News tagged with social support
Strong social networks mean less stress for parents
A U of A professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy has found that those conversations with fellow parents around the barbeque or at the playground can be important to maintaining a happy family.
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Nov 10, 2011 |
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'Tis better to give than to receive?
Providing support to a loved one offers benefits to the giver, not just the recipient, a new brain-imaging study by UCLA life scientists reveals.
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Nov 09, 2011 |
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The age of 'coming out' is now dramatically younger
The repeal of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy and the legalization of gay marriage in New York state represent great strides for the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in America. And according to ...
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Oct 11, 2011 |
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The truth about cats and dogs: Pets are good for mental health of 'everyday people'
Pets can serve as important sources of social and emotional support for "everyday people," not just individuals facing significant health challenges, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
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Jul 11, 2011 |
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Cancer researchers highlight the importance of social support
Researchers at the John Theurer Cancer Center recently published a study delineating the connection of social support to distress after stem cell transplants. Scott Rowley, M.D., Chief, Blood & Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation ...
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Jul 06, 2011 |
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Workplace mental health disability leave recurs sooner than physical health leave, study shows
The recurrence of an employee's medical leave of absence from work tends to happen much sooner with a mental health leave than a physical one, a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) study shows.
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Religion benefits traumatic brain injury victims, research finds
Brigid Waldron-Perrine, Ph.D., a recent graduate from Wayne State University, and her mentor, Lisa J. Rapport, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, found that if ...
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Jun 28, 2011 |
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How many US deaths are caused by poverty, low levels of education and other social factors?
How researchers classify and quantify causes of death across a population has evolved in recent decades. In addition to long-recognized physiological causes such as heart attack and cancer, the role of behavioral factors—including ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Swearing may help with pain, but at a social cost
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study indicates that swearing might initially make you feel better, but it's at the risk of alienating those around you.
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Jun 02, 2011 |
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Research uncovers a secret society connecting through the Internet
It can be a helpless and heartbreaking situation for families as they try to confront a family member with an eating disorder. What they may not know is that there's a society on the Internet that is dedicated to thwarting ...
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Feb 22, 2011 |
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Social support is most effective when provided invisibly
New research by University of Minnesota psychologists shows how social support benefits are maximized when provided "invisibly"—that is without the support recipient being aware that they are receiving it.
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Nov 30, 2010 |
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Lean on me: Social support is critical to dialysis patients' health
Dialysis patients with little social support from friends and family are more likely to ignore doctors' orders, experience a poorer quality of life, and die prematurely, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue ...
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Social support post-cancer lacking among minority women
Nonwhite women reported receiving less social support than white women after cancer treatment, according to data presented at the Third AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2010.
Oct 02, 2010 |
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Mothers abused by partners see decline in mental health even after relationship ends
Even after leaving a violent or controlling relationship, the mental health of mothers may actually get worse before it gets better, a new study suggests.
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Aug 24, 2010 |
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Acceptance, social support, and educational access provide safety net for former child soldiers
The Child Soldiers Global Report 20081 estimates that more than 300,000 children are engaged as soldiers around the globe, and more children are recruited every year in ongoing and new conflicts. Although a number of multinational ...
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Jun 01, 2010 |
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Social support
Social support is the physical and emotional comfort given to us by our family, friends, co-workers and others. It is knowing that we are part of a community of people who love and care for us, and value and think well of us. Social support is a way of categorizing the rewards of communication in a particular circumstance. An important aspect of support is that a message or communicative experience does not constitute support unless the receiver views it as such.
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