People respond in widely varying ways to the loss of a loved one. Although most people manage the experience of loss without significant disruptions in healthy functioning, others show markedly divergent reactions including chronic grief symptoms and recovery from initial elevat…
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International populations face difficulties adjusting to a new culture. This is especially true for international students, who have to adjust to a new country and face academic demands concurrently. Research has explored various factors that impact psychological adjustment of i…
About half a million youth - between the ages of 7 and 17 - roam the streets of major urban centers in Bangladesh, overcoming unprecedented challenges to survive. They experience overwhelming poverty, dangerous living conditions, daily hassles and threats to their safety, and in…
Military service men and women face a number of challenges upon returning from deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. Stressors prior to, during, and after deployment can greatly affect veterans' mental health status, with rates of depression, alcohol abuse, and relationship dissati…
We evaluated the psychometric properties of two instruments used to assess ethnic discrimination among Arabs in Israel. The "Experiences of Discrimination" (EOD) scale was adapted to assess interpersonal ethnic discrimination (EOD-A) and a new measure was developed to assess per…
Background: Many studies have shown that risky sexual behavior leads to increased rates of HIV infection among labor migrants. However, little is known about the role of social support in risky sexual behavior among labor migrants in Kazakhstan. This study explores the potential…
The relationship between anger and selected variables among combat veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq were examined. The variables included posttraumatic stress disorder, combat experience, social support, and alcohol use. The participants were drawn from an email registry kept …
Diabetes Mellitus (DM), is a chronic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia. In Lebanon, the prevalence rate of type 2 DM was 5.9% (N= 1982). The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between diabetes self care, psychological adjustment and social support …
HIV has remained a public health problem in Nigeria. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the effect of social support and HIV-related stigma on depression in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and to examine the moderating effect of sociodemographic factors…
Previous research has demonstrated a link between PTSD symptomatology (PTSS) and parenting stress in veterans. As the literature on veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is increasing, there has been a call to identify variables which may contribute to positive outcomes i…
This dissertation was concerned about the role of social environment, that is actual and perceived social support and social influence, in structuring behavior, in this instance, breastfeeding behavior in Istanbul, Turkey. Primarily, it analyzed the effects of social environment…
The main goal of this study is to examine the characteristics of the networks of Tehrani men and women (structure, composition, and content), their effects upon the flow of resources, and the association between the structure of network and marital relationships. In addition to …
In Indonesia, women are dying from pregnancy-related complications and childbirth at a relatively high rate, up to 470 per 100,000 live births. The majority of women give birth in their homes, under less-than-sterile conditions, and without the assistance of a skilled healthcare…
This study was designed to empirically investigate whether there was a relationship between perceived social support and cumulative levels of secondary traumatic stress symptoms of intrusion, avoidance, increased arousal, anxiety and numbing/depression in disaster workers. The s…
Introduction: The current study examined the psychosocial predictors (Type D personality, anxiety, depression & social support) in patients following MI. It further assessed the influence of these psychosocial predictors on quality of life of MI patients. Methods: In this prospe…
Social support plays an important role in our physical and mental health, and is also recognised as a key factor for the success and well-being of athletes. It would be of significant interest for researchers and practitioners to identify the components of perceived and received…
Background There is substantial evidence of the protective influence of social support on psychological distress in adults. Yet, levels of social support and psychological distress vary by ethnicity. There is little research investigating prospective associations between social …
This study addressed the parenting experiences of adults in Israel who have a vision impairment ranging from partial sight to total blindness. It was framed within the overarching study problem of disability and was grounded in a social model of disability that identifies disabi…
The current study examined the moderating effects of organizational social phenomenon (leader behaviors, cohesion, and social support) on the relationship between stressors associated with combat operations and perceived stress. This study was a secondary analysis of longitudina…