Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling

Autores
Schetsche, Christian; Jaume, Luis Carlos; Gago Galvagno, Lucas Gustavo; Elgier, Angel Manuel
Año de publicación
2021
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Although social support has been shown to have numerous positive effects on mental health, some studies found negative associations with certain internalizing symptoms. Because the origins of these associations are uncertain, the objective of the present study included the in-depth analysis of five dimensions of social support (i.e., social support seeking as a coping strategy, availability of emotional support, emotional support received, perceived comprehension, and need for support) and their associations with depressive and anxious symptoms. The sample (n = 822) was collected through Internet and a Full Latent Variables Model was developed in which the two symptoms were used as dependent variables. Subsequently, regression analyses were conducted to evaluate how the social support dimensions are influenced by depression and anxiety. The results evidenced that availability of emotional support, perceived comprehension, and need for support had direct effects on symptoms, and emotional support received and social support seeking indirect effects. Need for support was found to be the only dimension of social support that increased symptoms, and perceived comprehension was the only dimension of social support that reduced the need for support. Anxiety and depression exhibited different effects on social support: while depression reduced social support, anxiety increased it. It was concluded that anxiety can operate, under certain circumstances, as a protective mechanism against the negative effects of depression.
Fil: Schetsche, Christian. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina
Fil: Jaume, Luis Carlos. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Gago Galvagno, Lucas Gustavo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina. Universidad Abierta Interamericana. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Elgier, Angel Manuel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina. Universidad Abierta Interamericana. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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ANXIETY
DEPRESSION
SOCIAL SUPPORT
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING
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spelling Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation ModelingSchetsche, ChristianJaume, Luis CarlosGago Galvagno, Lucas GustavoElgier, Angel ManuelANXIETYDEPRESSIONSOCIAL SUPPORTSTRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELINGhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5Although social support has been shown to have numerous positive effects on mental health, some studies found negative associations with certain internalizing symptoms. Because the origins of these associations are uncertain, the objective of the present study included the in-depth analysis of five dimensions of social support (i.e., social support seeking as a coping strategy, availability of emotional support, emotional support received, perceived comprehension, and need for support) and their associations with depressive and anxious symptoms. The sample (n = 822) was collected through Internet and a Full Latent Variables Model was developed in which the two symptoms were used as dependent variables. Subsequently, regression analyses were conducted to evaluate how the social support dimensions are influenced by depression and anxiety. The results evidenced that availability of emotional support, perceived comprehension, and need for support had direct effects on symptoms, and emotional support received and social support seeking indirect effects. Need for support was found to be the only dimension of social support that increased symptoms, and perceived comprehension was the only dimension of social support that reduced the need for support. Anxiety and depression exhibited different effects on social support: while depression reduced social support, anxiety increased it. It was concluded that anxiety can operate, under certain circumstances, as a protective mechanism against the negative effects of depression.Fil: Schetsche, Christian. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; ArgentinaFil: Jaume, Luis Carlos. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Gago Galvagno, Lucas Gustavo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina. Universidad Abierta Interamericana. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Elgier, Angel Manuel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina. Universidad Abierta Interamericana. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaUniversity of Messina. Department of Human and Social Sciences2021-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/166131Schetsche, Christian; Jaume, Luis Carlos; Gago Galvagno, Lucas Gustavo; Elgier, Angel Manuel; Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling; University of Messina. Department of Human and Social Sciences; Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology; 9; 2; 8-2021; 1-192282-16192282-1619CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3017info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-3017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:47:01Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/166131instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:47:01.796CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling
title Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling
spellingShingle Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling
Schetsche, Christian
ANXIETY
DEPRESSION
SOCIAL SUPPORT
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING
title_short Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling
title_full Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling
title_fullStr Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling
title_full_unstemmed Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling
title_sort Social support and its associations with Depression and Anxiety: an in-depth Analysis using Structural Equation Modeling
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Schetsche, Christian
Jaume, Luis Carlos
Gago Galvagno, Lucas Gustavo
Elgier, Angel Manuel
author Schetsche, Christian
author_facet Schetsche, Christian
Jaume, Luis Carlos
Gago Galvagno, Lucas Gustavo
Elgier, Angel Manuel
author_role author
author2 Jaume, Luis Carlos
Gago Galvagno, Lucas Gustavo
Elgier, Angel Manuel
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANXIETY
DEPRESSION
SOCIAL SUPPORT
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING
topic ANXIETY
DEPRESSION
SOCIAL SUPPORT
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Although social support has been shown to have numerous positive effects on mental health, some studies found negative associations with certain internalizing symptoms. Because the origins of these associations are uncertain, the objective of the present study included the in-depth analysis of five dimensions of social support (i.e., social support seeking as a coping strategy, availability of emotional support, emotional support received, perceived comprehension, and need for support) and their associations with depressive and anxious symptoms. The sample (n = 822) was collected through Internet and a Full Latent Variables Model was developed in which the two symptoms were used as dependent variables. Subsequently, regression analyses were conducted to evaluate how the social support dimensions are influenced by depression and anxiety. The results evidenced that availability of emotional support, perceived comprehension, and need for support had direct effects on symptoms, and emotional support received and social support seeking indirect effects. Need for support was found to be the only dimension of social support that increased symptoms, and perceived comprehension was the only dimension of social support that reduced the need for support. Anxiety and depression exhibited different effects on social support: while depression reduced social support, anxiety increased it. It was concluded that anxiety can operate, under certain circumstances, as a protective mechanism against the negative effects of depression.
Fil: Schetsche, Christian. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina
Fil: Jaume, Luis Carlos. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Gago Galvagno, Lucas Gustavo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina. Universidad Abierta Interamericana. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Elgier, Angel Manuel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina. Laboratorio de Cognición y Políticas Públicas; Argentina. Universidad Abierta Interamericana. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Although social support has been shown to have numerous positive effects on mental health, some studies found negative associations with certain internalizing symptoms. Because the origins of these associations are uncertain, the objective of the present study included the in-depth analysis of five dimensions of social support (i.e., social support seeking as a coping strategy, availability of emotional support, emotional support received, perceived comprehension, and need for support) and their associations with depressive and anxious symptoms. The sample (n = 822) was collected through Internet and a Full Latent Variables Model was developed in which the two symptoms were used as dependent variables. Subsequently, regression analyses were conducted to evaluate how the social support dimensions are influenced by depression and anxiety. The results evidenced that availability of emotional support, perceived comprehension, and need for support had direct effects on symptoms, and emotional support received and social support seeking indirect effects. Need for support was found to be the only dimension of social support that increased symptoms, and perceived comprehension was the only dimension of social support that reduced the need for support. Anxiety and depression exhibited different effects on social support: while depression reduced social support, anxiety increased it. It was concluded that anxiety can operate, under certain circumstances, as a protective mechanism against the negative effects of depression.
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