THE EFFECT OF A PERCEIVED INCREASING NUMBER OF HELPERS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
Por:
Acuna, L, Bruner, CA
Publicada:
1 jul 2009
Categoría:
Psychology (miscellaneous)
Resumen:
Both the buffering and direct effects of perceiving an increasing number of helpers by 648 university and high school students on self-esteem, depression and psychosomatic symptoms were determined. Results showed that self-esteem was an increasing function and both types of symptoms were decreasing functions, negatively accelerated by the number of helpers. The steepness in the decrease was greater than that for the psychosomatic symptoms under stress situations. Independently of the level of stress experienced by participants, it was found that depression was more sensitive than the psychosomatic symptoms, which again, were more sensitive than self-esteem. Results are consistent with the social impact theory and showed the benefit effect of social support depends on perceiving help as coming from a reduced number of people.
Filiaciones:
Acuna, L:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Bruner, CA:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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