Social support concepts and measures

Gottlieb, Benjamin H.; Bergen, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.10.001

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“…Social support is an umbrella term that refers to a number of distinct but interrelated constructs (for reviews, see Barrera, 1986;Gottlieb & Bergen, 2010;MacGeorge, Feng, & Burleson, 2011). This project focuses on the perceived availability of informational and emotional support from one's interaction partners in computer-mediated contexts.…”

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Language Style Matching as a Predictor of Perceived Social Support in Computer-Mediated Interaction Among Individuals Coping With Illness

Rains

2015

Communication Research

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Several forms of computer-mediated communication (e.g., online support groups, blogs, social network sites) have been shown to be important resources for social support among individuals coping with illness. The reported study attempts to better understand social support processes in these settings by examining the implications of language style matching-a form of interpersonal coordination involving the degree to which speakers match one another's use of function words (e.g., articles, prepositions, pronouns). Language style matching among a sample of health bloggers and their readers over a 3-month period was tested as a predictor of bloggers' perceptions of support available from their readers. The results show that language style matching contributed to bloggers' perceptions that their readers are willing and able to serve as a resource for specific forms of social support.

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Language Style Matching as a Predictor of Perceived Social Support in Computer-Mediated Interaction Among Individuals Coping With Illness

Rains

2015

Communication Research

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“…Social network is a broad concept that includes all social resources available to an individual, including interpersonal ties, health resources, and professional support, and the concept can also be defined more narrow as the individuals' social network (A. G. Anke et al, 1997;Gottlieb & Bergen, 2010). A poor social network has been previously shown to predict caregiver burden; caregivers with a high burden 1 year post-injury were more lonely and met with friends and family less frequently .…”

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Patterns of change and stability in caregiver burden and life satisfaction from 1 to 2 years after severe traumatic brain injury: A Norwegian longitudinal study

Manskow

Friborg

Røe

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OBJECTIVE:To assess burden and life satisfaction in family members of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) at 1 and 2 years post-injury, examine if change in burden can be predicted by family member and patient demographics, patient's functional status, family members social network or level of burden at 1 year. METHODS:Prospective national multicenter study. Self-report from family members, patient data collected from a national cohort study on patients with sTBI. 80 family members participated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:The Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS), life satisfaction. RESULTS:Total burden increased between years 1 and 2 post-injury (P=0.04). Thirty percent of the family members reported an increased burden, 55% were stable, and 15% had a decrease in burden between the two follow-up times. Logistic regression analyses revealed that experiencing loneliness was an independent predictor of increased burden from 1 to 2 years post-injury (OR=4.35, P<0.05). Life Satisfaction was lower at the 2 year follow-up than at 1 year (p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS:The results demonstrate a need for long-term follow-up of patients and family members that focuses on professional support to relieve burden and risk of loneliness or social isolation. This group may benefit from additional follow-up interventions tailored to their needs.

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“…A network can be understood as the available social resources which are expressed by relationships of reciprocity and affection between those involved in it 3 .…”

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Social support network, mental health and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in primary care

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The objective of this study was to identify the association between emotional distress and social support networks with quality of life in primary care patients. This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,466 patients in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009/2010. The General Health Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument were used. The Social Support Network Index classified patients with the highest and lowest index as socially integrated or isolated. A bivariate analysis and four multiple linear regressions were conducted for each quality of life outcome. The means scores for the physical, psychological, social relations, and environment domains were, respectively, 64.7; 64.2; 68.5 and 49.1. In the multivariate analysis, the psychological domain was negatively associated with isolation, whereas the social relations and environment domains were positively associated with integration. Integration and isolation proved to be important factors for those in emotional distress as they minimize or maximize negative effects on quality of life.

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Social support concepts and measures

Cited by 834 publications

References 40 publications

Language Style Matching as a Predictor of Perceived Social Support in Computer-Mediated Interaction Among Individuals Coping With Illness

Language Style Matching as a Predictor of Perceived Social Support in Computer-Mediated Interaction Among Individuals Coping With Illness

Patterns of change and stability in caregiver burden and life satisfaction from 1 to 2 years after severe traumatic brain injury: A Norwegian longitudinal study

Social support network, mental health and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in primary care

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