Institute of Psychology, Opole University, Pl. Staszica 1, 45-352 Opole, Poland.
Anxiety Stress Coping. 2012;25(5):575-92. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2011.622374. Epub 2011 Oct 14.
Heightened levels of support provision are systematically observed in adults immediately following natural disasters, yet knowledge about adolescents' social support provision is less extensive. This longitudinal study of 262 adolescents assessed their help-providing behaviors during and after a flood. It was hypothesized that social support provided by adolescents would relate to subsequent perceptions of their relationships with others and perceptions of the self. Descriptive analyses demonstrated that the majority of respondents reported that they provided tangible, emotional, and informational support to others in need. A series of hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that higher levels of support provided following the flood were subsequently associated with higher levels of perceived social support, a stronger sense of community at school, and greater propensity to engage in proactive coping. These associations were statistically significant, controlling for the impact of exposure to disaster stressors, age, gender, and received social support. Theoretical considerations and practical implications related to processes of social support provisions in times of stress are discussed.
高度的支持提供在自然灾害后立即在成年人中被系统地观察到，然而，青少年社会支持提供的知识则不那么广泛。这项对 262 名青少年的纵向研究评估了他们在洪水期间和之后提供帮助的行为。研究假设，青少年提供的社会支持将与他们随后对与他人关系的看法以及对自我的看法有关。描述性分析表明，大多数受访者报告说，他们向有需要的人提供有形的、情感的和信息的支持。一系列层次多元回归分析表明，洪水后提供更高水平的支持随后与更高水平的感知社会支持、更强的学校社区感以及更大的积极应对倾向相关。这些关联在控制了灾难压力源暴露、年龄、性别和接受的社会支持的影响后仍然具有统计学意义。讨论了与压力时期社会支持提供过程相关的理论考虑和实际意义。
