Event Title
Perceived Social Support Relationships Among Infantry Marine Reservists
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Psychology
Mentor Information
Brian Lakey
Department
Psychology
Location
Henry Hall Atrium 54
Start Date
11-4-2012 9:00 AM
Keywords
Social Science
Abstract
The present study is an investigation of the mechanisms by which perceived social support is linked to better mental health. This study was conducted to explore the link between favorable affect and perceived social support. We examine the extent to which conversation elaboration (CE) is highly relational and the extent to which CE can account for perceived support's link to mental health, specifically for relational influences. This was be done by testing Relational Regulation Theory (RRT) which explains the association between perceived support and mental health, by using CE as the mechanism. Findings were consistent with RRT, for relational influences, perceived social support and CE are correlated at about .77, both are correlated with positive affect at about .42 and with negative affect at about -.35. Perceived social support was found to be linked to high positive affect and low negative affect, and positive affect and negative affect were weakly correlated.
Perceived Social Support Relationships Among Infantry Marine Reservists
Henry Hall Atrium 54
The present study is an investigation of the mechanisms by which perceived social support is linked to better mental health. This study was conducted to explore the link between favorable affect and perceived social support. We examine the extent to which conversation elaboration (CE) is highly relational and the extent to which CE can account for perceived support's link to mental health, specifically for relational influences. This was be done by testing Relational Regulation Theory (RRT) which explains the association between perceived support and mental health, by using CE as the mechanism. Findings were consistent with RRT, for relational influences, perceived social support and CE are correlated at about .77, both are correlated with positive affect at about .42 and with negative affect at about -.35. Perceived social support was found to be linked to high positive affect and low negative affect, and positive affect and negative affect were weakly correlated.