Men and Women as Differential Social Barometers
Gender Effects of Perceived Friend Support on the Neuroticism-Loneliness-Well-Being Relationship in a Younger Adult Population
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15499435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julie M Gamble-Turner (0000-0002-3286-3244, Bournemouth University, corresponding author), Emily Arden Close (0000-0002-5954-2598, Bournemouth University), Emily Arden-Close (Bournemouth University), Emma Portch (0009-0008-7895-8100, Bournemouth University), Liam Wignall (0000-0002-3456-5777, Bournemouth University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 7986-7986 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19137986 |
| PMID | 35805643 |
| OpenAlex | W4283807906 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 53 |
Loneliness and social isolation are well known to have detrimental effects on mental and physical health, and the perception of social support is frequently viewed as a protective factor. Yet, the beneficial effect varies when perceived support is considered with respect to gender and personality. We examined the mechanism of loneliness as a mediator of personality on health and moderation of this relationship by perceived social support and gender. Five hundred and thirty young adults (325 women) aged 18-32 years (Mage = 25.42, SD = 4.13) provided self-report assessments of personality, loneliness, perceived social support, general health and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being. Using a series of regression-based mediation and moderated mediation models, we found higher scores on extraversion to be associated with lower loneliness and better general health and well-being; higher neuroticism with greater loneliness and poorer general health. Being male and perceiving greater friend support moderated the neuroticism-loneliness-well-being relationship. Men higher on neuroticism were less able to benefit from lower loneliness when the perception of support from friends was greater, yet were less sensitive to the negative impact on the well-being of perceiving low levels of friend support. Effects suggest important gender differences with the potential to inform health interventions
Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Loneliness · Mediation · Mental health · Moderated mediation · Moderation · Neuroticism · Personality · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social isolation · Social support · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Highly cited | No |