Social support buffers young men's resilient coping to psychological distress.

Sharp, P; Oliffe, JL; Kealy, D; Rice, SM; Seidler, ZE; Ogrodniczuk, JS

Social support buffers young men's resilient coping to psychological distress.

Sharp, P

Oliffe, JL Kealy, D Rice, SM Seidler, ZE Ogrodniczuk, JS

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Publisher:: WILEY
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Early Interv Psychiatry, 2023, 17, (8), pp. 784-791
Issue Date:: 2023-08

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dc.contributor.author	Sharp, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5616-3181
dc.contributor.author	Oliffe, JL
dc.contributor.author	Kealy, D
dc.contributor.author	Rice, SM
dc.contributor.author	Seidler, ZE
dc.contributor.author	Ogrodniczuk, JS
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-06T23:17:41Z
dc.date.available	2023-01-01
dc.date.available	2023-11-06T23:17:41Z
dc.date.issued	2023-08
dc.identifier.citation	Early Interv Psychiatry, 2023, 17, (8), pp. 784-791
dc.identifier.issn	1751-7885
dc.identifier.issn	1751-7893
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/173099
dc.description.abstract	AIM: Social support and resilient coping can aid mental health. The aim of this study was to examine age effects of social support on men's resilient coping for psychological distress. METHODS: The sample consisted of 434 help-seeking Canadian men who completed standardized measures. Regression analyses tested a moderated moderation model, controlling for COVID-19 pandemic impact. RESULTS: Greater resilient coping was associated with lower psychological distress and this relationship was moderated by social support. Higher levels of social support had a significant positive effect on men's resilient coping for psychological distress. Findings indicated that younger men (18-24 years) were most positively buffered by social support. CONCLUSIONS: Social support appears to be particularly important for young men's coping response to psychological distress. This is an important finding in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where social support networks have been challenged. Community-based and clinical programs and initiatives that proactively target young men's development of social connections and robust supportive networks, while bolstering their individual resilient coping skills, are likely to provide protections from psychological distress.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	Early Interv Psychiatry
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/eip.13371
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Psychiatry
dc.subject.classification	3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	3209 Neurosciences
dc.subject.classification	5203 Clinical and health psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Canada
dc.subject.mesh	Adaptation, Psychological
dc.subject.mesh	Social Support
dc.subject.mesh	Psychological Distress
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Adaptation, Psychological
dc.subject.mesh	Social Support
dc.subject.mesh	Canada
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Psychological Distress
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Canada
dc.subject.mesh	Adaptation, Psychological
dc.subject.mesh	Social Support
dc.subject.mesh	Psychological Distress
dc.title	Social support buffers young men's resilient coping to psychological distress.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	17
utslib.location.activity	Australia
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2023-11-06T23:17:40Z
pubs.issue	8
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Abstract:

AIM: Social support and resilient coping can aid mental health. The aim of this study was to examine age effects of social support on men's resilient coping for psychological distress. METHODS: The sample consisted of 434 help-seeking Canadian men who completed standardized measures. Regression analyses tested a moderated moderation model, controlling for COVID-19 pandemic impact. RESULTS: Greater resilient coping was associated with lower psychological distress and this relationship was moderated by social support. Higher levels of social support had a significant positive effect on men's resilient coping for psychological distress. Findings indicated that younger men (18-24 years) were most positively buffered by social support. CONCLUSIONS: Social support appears to be particularly important for young men's coping response to psychological distress. This is an important finding in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where social support networks have been challenged. Community-based and clinical programs and initiatives that proactively target young men's development of social connections and robust supportive networks, while bolstering their individual resilient coping skills, are likely to provide protections from psychological distress.

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