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The Relationship between Stress and Resilience and the Role of Social Context : An Experience Sampling Study

Pietsch, Samuel (2023) The Relationship between Stress and Resilience and the Role of Social Context : An Experience Sampling Study.

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Abstract:The influence social support and social networks have on resilience, and stress is widely discussed in existing literature. However, the role of social contact in daily life in this relationship, is not yet largely researched. This study aimed to investigate whether general social contact and different types of social contact moderate the relationship between stressful events and negative affect. A convenience sample of 67 participants (M=29, Male 46,27%, Female 53.73%) completed questionnaires up to 10 times a day for 7 days. Linear mixed models showed no significant association between stressful event, negative affect and social contact (B=-0.11, p=.17). Similarly, rather liked social contact (B=-0.08, p=.35), social contact with a friend (B=0.11, p=.36), family member (B=-0.21, p=.11), romantic partner (B=-0.09, p=.46), and unknown persons (B=-0.15, p=.23) also showed no significant moderation effects. The association between stressful events and negive affect was moderated by social contact with a colleague (B=-0.29, p=.02). The findings provide new insights such as that social contact with colleagues negatively moderates the relation between stressful events and negative effect. Moreover, by exclusively assessing between-person associations in this study, it became clear that more idiosyncratic study designs would be very interesting to incorporate in future research.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology BSc (56604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95614
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