Stress, Social Support, and Depression: A Test of the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis in a Mexican Sample

Autor/inn/en	Raffaelli, Marcela; Andrade, Flavia C. D.; Wiley, Angela R.; Sanchez-Armass, Omar; Edwards, Laura L.; Aradillas-Garcia, Celia
Titel	Stress, Social Support, and Depression: A Test of the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis in a Mexican Sample
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23 (2013) 2, S.283-289 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/jora.12006
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Stress Variables; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); College Applicants; Adolescents; Young Adults; Correlation; Social Support Groups; Family Influence; Peer Influence; Coping; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Multiple Regression Analysis; Mexico; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; College applications; Studienbewerber; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Korrelation; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bewältigung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Mexiko
Abstract	This study examined social support as a potential moderator between stress and depressive symptoms among Mexican university applicants aged 16--21 years ("N" = 6,715; "M" age = 17.9 years; 55% female). In bivariate analyses, perceived stress was associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms, and social support with lower levels of both stress and depression. Moderation analyses conducted using hierarchical multiple regressions indicated that global social support reduced the association between stress and depression. Analyses examining support from different sources (family, friends, and significant other) indicated that family support played a unique role in buffering the negative effects of stress. Findings are consistent with the stress-buffering hypothesis and confirm the importance of the family as Mexican youth enter late adolescence. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10