The Journal of Human Relations
Online ISSN : 2433-1961
Print ISSN : 1340-8186
Cognition as It Relates to Social Support and Psychological Roles
Kiyoshi HAYASHI
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1995 Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 31-39

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We human beings exist in related circumstances. Within these circumstances, there are difficulties for development and/or adjustment. Roles of social support help people who experience difficulties in these situations. The author defines social support as a function that supports ones basic need to live effectively. In this paper the author examine on roles of social support from the following viewpoints : 1. The degree of support as related to the degree of emotional impact of events (hypothesis #1), 2. The degree of support as relatd to the degree of depressive coping abilities (hypothesis #2). When one is faced with traumatic events, one will have symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorders as an after effect. If one has an effective support system, the negative effects will not be great. Also, the roles of support and of depressive coping abilities are related. To examine these hypothesis of cognition as related to social support, the author did a survey in July, 1994 on 157 junior college students by, means of a questionnaire. The survey included an itemized analysis of the Impact of Event Schedule (Horowitz, et al.), and the Depressive Coping Questionnaire (Joseph, et al.) which was amended. The results of this survey showed that hypothesis #1 cannot be examined but hypothesis #2 can be. Ones positive cognition of resources of support will allow one to control tasks and problems faced. This is the clinical meaning of social support. It is possible to set people who have trained as a specialist to social support networks within communities. With regard to the above what kind of strategies should be emloyed? This can be considered as one of the mental components of a social security system.

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