Loss of group memberships predicts depression in postpartum mothers

Seymour-Smith, Magen; Cruwys, Tegan; Haslam, S. Alexander; Brodribb, Wendy

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“…It is clear that physical distance and time difference can also make it hard to maintain previously important social identities (e.g., with family and friends at home). If old support networks fall away, this tends to exacerbate feelings of identity loss that have been found to be problematic for people going through other life transitions (Haslam et al, ; Iyer et al, ; Seymour‐Smith et al, ). In the present case, it was clear that this contributed to a sense of social isolation and loneliness and that this undermined students' well‐being in ways previously discussed by Cruwys et al ().…”

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“…This found that individuals who had more group memberships prior to their stroke were more likely to maintain some of those group memberships after it and that this was a basis for them to report greater well‐being than those who initially had fewer group memberships. Other studies have provided further support for SIMIC in the context of other life transitions—notably becoming a mother (Seymour‐Smith, Cruwys, Haslam, & Brodribb, ) and retiring from work (Steffens, Cruwys, Haslam, Jetten, & Haslam, ). A recent longitudinal study of international students informed by SIMIC also found that those students who experienced a loss of social identity as a result of the transition experienced subsequent decline in well‐being (Praharso et al, ).…”

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“How can you make friends if you don't know who you are?” A qualitative examination of international students' experience informed by the Social Identity Model of Identity Change

Haslam

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Community & Applied Soc Psy

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This paper explores the contribution of social identity change to international students' health and well‐being. International students typically face a range of challenges from the time they leave their home country, including the need to adapt both to a new culture and norms and to a new educational landscape. Previous research informed by the Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC) suggests that during such life transitions, an individual's group memberships and associated social identities can provide a buffer against the threats to well‐being that such transitions present. To examine the relevance of SIMIC for the transitions that international students' experience, semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 international students attending an Australian university. Thematic analysis provided support for the relevance of SIMIC's social identity gain and social identity maintenance pathways in the transition and revealed a number of associated factors that acted as either facilitators (e.g., a host family that supported community integration) or barriers (e.g., experiencing culture shock) to social identity change. These findings present the first qualitative support for SIMIC within an international student population and help to flesh out the specific ways in which social identity processes contribute to both positive and negative health and well‐being outcomes.

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“How can you make friends if you don't know who you are?” A qualitative examination of international students' experience informed by the Social Identity Model of Identity Change

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“…In line with these perspectives, social neuroscience research has revealed physiological and psychological benefits of greater SGMs and negative effects of social threat and exclusion . The Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC) asserts that major life transitions, particularly those involving loss of social groups, negatively impact on psychological well‐being . For example, research on people with stroke found that greater subjective cognitive impairment was associated with loss of SGMs, which in turn predicted poorer psychological well‐being.…”

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The importance of staying connected: Mediating and moderating effects of social group memberships on psychological well‐being after brain tumor

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Objective Functional impairments can lower psychological well‐being after brain tumor. Changes in social groups and confidence in support potentially impact this relationship. This study aimed to investigate the influence of social group memberships (SGMs) on the relationship between perceived cognitive and physical impairment and psychological well‐being. Methods Seventy adults (60% female) with primary brain tumor (46% benign; 18% low grade; 36% high grade) aged 22 to 75 years undertook a brief cognitive test (Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone) then completed self‐report measures of cognitive and physical impairment (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy), social groups (Exeter Identity Transition Scale), confidence in social support (Self‐Efficacy Scale), depression (depression scale of the 21‐item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale), anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder 7‐item scale), and life satisfaction (Satisfaction With Life Scale). The mediating and moderating effects of SGMs were tested using a bootstrapping method and PROCESS macro. Results Greater perceived cognitive and physical impairments were significantly related to poorer psychological well‐being. Mediation analyses indicated significant indirect effects of social group loss for depression and anxiety (P < .05), whereby the relationship between perceived functional impairment and depression and anxiety was partly accounted for by loss of SGMs. Confidence in social groups was a moderator for depression and anxiety (P < .001), such that those perceiving high levels of physical and cognitive impairments who were more confident in their social groups reported lower depression and anxiety. Conclusions Functional impairment is in part related to higher levels of depression and anxiety through loss of social groups. However, greater confidence in social support can buffer the effects of functional impairment on psychological well‐being after brain tumor. Interventions focusing on ways to maintain social participation and supportive relationships may be beneficial.

