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Types of social support associated with depression in the UK adult population

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https://hdl.handle.net/10497/24669
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Soo, S. H. J., Tan, S. Y., & Yang, K. (2022). Types of social support associated with depression in the UK adult population. Environment and Social Psychology, 7(1), Article 810. https://doi.org/10.18063/esp.v7.i1.810
Author
Soo, Joy Shi Hui
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Tan, Soo Yin 
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Yang, Keming
Abstract
Many well-established sociological studies pertaining to the salubrious link between social relations and mental health have been published. In particular, numerous researchers address the issue of how social isolation and lack of family support and social ties can adversely affect one’s mental well-being. In this paper, we seek to identify and explore the relationships between people who were clinically diagnosed with depression and the aspects of their social environment, namely their social and family circumstances in the UK adult population. One hundred and ten blogs mentioning depression as their main condition were selected from a mental health support website, Time to Change, for analysis. As not many studies have analyzed such narratives, we expected the analysis to provide a fresher and deeper understanding of the experiences of those afflicted with depression. We observed that there is a consistent discourse emphasizing the importance of social support from close loved ones, in particular friends and family members. There is evidence that social circumstances can be mediating factors in depression.
Keywords
  • Depression

  • Social relations

  • Blogs

  • Content analysis

Date Issued
2022
Publisher
Arts and Science Press
Journal
Environment and Social Psychology
DOI
10.18063/esp.v7.i1.810
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The open access publication is available at: https://doi.org/10.18063/esp.v7.i1.810
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