Choudhury & De, 2014; Ki & Jang, 2018; Myrick et al, 2016; Naslund et al, 2014). In addition, SNSs help individuals find patients in similar situations, family members, friends, and health care experts in a way that transcends temporal and geographical limitations (Barak et al, 2008), thus facilitating community building and enhancing the benefits of disclosure on SNSs.…”

“…Building on this line of thinking, we would like to take one step further and discuss community building as an important need of mental health communities on an algorithm-mediated platform. While interpersonal relationships might not be the focus of a content platform such as RED, social connections and a sense of community are sorely needed for people who suffer from mental illnesses (De Choudhury & De, 2014; Ki & Jang, 2018; Naslund et al, 2016). Thus, a question arises as to whether and how virtual communities are built on an algorithm-mediated platform.…”

The Relationship among Financial Support for offspring, Caregiving to Parents, Preparation for Their Own Old Age, and Depression of Baby-boomers

“…Cronbach's alpha value was .806. 'Caregiving to parents' was revised version of the scale used by Kim [6]. The scale of Yun-Jeong Kim (2008) was on social support.…”