“…Social support may serve to diminish stigma of help-seeking directly, as well as because of its negative relation to depressive symptomatology (Cohen, 1992;Cohen & Wills, 1985). Specifically, irrespective of stressful life experiences or environmental context, social support can offer a boost to one's mood state both in the short-and long-term (Burton, et al, 2004;Helsen, et al, 2000;Yang et al, 2010;Zimmerman, et al, 2000).…”