Gender-Specific Social Support and Resilience in Nontraditional Female College Students

Autor/inn/en	Goulet, Carol L.; Wells, Courtney K.; Szymanski, Lynda A.; Thieman, Thomas J.
Titel	Gender-Specific Social Support and Resilience in Nontraditional Female College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 3, S.758-764 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1908300
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Nontraditional Students; Stress Management; Resilience (Psychology); Females; Social Support Groups; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Coping + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Schülerverhalten; Bewältigung
Abstract	Female college students report higher rates of stress than their male peers. Ineffective stress management contributes to a variety of concerning health outcomes. A number of factors have been shown to promote resilience to stress, such as experiencing positive social support. Few studies have examined if gender-specific social support impacts resilience. The present study investigates if gender-specific social support uniquely contributes to resilience among nontraditional college female students. Participants (N = 57) aged 21 to 54 completed an online survey assessing resilience and perceived social support from females and males. Participants with higher levels of perceived female social support reported higher levels of resilience than those with lower levels of perceived female social support. Perceived male social support was not significantly related to resilience when examined in conjunction with perceived female social support. These findings suggest that perceived female social support may uniquely contribute to resilience in nontraditional female students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01