Misalignment of social support in the social media posts of young adult cancer caregivers
Sara G. Bybee,
Austin R. Waters,
Keely Smith
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundCompared with older cancer caregivers, young adult cancer caregivers (YACC) experience greater stress and depression during the first 6 months of caregiving. Social support can buffer the negative psychological effects associated with cancer caregiving. However, the misalignment of social support is associated with increased distress and worse emotional well‐being. As YACC are more likely to utilize social media (SM) to seek social support compared with older cancer caregivers, they may be at greater… Show more
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