Does social support affect perceived stress? A research during the Covid-19 pandemic in Turkey

Bibliographic Data

ID18958154
AuthorsÖzlem Özer (0000-0002-7238-5371, Faculty of Gulhane Health Sciences, Department of Healthcare Management, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, corresponding author), Okan Özkan (0000-0001-9491-8696, Faculty of Gulhane Health Sciences, Department of Healthcare Management, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara, Turkey), Fatih Budak (0000-0002-6873-6204, Yusuf Serefoglu Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Healthcare Management, Kilis 7 Aralık University, Kilis, Turkey), Sümeyye Özmen (0000-0002-8360-105X, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Healthcare Management, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey)
Year2021
Volume31
Issue1-4
Pages134-144
Publication date2021-05-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2020.1854141
OpenAlexW3111596755
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited38

This study aims to examine the effects of multidimensional social support perceptions on the stress levels of people aged 18 and over. The universe of the study consists of individuals aged 18 and over living in Turkey; 802 people participated in the study where the convenience sampling method was used. The data were collected through a questionnaire created on the internet via Google Form. Descriptive statistical methods, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. According to the results of the correlation analysis, negative and low-level relationships were found between perceived stress and the friend and the significant other dimensions of multidimensional social support, while negative and moderate relationships were found between perceived stress and family dimension. According to the regression analysis results, multidimensional social support explains 11% of the total variance in perceived stress. In the regression model, when the t-test results regarding the significance of the regression coefficient are examined, it is observed that the increase in the perceptions of the participants about the family dimension decreases the perceived stress levels statistically

Correlation · Descriptive statistics · Developmental psychology · Multilevel model · Perception · Regression analysis · Social support · Statistics · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Mathematics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology