Search results for " social support"
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The moderating effects of social support and romantic relationship in the link between child maltreatment and self-harm
2019
Emociju regulācijas saistība ar uztverto sociālo atbalstu un sasniegumu motivāciju notiesātām personām ieslodzījumā
2019
Šī bakalaura darba mērķis bija noskaidrot, vai pastāv saistība starp emociju regulāciju, uztverto sociālo atbalstu un sasniegumu motivāciju notiesātām personām ieslodzījumā, analizējot teorētisko literatūru, jaunāko zinātnisko pētījumu rezultātus un veicot praktisku pētījumu. Tika izvirzīts pētījuma jautājums: Kādas ir sakarības starp emociju regulācijas, uztverto sociālā atbalsta un sasniegumu motivācijas rādītājiem notiesātām personām ieslodzījumā? Tāpat tika izvirzīti arī sekojoši papildjautājumi: 1) Kādas ir sakarības starp notiesātu personu ieslodzījumā uztvertā sociālā atbalsta rādītājiem, vecumu un attiecību statusu? 2) Kādas ir sakarības starp notiesātu personu ieslodzījumā sasniegu…
Drivers of social commerce usage: a multi-group analysis comparing Facebook and Instagram
2020
Social media are increasingly used as platforms to not only socialise but also to shop for products and services. Social commerce is the new trend in e-commerce that leverages the enhanced consumer-to-consumer interactions to support shopping processes. Based on the concept of social commerce constructs suggested by Nick Hajli, this article investigates the role of social commerce constructs, emotional and informative support, and trust as drivers of social commerce intention. We apply multi-group analysis to validate the drivers of social commerce for two of the most relevant social media platforms: Facebook and Instagram. Based on a sample of 800 social commerce users, our findings reveal…
Relationship between anxiety level and radiological investigation. Comparison among different diagnostic imaging exams in a prospective single-center…
2016
Objective: Every patient could feel anxious when he waits in a radiological department to undergo diagnostic exams. The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of the radiological exams on patient anxiety. Materials and methods: We evaluated 343 patients (mean age 54.83 years) who underwent different types of diagnostic exams in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at our Hospital from April 2013 to August 2014. We administered to patients the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory Test, which detected with high sensitivity both state anxiety and trait anxiety. A team of clinical psychologists and radiologists evaluated the scores obtained. Results: 83 out of 343 patients were excluded becaus…
Vardarbības pieredzes un uztvertā sociālā atbalsta saistība ar pozitīvu un negatīvu simptomu izteiktību šizofrēnijas pacientu vidū
2019
Pētījuma mērķis bija noskaidrot saistības starp šizofrēnijas pozitīvajiem un negatīvajiem simptomiem, bērnībā piedzīvoto vardarbību un sociālo atbalstu, kā arī noteikt, cik lielā mērā vardarbība un sociālais atbalsts prognozē simptomu izteiktību. Izlasi veidoja 120 dalībnieki ar diagnozi šizofrēnija – 78 sievietes un 42 vīrieši vecumā no 21 līdz 79 gadiem (M=43,28; SD=12,93). Vardarbības pieredze tika mērīta ar Bērnības traumas aptauju (Bernstein et al., 1994), sociālais atbalsts ar Daudzdimensionālo uztvertā sociālā atbalsta skalu (Zimet et al., 1988), šizofrēnijas simptomu izteiktība ar Pozitīvo un Negatīvo simptomu aptauju (Iancu, 2005). Pētījuma rezultāti parāda, ka izteiktāka vardarbīb…
Unemployment, Personality Traits, and the Use of Facebook
2021
Different personality traits respond differently to unfavourable life situations. Unemployment can have several negative social, economic, and domestic consequences. Many people use social media for a variety of reasons. The aim of this study is to examine the way different personality traits respond to Facebook in the period of unemployment. Data was obtained from 3,002 unemployed respondents in Nigeria. The study used regression model to analyse the data. Among the five personality traits, results indicated that the relationship between neuroticism and online social support was negative. However, the relationship between online social support and satisfaction was positive. The study highl…
A study on maternal-fetal attachment in pregnant women undergoing fetal echocardiography
2017
Purpose: To investigate the possible effects of the fetal echocardiography experience on the prenatal attachment process. The predictive effect of specific women’s psychological variables will be explored as well. Design and methods: This between groups study involved 85 women with pregnancy at risk who underwent the fetal echocardiography, and 83 women who were about to undergo the morphological scan. The tools employed were: the Prenatal Attachment Inventory (P.A.I.) to explore the maternal-fetal attachment; the Maternity Social Support Scale to investigate the woman perception of being socially supported during pregnancy; both the Big Five Questionnaire and the FACES III to explore the p…
Predicting depression from illness severity in cardiovascular disease patients: self-efficacy beliefs, illness perception, and perceived social suppo…
2014
Background: Many studies have investigated the relationships between cardiovascular diseases and patients' depression; nevertheless, few is still known as regard the impact of illness severity on depression and whether psychosocial variables mediate this association. Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the putative mediating role of illness representations, self-efficacy beliefs, and perceived social support on the relationship between illness severity and depression. Methods: A total of 75 consecutive patients with cardiovascular disease (80 % men; mean age=65.44, SD=10.20) were enrolled in an Italian hospital. Illness severity was measured in terms of left ventricular ejectio…
The Influence of an Enriched Sport Program on Children’s Sport Motivation in the School Context: The ESA PROGRAM
2020
Purpose: Besides the evident positive effect on body development, physical activity has proven to boost executive functions, especially if the exercises are enriched with cognitive stimuli. Previous studies have shown that introducing challenging exercises in the physical activity routine can also enhance motivation. Therefore, enriching a physical education program with cognitively challenging exercises may also foster children’s motivation during physical education classes, where the motivation is high at the beginning of the school year and low at the end of it. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to test if a sport program enriched by cognitive stimuli may improve kids’ motivation o…
El apoyo social con pacientes de Leucemia
2012
El apoyo social a personas con enfermedades graves y en tratamiento hospitalario ha sido desarrollado en buena parte por organizaciones sociales, siendo un ejemplo de ello ASLEUVAL. En este sentido se ha desarrollado un trabajo social con características propias, impulsando la acción social en las entidades para permitir generar una red de protección social a los pacientes y sus familias complementarias e imprescindibles de la actuación desde los hospitales. Es fundamental dar a conocer a la sociedad, los problemas y demandas de los enfermos, mejorar la asistencia sanitaria y social, y que la población tome conciencia de la necesidad de ser donante de médula ósea y cordón umbilical. Social …