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“…These include models which posit that social relationships fulfil a fundamental psychological need for belonging (e.g., Baumeister & Leary, 1995) and, more recently, the social identity approach to health (or the "social cure" perspective, Jetten, Haslam & Haslam, 2012). This perspective states that our social relationships (and in particular, our social group relationships) act as psychological resources that protect one's health, particularly in times of adversity (see for example, Praharso, Tear, & Cruwys, 2017;Seymour-Smith, Cruwys, Haslam & Brodribb, 2017).To summarise, the dominant public health and epidemiological perspective on social connectedness is that it is a resource (a form of capital) that an individual can draw upon in times of need, and which will protect their mental health. …”

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Social connectedness improves public mental health: Investigating bidirectional relationships in the New Zealand attitudes and values survey

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Background: The importance of social connectedness in supporting public mental health is well established. However, the reverse causal pathway (that psychological ill-health leads to reduced social connectedness) remains a dominant perspective among mental health practitioners. Our analysis aimed to provide a rigorous test of the directionality of this relationship. Method:A cross-lagged panel analysis of a large longitudinal national probability sample (N ≈ 21,227), the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Survey (NZAVS), was used to assess the bidirectional longitudinal relationship between social connectedness and mental health, controlling for baseline levels of both variables and demographics.Results: Social connectedness was found to be a stronger and more consistent predictor of mental health year-on-year than mental health was of social connectedness. Conclusion:These results further demonstrate how the psychological resources conferred by social connectedness can act as a 'social cure' for psychological ill-health, and provide the strongest evidence to date for the direction of this relationship in the general community.Keywords: social connectedness; mental health; psychological distress; social capital; depression; wellbeing. Social connectedness improves mental health | 3 Social Connectedness Improves Public Mental Health: Investigating Bidirectional Relationships in the New Zealand Attitudes and Values SurveySocial connectedness is critical for good health. People with limited social connectedness have poorer mental and physical health, including increased depression (Cruwys, Haslam, Dingle, Haslam, & Jetten, 2014a), and die earlier than those with strong social connectedness (for a meta-analysis, see Holt-Lunstad, Smith, & Layton, 2010). There is widespread consensus in the public health and epidemiology literatures that social connectedness causally protects and promotes mental health (Kawachi & Berkman, 2001;Perkins, Subramanian, & Christakis, 2015).However, models that specify the reverse causal relationship are also common among clinicians; the loss of social connectedness is frequently described as a consequence of mental illness.Indeed, a key diagnostic criterion of Major Depressive Disorder is that symptoms "cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning" (emphasis added, p. 161, American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). This tension between the two perspectives remains unresolved despite an emerging body of longitudinal work, partly due to the lack of a simultaneous test of the bidirectional relationships that may robustly demonstrate the direction of the causal effect between social connectedness and mental health.1 In this paper we address this tension, testing whether social connectedness is the better predictor of mental health over time than the converse. Social connectedness and mental healthThe focal emphasis of research on social connectedness and mental health has differed somewhat between public health...

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Loss of group memberships predicts depression in postpartum mothers

Cited by 91 publications

References 55 publications

“How can you make friends if you don't know who you are?” A qualitative examination of international students' experience informed by the Social Identity Model of Identity Change

“How can you make friends if you don't know who you are?” A qualitative examination of international students' experience informed by the Social Identity Model of Identity Change

The importance of staying connected: Mediating and moderating effects of social group memberships on psychological well‐being after brain tumor

Social connectedness improves public mental health: Investigating bidirectional relationships in the New Zealand attitudes and values survey

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