Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling

IF 1.8 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2021-08-08 DOI:10.13129/2282-1619/MJCP-3017
C. Schetsche, L. Jaume, L. Gago-Galvagno, A. Elgier
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Although social support has been shown to have numerous positive effects on mental health, some studies found negative associations with certain internalizing symptoms. Because the origins of these associations are uncertain, the objective of the present study included the in-depth analysis of five dimensions of social support (i.e., social support seeking as a coping strategy, availability of emotional support, emotional support received, perceived comprehension, and need for support) and their associations with depressive and anxious symptoms. The sample (n = 822) was collected through Internet and a Full Latent Variables Model was developed in which the two symptoms were used as dependent variables. Subsequently, regression analyses were conducted to evaluate how the social support dimensions are influenced by depression and anxiety. The results evidenced that availability of emotional support, perceived comprehension, and need for support had direct effects on symptoms, and emotional support received and social support seeking indirect effects. Need for support was found to be the only dimension of social support that increased symptoms, and perceived comprehension was the only dimension of social support that reduced the need for support. Anxiety and depression exhibited different effects on social support: while depression reduced social support, anxiety increased it. It was concluded that anxiety can operate, under certain circumstances, as a protective mechanism against the negative effects of depression.
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社会支持及其与抑郁和焦虑的关系——基于结构方程模型的深入分析
尽管社会支持已被证明对心理健康有许多积极影响,但一些研究发现,社会支持与某些内化症状存在负面关联。由于这些关联的起源尚不确定,本研究的目的包括深入分析社会支持的五个维度(即寻求社会支持作为应对策略、情感支持的可用性、获得的情感支持、感知理解和支持需求)及其与抑郁和焦虑症状的关联。样本(n=822)是通过互联网收集的,并开发了一个全潜在变量模型,其中两种症状被用作因变量。随后,进行回归分析,以评估抑郁和焦虑对社会支持维度的影响。研究结果表明,情绪支持的可用性、感知理解和支持需求对症状有直接影响,接受的情绪支持和寻求社会支持有间接影响。研究发现,对支持的需求是增加症状的社会支持的唯一维度,而感知理解是减少支持需求的唯一社会支持维度。焦虑和抑郁对社会支持的影响不同:抑郁降低了社会支持,焦虑增加了社会支持。研究表明,在某些情况下,焦虑可以作为一种保护机制来对抗抑郁的负面影响。
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期刊介绍: The MJCP is an Open Access Peer-Reviewed International Journal in Clinical Psychology. MJCP accepts research related to innovative and important areas of clinical research: 1. Clinical studies related to Clinical Psychology, 2. Psychopathology and Psychotherapy; 3. Basic studies pertaining to clinical psychology field as experimental psychology, psychoneuroendocrinology and psychoanalysis; 4. Growing application of clinical techniques in clinical psychology, psychology of health, clinical approaches in projective methods; 5. Forensic psychology in clinical research; 6. Psychology of art and religion; 7. Advanced in basic and clinical research methodology including qualitative and quantitative research and new research findings.
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