Social connectedness, dysfunctional interpersonal behaviors, and psychological distress: Testing a mediator model.

Abstract

The study examined the relationship among social connectedness, dysfunctional interpersonal behaviors, and psychological distress. The authors specifically hypothesized that the direct negative effect of social connectedness on psychological distress would be mediated by dysfunctional interpersonal behaviors. Prior to testing the hypothesis, the authors revised the original Social Connectedness Scale (SCS; R. M. Lee & S. B. Robbins, 1995). Studies 1 and 2 describe the revision and validation of the SCS on separate samples of college students. In Study 3, the authors surveyed 184 college students and found support for the mediation hypothesis on general psychological distress. The importance of assessing social connectedness and tailoring counseling interventions for people with low connectedness and dysfunctional interpersonal behaviors is addressed.

Social Connectedness, Academic, Non-Academic Behaviors Related To Self-Regulation among University Students in Saudi Arabia

“…They think of themselves as pariahs and are others often misunderstand them as they separate themselves from society and face ample challenges in the social world (Denial, 2009). Although people in the latter type eventually manage to develop relationships with groups, they almost always lack an in-depth connection with themselves as well as with others (R. Lee, Draper, & S. Lee, 2001). Thus researchers advocate the notion that social connectedness is a primary life aspect as it has been revealed to be related to higher levels of well-being in adolescents (Griffiths et al, 2007), the older generation (Fiori, Antonncci, & Cortina, 2006;Litwin, 2001).…”

“…Thus, it can be contended that there are several factors that predict the outcomes and success of adolescent academic performance (Barber & Rollins, 1990;Barnes & Farrell, 1992;Pajares, 1997;Fremd & Baltes, 2002;Joo, Bong & Choi, 2000;Lee & Robbins, 2000). In addition to this, there had been extensive studies concerning issues of psycho-social and cognitive factors and adolescent development, which related various aspects of such factors to several outcomes (Lee & Robbins, 2000; R. Lee, Draper, & S. Lee, 2001;Zimmerman, 2000;Mansfield, 2010;Chemers et al, 2001;Megan, 2009).…”

Autonomy-Connectedness and Gender

“…The (large) gender difference in sensitivity to others, measured with the ACS-30 (Bekker and van Assen 2006), the measurement instrument of autonomy-connectedness we also employ in this study, has repeatedly and consistently been found in non-random, rather specific samples. Among the populations investigated were college students (e.g., Bekker and van Assen 2006; see also Lee et al 2001), primary health care patients (Bekker and Belt 2006), participants of work stress prevention training , and women suffering from eating or anxiety disorders (Bekker 1993;Bekker et al under review). Further research on autonomy-connectedness, gender differences and psychopathology will be aided by more firm empirical evidence for gender differences in sensitivity to others.…”

“…In many cases, autonomy is considered as the opposite of connectedness; because women compared with men are often ascribed higher levels of connectedness (e.g., Lee et al 2001;Taylor et al 2000;Nolen-Hoeksema and Jackson 2001), they are then automatically also lower in autonomy. But what is connectedness, and what gender differences have been reported in this domain?…”

Attractiveness of an Interactive Public Art Installation

“…Social connectedness is measure by means of a questionnaire that has been derived from Social Connectedness Scale Revised (SCS_R) questionnaire [12]. The results about the social connectedness is reported in [13].…”