Social support buffers young men's resilient coping to psychological distress |
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| Authors: | Paul Sharp John L. Oliffe David Kealy Simon M. Rice Zac E. Seidler John S. Ogrodniczuk |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;2. Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;3. Orygen, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Aim Social support and resilient coping can aid mental health. The aim of this study was to examine age effects of social support on men's resilient coping for psychological distress. Methods The sample consisted of 434 help-seeking Canadian men who completed standardized measures. Regression analyses tested a moderated moderation model, controlling for COVID-19 pandemic impact. Results Greater resilient coping was associated with lower psychological distress and this relationship was moderated by social support. Higher levels of social support had a significant positive effect on men's resilient coping for psychological distress. Findings indicated that younger men (18–24 years) were most positively buffered by social support. Conclusions Social support appears to be particularly important for young men's coping response to psychological distress. This is an important finding in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where social support networks have been challenged. Community-based and clinical programs and initiatives that proactively target young men's development of social connections and robust supportive networks, while bolstering their individual resilient coping skills, are likely to provide protections from psychological distress. |
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| Keywords: | moderated moderation psychological distress resilient coping social support young men |
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