Social support moderates stress effects on depression

Wang, Xingmin; Cai, Lin; Qian, Jin; Peng, Jiaxi

doi:10.1186/1752-4458-8-41

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“…Being able to turn to others and experience others as helpful is commonly regarded as a resource that buffers depression, anxiety and stress [7,116]. We were slightly surprised therefore that the correlations here were quite weak, although stronger for well-being.…”

Section: Compassion From Othersmentioning

confidence: 70%

“…Having access to caring and compassionate relationships buffers against the impact of negative life events on depression, and improves recovery trajectories, post-treatment functioning and relapse prevention (e.g., [8,34]). In a recent study of 632 students, Wang et al [116] found that social support significantly moderated the effect of stress on depression. Studies of compassion can therefore assess the degree to which individuals feel themselves contextualised in supportive environments where people have compassionate competencies.…”

Section: Compassion From Othersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies of compassion can therefore assess the degree to which individuals feel themselves contextualised in supportive environments where people have compassionate competencies. However, while there are social support scales (subject of another study) that focus on the availability of practical and emotional support given [20,116] to the best of our knowledge, there is no current self-report scale that explores peoples' experience of the compassion intentions and competencies directed towards them. 1 As an aside it is interesting to note that there is also good evidence that people turn to religion to feel supported and cared for by compassionate others including "a loving God" [70].…”

Section: Compassion From Othersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others

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Catarino

Duarte

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Background: Studies of the value of compassion on physical and mental health and social relationships have proliferated in the last 25 years. Although, there are several conceptualisations and measures of compassion, this study develops three new measures of compassion competencies derived from an evolutionary, motivational approach. The scales assess 1. the compassion we experience for others, 2. the compassion we experience from others, and 3. self-compassion based on a standard definition of compassion as a 'sensitivity to suffering in self and others with a commitment to try to alleviate and prevent it'. We explored these in relationship to other compassion scales, self-criticism, depression, anxiety, stress and well-being. Methods: Participants from three different countries (UK, Portugal and USA) completed a range of scales including compassion for others, self-compassion, self-criticism, shame, depression, anxiety and stress with the newly developed 'The Compassionate Engagement and Actions' scale.

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Section: Compassion From Othersmentioning

confidence: 70%

Section: Compassion From Othersmentioning

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Section: Compassion From Othersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others

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Duarte

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“…For example, the lack of an intimate, supportive relationship has been shown to be an antecedent to depression (Hirschfeld & Cross, 1983), while having more numerous and more supportive social resources can improve post-treatment functioning and prevent depressive relapse (Billings & Moos, 1985;George, Blazer, Hughes, & Fowler, 1989). Moreover, individuals who perceive higher levels of social support are less susceptible to the impact of stress on depression than those who perceive lower levels of support (Wang, Cai, Qian, & Peng, 2014).…”

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Ability to receive compassion from others buffers the depressogenic effect of self-criticism: A cross-cultural multi-study analysis

Hermanto

Zuroff

Kopala‐Sibley

et al. 2016

Personality and Individual Differences

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oSelf-criticism has been shown to be a vulnerability factor that can lead to and maintain depression. We examined the moderating effect of fear of receiving compassion from others on the positive association between selfcriticism and depression. Self-report measures were administered to four separate samples (total N = 701) varying in age (students and community adults) and cultural context (Canada, England, and Portugal). Two different measures of self-criticism and of depression were administered to investigate the generalizability of results. Selfcriticism, depression, and fear of compassion from others were positively related to one another in all samples. As predicted, fear of compassion from others exerted a moderating effect on the relationship between self-criticism and depression. Low fear of compassion from others weakened the depressogenic effect of self-criticism, while high fear of compassion from others exacerbated the effect. Thus, a self-critic's ability to be open and responsive to care and support from others protected against depression. The aggregate moderating effect across the four studies was of medium size (d + = .53) and highly significant, indicating a robust phenomenon. Implications for working with self-critical depressed patients are discussed.

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“…[20] Accessibility of support in an ED worsened when the amount of patients increased and the duties of nurses expanded. [21] Social support has been investigated in relation to several clinical conditions like mental disorders, [22] cancer, [15] and heart disease, [3] and was found to be sufficient, but ED settings not been researched. Earlier study has shown associations between background factors such as marital status and education to social support.…”

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Social support received by the family of older patients in emergency department: A cross-sectional study

Demidenko

Routasalo

Helminen

et al. 2017

CNS

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Poor social support provided within health care settings may reduce patients' ability to manage disease. The presence of family members in emergency department (ED) may reduce the patient's need for health care and social services utilization. The aim of the study was to describe the social support received by family in the ED. A cross-sectional empirical study design was used. Convenience sample of 111 family members of home discharged older patients and of 93 nurses were recruited. The study was conducted at four Estonian hospitals. Data were collected by using social support scale of the Family Functioning, Health and Social Support (FAFHES). Family members and nurses both considered the social support available in EDs to be moderate. Nurses believed they provided higher levels of social support than the family members stated the family received. The differences were statistically significant. The older a nurse was, the less reinforcement, feedback, and affecting others for finding solutions was offered. A greater number of nurses working in the ED resulted in less social support. This study found differences of views between family members of older patients and nurses regarding the level of social support of the family. Nursing care provided in ED should be developed to be more supportive. To ensure more family-centred approach when providing nursing care, the administrative staff needs to consider whether an adequate number of nurses are working in the ED. The social support scale used was found to be applicable in ED environments.

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Social support moderates stress effects on depression

Cited by 238 publications

References 46 publications

The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others

The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others

Ability to receive compassion from others buffers the depressogenic effect of self-criticism: A cross-cultural multi-study analysis

Social support received by the family of older patients in emergency department: A cross-sectional study

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